Highwood River at Diebel'S Ranch water level

Name: Highwood River at Diebel'S Ranch 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, Highwood River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.80m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 06:05 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 2.94 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Highwood River at Diebel'S Ranch reads 0.80 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.81 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.01 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.80 m and 0.90 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.81 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.70 m – 0.93 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.80 m – 0.90 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.80 m – 0.91 m

Conditions at Highwood River at Diebel'S Ranch

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Highwood River

The Highwood River is a tributary of the Bow River in southwestern Alberta, Canada.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 12° 1° – Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 11° 2° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 9° 1° – Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 16° 2° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 16° 2° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 3° -3° 4.2 mm, 61% Wind 10 km/h

24 Sat 5° -5° – Wind 8 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:06 AM Sunset 06:42 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the Highwood River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Highwood River below Little Bow CanalRiver gauge, Highwood River	1.16 m	Normal	±0	49 km
Highwood River near the MouthRiver gauge, Highwood River	2.29 m	Normal	±0	64 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Trap Creek near LongviewRiver gauge, Trap Creek	1.98 m	High	±0	9.8 km
Cataract Creek near Forestry RoadRiver gauge, Cataract Creek	0.96 m	Very low	±0	15 km
Willow Creek at Secondary No. 532River gauge, Willow Creek	1.24 m	Low	±0	21 km
Pekisko Creek near LongviewRiver gauge, Pekisko Creek	0.64 m	Normal	±0	22 km
Stimson Creek near PekiskoRiver gauge, Stimson Creek	1.61 m	Very high	−0.01 m	24 km
Chain Lakes Reservoir near NantonReservoir, Chain Lakes Reservoir	1,296.97 m	High	−0.01 m	32 km
Sheep River at Black DiamondRiver gauge, Sheep River	1.29 m	Very high	±0	36 km
Threepoint Creek near MillarvilleRiver gauge, Threepoint Creek	1.55 m	Normal	±0	44 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Highwood River at Diebel'S Ranch in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.81 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.70 m and 0.93 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 0.80 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Highwood River at Diebel'S Ranch today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 06:05 AM MDT, the water level was 0.80 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Highwood River at Diebel'S Ranch rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Highwood River at Diebel'S Ranch normal?

Normal 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:05BL019 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.40506, -114.50072 (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	0.80 m	2026-10-18 12:05	Provisional
Flow	2.94 m³/s	2026-10-18 12:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Highwood River at Diebel'S Ranch (eccc:05BL019). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/highwood-river-at-diebels-ranch

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