House River at Highway No. 63 water level

Name: House River at Highway No. 63 water level (Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada)
Creator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
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River gauge, House River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

7.28m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 07:35 AM MDT (54 min ago)

Flow: 2.32 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at House River at Highway No. 63 reads 7.28 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.04 m above the median of 7.23 m for mid-October, based on 14 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 7.05 m (+0.22 m).

The water is rising: up 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 7.06 m and 7.28 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: 7.23 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.07 m – 7.43 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Same day last year: 7.05 m+0.22 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.06 m – 7.28 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.05 m – 7.27 m

Conditions at House River at Highway No. 63

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.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 08:06 AM Sunset 06:23 PM Daylight 10 hr, 17 min First quarter 50%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Christina River above Statoil LeismerRiver gauge, Christina River	97.15 m	High	+0.02 m	47 km
Wandering River near Wandering RiverRiver gauge, Wandering River	0.84 m	Normal	+0.01 m	53 km
Logan River near the MouthRiver gauge, Logan River	6.85 m	High	±0	59 km
Jackfish River below Christina LakeRiver gauge, Jackfish River	98.62 m	High	+0.01 m	66 km
Calling Lake at Ranger StationLake, Calling Lake	594.31 m	High	−0.04 m	82 km

Questions and answers

How does the House River at Highway No. 63 compare with last year?

It is 0.22 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 7.05 m.

What is a normal level for the House River at Highway No. 63 in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.23 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.07 m and 7.43 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 7.28 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of House River at Highway No. 63 today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 07:35 AM MDT, the water level was 7.28 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is House River at Highway No. 63 rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of House River at Highway No. 63 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:07CB002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.64247, -112.15281 (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	7.28 m	2026-10-18 13:35	Provisional
Flow	2.32 m³/s	2026-10-18 13:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: House River at Highway No. 63 (eccc:07CB002). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/house-river-at-highway-no-63

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.

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