Long Creek at Western Crossing of International Boundary water level

Name: Long Creek at Western Crossing of International Boundary water level (Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada)
Creator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
License: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

River gauge, Long Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada

Directions

Very high for mid-October

Water level

0.64m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 04:10 PM CST (31 min ago)

Flow: 0.23 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

High water at Long Creek at Western Crossing of International Boundary: the latest reading is 0.64 m, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.26 m above the median of 0.38 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.59 m (+0.05 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.62 m – 0.70 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.38 m0.26 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.14 m – 0.60 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.59 m+0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.62 m – 0.70 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.56 m – 0.70 m

High water: what to watch for

Fast water is stronger than it looks. Even shallow water across a road can move a car, and riverbanks can be undercut and give way without warning.

Upstream gauges on the same river usually show a rise first, which is a useful early warning.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 16° 1° – Wind 19 km/h

21 Wed 17° -2° – Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 23° 4° – Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 22° 12° 0.4 mm, 46% Wind 23 km/h

24 Sat 15° 3° 2.2 mm, 46% Wind 44 km/h

25 Sun 3° 0° – Wind 25 km/h

26 Mon 4° -1° – Wind 11 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:22 AM Sunset 05:55 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Other gauges on Long Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Long Creek near EstevanRiver gauge, Long Creek	536.69 m	Very high	±0	27 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Long Creek near NoonanRiver gauge, Long Creek	3.29 ft	High	−0.04 ft	13 mi
Boundary Reservoir Diversion Canal near EstevanReservoir, Boundary Reservoir Diversion Canal	1.27 m	High	−0.02 m	24 km
Rafferty Reservoir near EstevanReservoir, Rafferty Reservoir	549.80 m	High	+0.04 m	25 km
Souris River below Rafferty ReservoirRiver gauge, Souris River	2.74 m	Very high	−0.01 m	25 km
Short Creek near Roche PerceeRiver gauge, Short Creek	1.14 m	High	−0.01 m	37 km
East Branch Short Creek Reservoir near ColumbusReservoir, East Branch Short Creek Reservoir	28.11 ft	Very high	−0.06 ft	26 mi
Cooke Creek near GoodwaterRiver gauge, Cooke Creek	0.46 m	Very low	±0	44 km
Jewel Creek near GoodwaterRiver gauge, Jewel Creek	1.39 m	Normal	±0	50 km

Questions and answers

How does Long Creek at Western Crossing of International Boundary compare with last year?

It is 0.05 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.59 m.

What is a normal level for Long Creek at Western Crossing of International Boundary in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.38 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.14 m and 0.60 m, based on 16 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.64 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Long Creek at Western Crossing of International Boundary today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 04:10 PM CST, the water level was 0.64 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Long Creek at Western Crossing of International Boundary rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Long Creek at Western Crossing of International Boundary normal?

Very high for mid-October. Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada publishes a new reading every hour. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05NA003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.00008, -103.35256 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum (assumed datum)
Update interval: every hour
Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.64 m	2026-10-20 22:10	Provisional
Flow	0.23 m³/s	2026-10-20 22:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Long Creek at Western Crossing of International Boundary (eccc:05NA003). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/long-creek-at-western-crossing-of-international-boundary

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