Magrath Irrigation District Canal near Spring Coulee water level

Name: Magrath Irrigation District Canal near Spring Coulee 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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Canal gauge, Magrath Irrigation District Canal, Alberta, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

0.42m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 04:20 PM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.00 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

High water at Magrath Irrigation District Canal near Spring Coulee: the latest reading is 0.42 m, above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.25 m above the median of 0.18 m for mid-October, based on 14 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.15 m (+0.27 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.42 m – 0.82 m.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.18 m0.25 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.06 m – 0.49 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.15 m+0.27 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.42 m – 0.82 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.14 m – 0.81 m

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 14° -2° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 9° 1° – Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 21° 0° – Wind 20 km/h

22 Thu 21° 10° – Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 13° 2° 3.1 mm, 69% Wind 32 km/h

24 Sat 4° 1° – Wind 16 km/h

25 Sun 3° -2° – Wind 11 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:00 AM Sunset 06:36 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Canadian St. Mary Canal near Spring CouleeCanal gauge, Canadian St. Mary Canal	0.36 m	Very low	+0.01 m	1.0 km
St. Mary Reservoir near Spring CouleeReservoir, St. Mary Reservoir	1,095.71 m	High	−0.02 m	4.6 km
Lee Creek at CardstonRiver gauge, Lee Creek	1.52 m	Normal	±0	24 km
Prairie Blood Coulee near LethbridgeRiver gauge, Prairie Blood Coulee	0.62 m	Normal	±0	25 km
Rolph Creek near KimballRiver gauge, Rolph Creek	0.53 m	Normal	−0.01 m	26 km
St. Mary River near LethbridgeRiver gauge, St. Mary River	1.31 m	Very high	±0	29 km
Pothole Creek at Russell'S RanchRiver gauge, Pothole Creek	0.53 m	Normal	−0.01 m	29 km
Belly River near GlenwoodRiver gauge, Belly River	0.75 m	Normal	−0.01 m	31 km

Questions and answers

How does the Magrath Irrigation District Canal near Spring Coulee compare with last year?

It is 0.27 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.15 m.

What is a normal level for the Magrath Irrigation District Canal near Spring Coulee in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.18 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.06 m and 0.49 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 0.42 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Magrath Irrigation District Canal near Spring Coulee today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 04:20 PM MDT, the water level was 0.42 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Magrath Irrigation District Canal near Spring Coulee rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Magrath Irrigation District Canal near Spring Coulee normal?

High 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:05AE021 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.34839, -113.05515 (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	0.42 m	2026-10-19 22:20	Provisional
Flow	0.00 m³/s	2026-10-19 22:30	Provisional

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