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Lomond Lateral near Headgate water level

River gauge, Lomond Lateral, Alberta, Canada

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.00m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03

History

History
-0.00.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 11Oct 11Oct 11Oct 11-0.00.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 11Oct 11
-0.00.20.40.6mSep 18Sep 24Sep 30Oct 6Oct 11-0.00.20.40.6mSep 18Sep 30Oct 11
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Lomond Lateral near Headgate is running far below normal at 0.00 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.01 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.01 m below typical.

It has dropped 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.00 m and 0.63 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.01 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.01 m – 0.04 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.00 m – 0.63 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.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 23° 9° – Wind 51 km/h
18 Sun 13° 3° – Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 13° 0° – Wind 11 km/h
20 Tue 12° 5° – Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 20° 3° – Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 20° 7° – Wind 36 km/h
23 Fri 9° 4° – Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:58 AM Sunset 06:35 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 45%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Little Bow River below Travers DamRiver gauge, Little Bow River 8.00 m High ±0 6.5 km
Snake Creek near VulcanRiver gauge, Snake Creek 0.50 m Normal −0.01 m 34 km
Little Bow River at CarmangayRiver gauge, Little Bow River 0.28 m Normal ±0 34 km
Little Bow River near the MouthRiver gauge, Little Bow River 0.53 m High ±0 37 km
New West Coulee near the MouthRiver gauge, New West Coulee 0.25 m Normal −0.04 m 40 km
Piyami Drain near Picture ButteRiver gauge, Piyami Drain 0.54 m Normal −0.04 m 43 km
Bow River Development Drain D near VauxhallRiver gauge, Bow River Development Drain D 0.62 m Normal +0.01 m 44 km
Expanse Coulee near the MouthRiver gauge, Expanse Coulee 0.70 m Low −0.03 m 48 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Lomond Lateral near Headgate in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.01 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.01 m and 0.04 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 0.00 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Lomond Lateral near Headgate today?

On Oct 11, 2026, 05:00 PM MDT, the water level was 0.00 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Lomond Lateral near Headgate rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.63 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lomond Lateral near Headgate normal?

Very low 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:05AC017 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.21455, -112.66189 (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 0.00 m 2026-10-11 23:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Lomond Lateral near Headgate (eccc:05AC017). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/lomond-lateral-near-headgate

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.