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Beaver River near Goodridge water level

River gauge, Beaver River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.35m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.69 m³/s
0.3 0.5 0.8

History

0.40.6mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 180.40.6mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18
0.20.40.6mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 180.20.40.6mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Beaver River near Goodridge is running below normal at 0.35 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.61 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.26 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.32 m and 0.46 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.61 m0.26 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.29 m – 0.73 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.32 m – 0.46 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.32 m – 0.46 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 Beaver River

Beaver River (Canada)

Beaver River is a large river in east-northern Alberta and central Saskatchewan, Canada. It flows east through Alberta and Saskatchewan and then turns sharply north to flow into Lac Île-à-la-Crosse on the Churchill River which flows into Hudson Bay.

Read more on Wikipedia

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

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 11° 3° – Wind 26 km/h
19 Mon 10° 2° 0.3 mm Wind 10 km/h
20 Tue 12° 1° – Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 13° 2° – Wind 14 km/h
22 Thu 11° -1° – Wind 10 km/h
23 Fri 6° 4° 12 mm, 55% Wind 15 km/h
24 Sat 3° -4° 8.2 mm, 55% Wind 20 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:00 AM Sunset 06:22 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the Beaver River

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Beaver River at Cold Lake ReserveRiver gauge, Beaver River 7.27 m Very high ±0 75 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Sand River near the MouthRiver gauge, Sand River 1.26 m Very high +0.01 m 12 km
Wolf River at Outlet of Wolf LakeRiver gauge, Wolf River 597.39 m Normal −0.01 m 39 km
Amisk River at Highway No. 36River gauge, Amisk River 0.99 m Normal −0.01 m 42 km
Muriel Lake near GurneyvilleLake, Muriel Lake 555.79 m Normal −0.01 m 52 km
Moore Lake near Cold LakeLake, Moore Lake 549.42 m Very high −0.01 m 52 km
Lac La Biche at Lac La BicheLake, Lac La Biche 544.07 m High −0.02 m 55 km
Hilda Lake near Cold LakeLake, Hilda Lake 547.78 m Very high ±0 62 km
Atimoswe Creek near Elk PointRiver gauge, Atimoswe Creek 1.68 m Very high +0.02 m 67 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Beaver River near Goodridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.61 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.29 m and 0.73 m, based on 13 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 0.35 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Beaver River near Goodridge today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 07:15 AM MDT, the water level was 0.35 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Beaver River near Goodridge rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Beaver River near Goodridge normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 13 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:06AA001 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.43605, -111.36745 (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 0.35 m 2026-10-18 13:15 Provisional
Flow 0.69 m³/s 2026-10-18 13:15 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Beaver River near Goodridge (eccc:06AA001). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/beaver-river-near-goodridge

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

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer