Sage Creek at Q Ranch near Wildhorse water level

Name: Sage Creek at Q Ranch near Wildhorse 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, Sage Creek, Alberta, Canada

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Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.18m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 04:25 PM MDT (50 min ago)

Flow: 0.00 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 0.18 m, Sage Creek at Q Ranch near Wildhorse is far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.16 m below the median of 0.35 m for mid-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. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.18 m and 0.27 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: 0.35 m0.16 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.23 m – 1.05 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.18 m – 0.27 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.18 m – 0.29 m

Conditions at Sage Creek at Q Ranch near Wildhorse

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

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 14° 1° – Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 17° 1° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 22° 2° – Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 14° 2° 6.4 mm, 80% Wind 47 km/h

24 Sat 5° 0° – Wind 42 km/h

25 Sun 2° -3° 3.7 mm, 31% Wind 16 km/h

26 Mon 1° -5° – Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:50 AM Sunset 06:23 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cressday Reservoir near CressdayReservoir, Cressday Reservoir	963.27 m	Normal	±0	14 km
Lodge Creek near Alberta BoundaryRiver gauge, Lodge Creek	0.59 m	Low	±0	20 km
Milk River at Eastern Crossing of Int BndryRiver gauge, Milk River	2.28 ft	Below flood stage	±0	13 mi
Altawan Reservoir near GovenlockReservoir, Altawan Reservoir	897.80 m	Normal	±0	23 km
Middle Creek above Lodge CreekRiver gauge, Middle Creek	0.83 m	Very low	±0	30 km
Middle Creek near GovenlockRiver gauge, Middle Creek	0.69 m	Low	±0	32 km
Middle Creek near the Saskatchewan BoundaryRiver gauge, Middle Creek	1.10 m	Normal	±0	37 km
Bare Creek Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Bare Creek Reservoir	1,135.48 m	Normal	±0	38 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Sage Creek at Q Ranch near Wildhorse in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.35 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.23 m and 1.05 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 0.18 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Sage Creek at Q Ranch near Wildhorse today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 04:25 PM MDT, the water level was 0.18 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Sage Creek at Q Ranch near Wildhorse rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sage Creek at Q Ranch near Wildhorse 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:11AA026 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.10772, -110.22367 (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	0.18 m	2026-10-20 22:25	Provisional
Flow	0.00 m³/s	2026-10-20 22:25	Provisional

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