Nose Creek above Airdrie water level

Name: Nose Creek above Airdrie 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, Nose Creek, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Very low for early October

Water level

8.44m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 9, 2026, 01:00 PM MDT (9 days ago)

This gauge last reported 9 days ago. The value may be out of date; check the agency page before you rely on it.

History

30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Nose Creek above Airdrie: the gauge reads 8.44 m, far below normal for early October. That reading is from Oct 9, 2026, 01:00 PM MDT, so the gauge may be offline or reporting late.

That puts it 0.18 m below the median of 8.62 m for early October, based on 13 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 8.44 m – 8.54 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 8.62 m0.18 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 8.58 m – 8.66 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 8.44 m – 8.54 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 12° -1° – Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 11° 0° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 11° -2° – Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 16° 2° – Wind 18 km/h

22 Thu 17° 7° – Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 6° -1° 3.9 mm, 44% Wind 42 km/h

24 Sat 0° -5° 2.0 mm, 21% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:06 AM Sunset 06:38 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 53%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
West Nose Creek at CalgaryRiver gauge, West Nose Creek	5.40 m	Normal	−0.01 m	16 km
Rosebud River below Carstairs CreekRiver gauge, Rosebud River	0.72 m	Very low	±0	24 km
Bow River at CalgaryRiver gauge, Bow River	0.81 m	Low	−0.11 m	29 km
Elbow River below Glenmore DamRiver gauge, Elbow River	0.62 m	Normal	±0	34 km
Bow River near CochraneRiver gauge, Bow River	16.30 m	Normal	−0.03 m	34 km
Elbow River at Sarcee BridgeRiver gauge, Elbow River	3.67 m	Normal	±0	37 km
Jumpingpound Creek at Township Road No. 252River gauge, Jumpingpound Creek	2.47 m	Normal	+0.05 m	43 km
Little Red Deer River near Water ValleyRiver gauge, Little Red Deer River	0.52 m	Low	−0.01 m	50 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Nose Creek above Airdrie in early October?

The median for early October is 8.62 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 8.58 m and 8.66 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 8.44 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Nose Creek above Airdrie today?

On Oct 9, 2026, 01:00 PM MDT, the water level was 8.44 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Nose Creek above Airdrie rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Nose Creek above Airdrie normal?

Very low for early 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:05BH014 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.31191, -114.02759 (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	8.44 m	2026-10-09 19:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Nose Creek above Airdrie (eccc:05BH014). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/nose-creek-above-airdrie

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