Belly River near Glenwood water level

Name: Belly River near Glenwood 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, Belly River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.76m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 12:30 PM MDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 4.46 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Belly River near Glenwood is at 0.76 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.73 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.04 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.56 m and 1.04 m.

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

Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.73 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.64 m – 0.93 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.56 m – 1.04 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.60 m – 0.79 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 Belly River

Belly River is a river in northwest Montana, United States and southern Alberta, Canada. It is a tributary of the Oldman River, itself a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 14° 1° – Wind 12 km/h

19 Mon 17° 1° – Wind 11 km/h

20 Tue 11° 4° – Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 21° 6° – Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 20° 9° – Wind 27 km/h

23 Fri 12° 1° 3.9 mm, 50% Wind 30 km/h

24 Sat 3° -3° – Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:00 AM Sunset 06:39 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the Belly River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Belly River near Mountain ViewRiver gauge, Belly River	1.17 m	Normal	−0.01 m	32 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Belly - St. Mary Diversion CanalCanal gauge	0.00 m³/s	Normal	±0	5.6 km
Waterton River near GlenwoodRiver gauge, Waterton River	0.87 m	Low	+0.02 m	9.0 km
Waterton - Belly Diversion CanalCanal gauge	0.26 m	Low	−0.04 m	11 km
Waterton ReservoirReservoir	1,178.34 m	Very high	+0.05 m	15 km
Lee Creek at CardstonRiver gauge, Lee Creek	1.52 m	Normal	+0.01 m	22 km
Drywood Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Drywood Creek	0.78 m	High	+0.02 m	24 km
St. Mary Reservoir near Spring CouleeReservoir, St. Mary Reservoir	1,095.73 m	High	−0.06 m	27 km
Magrath Irrigation District Canal near Spring CouleeCanal gauge, Magrath Irrigation District Canal	0.43 m	High	−0.01 m	31 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Belly River near Glenwood in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.73 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.64 m and 0.93 m, based on 14 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 0.76 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Belly River near Glenwood today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 12:30 PM MDT, the water level was 0.76 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Belly River near Glenwood rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Belly River near Glenwood normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 14 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:05AD041 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.35212, -113.48044 (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	0.76 m	2026-10-18 18:30	Provisional
Flow	4.46 m³/s	2026-10-18 18:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Belly River near Glenwood (eccc:05AD041). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/belly-river-near-glenwood

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