Pincher Creek at Pincher Creek water level

Name: Pincher Creek at Pincher Creek 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, Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.26m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 11:05 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.42 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Pincher Creek at Pincher Creek reads 0.26 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.05 m above the median of 0.21 m for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.23 m and 0.31 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.21 m0.05 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.18 m – 0.34 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.23 m – 0.31 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.23 m – 0.32 m

Conditions at Pincher Creek at Pincher Creek

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

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 15° -1° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 10° 2° – Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 19° 1° – Wind 28 km/h

22 Thu 21° 6° – Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 11° 3° 2.1 mm, 74% Wind 19 km/h

24 Sat 7° 2° – Wind 12 km/h

25 Sun 11° 0° – Wind 20 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:04 AM Sunset 06:39 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 61%

Map

Other gauges on Pincher Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pincher Creek at Front Range RoadRiver gauge, Pincher Creek	7.80 m	Normal	±0	22 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Kettles Creek at Pincher CreekRiver gauge, Kettles Creek	7.92 m	Normal	±0	1.7 km
Oldman River near BrocketRiver gauge, Oldman River	1.10 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Mill Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Mill Creek	0.64 m	High	±0	14 km
Castle River near Beaver MinesRiver gauge, Castle River	0.66 m	Normal	±0	14 km
Oldman Reservoir near Pincher CreekReservoir, Oldman Reservoir	1,111.53 m	High	−0.01 m	16 km
Drywood Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Drywood Creek	0.78 m	High	±0	24 km
Waterton ReservoirReservoir	1,178.38 m	Very high	+0.04 m	27 km
Yarrow Creek at Spread Eagle RoadRiver gauge, Yarrow Creek	6.31 m	Low	±0	28 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Pincher Creek at Pincher Creek in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.21 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.18 m and 0.34 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 0.26 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Pincher Creek at Pincher Creek today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 11:05 AM MDT, the water level was 0.26 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Pincher Creek at Pincher Creek rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Pincher Creek at Pincher Creek normal?

Normal for mid-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:05AA004 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.48640, -113.94769 (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	0.26 m	2026-10-19 17:05	Provisional
Flow	0.42 m³/s	2026-10-19 17:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Pincher Creek at Pincher Creek (eccc:05AA004). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/pincher-creek-at-pincher-creek

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