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North Saskatchewan River at Prince Albert water level

River gauge, North Saskatchewan River, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.67m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
184 m³/s
1.5 1.6 1.7 1.9

History

History
1.61.8mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 181.61.8mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18
1.61.82.0mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 181.61.82.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The North Saskatchewan River at Prince Albert is at 1.67 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.03 m above the median of 1.64 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings.

It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.60 m and 1.80 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
1.64 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.54 m – 1.92 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.60 m – 1.80 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.60 m – 1.78 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the North Saskatchewan River

North Saskatchewan River

The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows from the Canadian Rockies continental divide east to central Saskatchewan, where it joins with the South Saskatchewan River to make up the Saskatchewan River. Its water flows into the Hudson Bay via Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 30 km/h
19 Mon 13° 1° – Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 12° 3° – Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 14° 1° – Wind 17 km/h
22 Thu 15° 7° – Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri 11° 9° 12 mm, 69% Wind 15 km/h
24 Sat 10° 3° 21 mm, 65% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the North Saskatchewan River

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
North Saskatchewan River near BordenRiver gauge, North Saskatchewan River 442.58 m Normal −0.05 m 131 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Saskatchewan River below the ForksRiver gauge, Saskatchewan River 377.37 m Normal +0.04 m 47 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the North Saskatchewan River at Prince Albert in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.64 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.54 m and 1.92 m, based on 15 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 1.67 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of North Saskatchewan River at Prince Albert today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 01:35 PM CST, the water level was 1.67 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is North Saskatchewan River at Prince Albert rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of North Saskatchewan River at Prince Albert normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 15 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.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence – Canada. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code
eccc:05GG001 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.20346, -105.77250 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 1.67 m 2026-10-18 19:35 Provisional
Flow 184 m³/s 2026-10-18 19:35 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: North Saskatchewan River at Prince Albert (eccc:05GG001). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/north-saskatchewan-river-at-prince-albert

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.