McLeod River above Embarras River water level

Name: McLeod River above Embarras River 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, McLeod River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.44m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 03:05 PM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 11.3 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The McLeod River above Embarras River is at 1.44 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.35 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.10 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.41 m and 1.60 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: 1.35 m0.10 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.30 m – 1.64 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.41 m – 1.60 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.42 m – 1.63 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.

About the McLeod River

The McLeod River is a river in west-central Alberta, Canada. It forms in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, and is a major tributary of the Athabasca River.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 2° 0.2 mm, 82% Wind 29 km/h

18 Sun 11° 0° – Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 10° -2° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 12° -3° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 15° -3° – Wind 10 km/h

22 Thu 12° 0° 0.2 mm, 53% Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 3° 0° 4.3 mm, 47% Wind 14 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:18 AM Sunset 06:47 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the McLeod River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
McLeod River near RosevearRiver gauge, McLeod River	1.53 m	Normal	+0.01 m	40 km
McLeod River near CadominRiver gauge, McLeod River	0.77 m	Normal	+0.01 m	58 km
McLeod River near WhitecourtRiver gauge, McLeod River	1.78 m	Normal	±0	80 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sundance Creek near BickerdikeRiver gauge, Sundance Creek	0.96 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Embarras River near WealdRiver gauge, Embarras River	0.79 m	Normal	±0	16 km
Wolf Creek at Highway No. 16ARiver gauge, Wolf Creek	1.30 m	High	±0	28 km
Lovett River near the MouthRiver gauge, Lovett River	0.44 m	Normal	+0.01 m	52 km
Gregg River near the MouthRiver gauge, Gregg River	1.18 m	Very high	+0.01 m	54 km
Wampus Creek near HintonRiver gauge, Wampus Creek	0.68 m	High	+0.03 m	54 km
Athabasca River at HintonRiver gauge, Athabasca River	27.05 m	Normal	−0.05 m	62 km
Berland River near the MouthRiver gauge, Berland River	1.70 m	Normal	±0	64 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the McLeod River above Embarras River in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.35 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.30 m and 1.64 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 1.44 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of McLeod River above Embarras River today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 03:05 PM MDT, the water level was 1.44 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is McLeod River above Embarras River rising or falling?

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

Is the level of McLeod River above Embarras River 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.

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:07AF002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.47018, -116.63149 (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	1.44 m	2026-10-17 21:05	Provisional
Flow	11.3 m³/s	2026-10-17 21:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: McLeod River above Embarras River (eccc:07AF002). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/mcleod-river-above-embarras-river

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