Eastern Irrigation District Main Branch Canal near Headgate water level

Name: Eastern Irrigation District Main Branch Canal near Headgate 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

Canal gauge, Eastern Irrigation District Main Branch Canal, Alberta, Canada

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Very low for early October

Water level

92.48m Down 0.55 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 10, 2026, 05:00 AM MDT (9 days ago)

This gauge last reported 9 days ago. The value may be out of date; check the agency page before you rely on it.

History

30 days Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Eastern Irrigation District Main Branch Canal near Headgate: the gauge reads 92.48 m, far below normal for early October. That reading is from Oct 10, 2026, 05:00 AM MDT, so the gauge may be offline or reporting late.

The median for early October is 93.64 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the canal level is 1.17 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 92.56 m, a difference of −0.08 m.

It is still going down, by 0.55 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 92.48 m – 95.10 m.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 93.64 m1.17 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 92.77 m – 94.20 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Same day last year: 92.56 m−0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 92.48 m – 95.10 m

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 13° -4° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 11° 0° – Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 22° 1° – Wind 30 km/h

22 Thu 17° 7° – Wind 23 km/h

23 Fri 10° 3° 2.9 mm, 54% Wind 52 km/h

24 Sat 5° -1° – Wind 51 km/h

25 Sun 3° -2° – Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:00 AM Sunset 06:31 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 61%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bow River below Bassano DamRiver gauge, Bow River	1.40 m	Normal	+0.02 m	1.9 km
Crowfoot Creek near ClunyRiver gauge, Crowfoot Creek	0.78 m	Normal	±0	20 km
Parflesh Creek near ChancellorRiver gauge, Parflesh Creek	0.95 m	Very high	±0	36 km
Snake Creek near VulcanRiver gauge, Snake Creek	0.49 m	Normal	−0.01 m	41 km
Matzhiwin Creek below Ware CouleeRiver gauge, Matzhiwin Creek	0.98 m	Normal	±0	49 km
West Arrowwood Creek near ArrowwoodRiver gauge, West Arrowwood Creek	0.26 m	Low	+0.01 m	51 km
Onetree Creek near PatriciaRiver gauge, Onetree Creek	0.48 m	Low	±0	58 km
Forster Reservoir near CessfordReservoir, Forster Reservoir	705.44 m	Very high	±0	59 km

Questions and answers

Is the Eastern Irrigation District Main Branch Canal near Headgate higher than last year?

No, it is 0.08 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 92.56 m.

What is a normal level for the Eastern Irrigation District Main Branch Canal near Headgate in early October?

The median for early October is 93.64 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 92.77 m and 94.20 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 92.48 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Eastern Irrigation District Main Branch Canal near Headgate today?

On Oct 10, 2026, 05:00 AM MDT, the water level was 92.48 m. Down 0.55 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Eastern Irrigation District Main Branch Canal near Headgate rising or falling?

Down 0.55 m over the last 24 hours. Down 2.50 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Eastern Irrigation District Main Branch Canal near Headgate normal?

Very low for early 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05BM020 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.74583, -112.51667 (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	92.48 m	2026-10-10 11:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Eastern Irrigation District Main Branch Canal near Headgate (eccc:05BM020). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/eastern-irrigation-district-main-branch-canal-near-headgate

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