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Pine Creek near Grassland water level

River gauge, Pine Creek, Alberta, Canada

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Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.87m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.93 m³/s
1.0 1.3 1.5

History

1.01.31.5mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 181.01.31.5mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18
0.81.01.31.5mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 180.81.01.31.5mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 0.87 m, Pine Creek near Grassland is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.21 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.34 m below typical.

The level is falling, down 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.80 m and 1.06 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
1.21 m0.34 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.91 m – 1.56 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.80 m – 1.06 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.81 m – 0.97 m

Conditions at Pine Creek near Grassland

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 3° – Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 11° 1° – Wind 7 km/h
20 Tue 11° 0° – Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 11° 2° – Wind 15 km/h
22 Thu 10° -1° – Wind 8 km/h
23 Fri 3° 1° 15 mm, 59% Wind 24 km/h
24 Sat 1° -3° 8.4 mm, 55% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:07 AM Sunset 06:27 PM Daylight 10 hr, 20 min First quarter 50%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Babette Creek near ColintonRiver gauge, Babette Creek 1.76 m Normal −0.02 m 27 km
Athabasca River at AthabascaRiver gauge, Athabasca River 1.39 m High −0.02 m 35 km
Wandering River near Wandering RiverRiver gauge, Wandering River 0.84 m Normal +0.01 m 47 km
Lac La Biche at Lac La BicheLake, Lac La Biche 544.09 m High ±0 51 km
Calling Lake at Ranger StationLake, Calling Lake 594.31 m High −0.04 m 51 km
Porter Creek above Baptiste LakeRiver gauge, Porter Creek 6.66 m Very high −0.02 m 53 km
Amisk River at Highway No. 36River gauge, Amisk River 0.99 m Normal −0.01 m 62 km
Owl River below Piche RiverRiver gauge, Owl River 7.61 m Very high −0.01 m 63 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Pine Creek near Grassland in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.21 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.91 m and 1.56 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 0.87 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Pine Creek near Grassland today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 07:00 AM MDT, the water level was 0.87 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Pine Creek near Grassland rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Pine Creek near Grassland normal?

Very low 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:07CA005 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.82037, -112.77753 (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 0.87 m 2026-10-18 13:00 Provisional
Flow 0.93 m³/s 2026-10-18 13:00 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Pine Creek near Grassland (eccc:07CA005). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/pine-creek-near-grassland

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