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McKinnon Ditch near Consul water level

River gauge, McKinnon Ditch, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.53m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.00 m³/s
0.5 0.6 0.7

History

0.50.60.7mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 180.50.60.7mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18
0.40.60.8mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 180.40.60.8mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

McKinnon Ditch near Consul is running below normal at 0.53 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.61 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.08 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly.

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

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.61 m0.08 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.47 m – 0.71 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.53 m – 0.53 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.53 m – 0.53 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.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 13° 1° – Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 15° 0° – Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 13° 6° – Wind 19 km/h
21 Wed 16° 4° – Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 20° 8° – Wind 13 km/h
23 Fri 13° 3° 1.5 mm, 39% Wind 35 km/h
24 Sat 6° 0° – Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:23 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 47%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Richardson Ditch near ConsulRiver gauge, Richardson Ditch 0.68 m Normal ±0 4.2 km
Battle Creek near ConsulRiver gauge, Battle Creek 0.94 m Normal ±0 5.7 km
Cypress Lake West Outflow CanalCanal gauge 0.24 m Very low −0.01 m 17 km
Battle Creek below Wilson'S WeirRiver gauge, Battle Creek 1.09 m Very high ±0 17 km
Cypress LakeLake 974.10 m Very low ±0 17 km
Cypress Lake West Inflow Canal DrainCanal gauge 0.35 m Very low ±0 18 km
Cypress Lake West Inflow CanalCanal gauge 0.19 m Low ±0 18 km
Battle Creek below Nashlyn ProjectRiver gauge, Battle Creek 1.17 m Low ±0 19 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for McKinnon Ditch near Consul in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.61 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.47 m and 0.71 m, based on 15 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 0.53 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of McKinnon Ditch near Consul today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 01:30 AM CST, the water level was 0.53 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is McKinnon Ditch near Consul rising or falling?

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

Is the level of McKinnon Ditch near Consul normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 15 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:11AB044 (Agency page)
Coordinates
49.33389, -109.49422 (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 0.53 m 2026-10-18 07:30 Provisional
Flow 0.00 m³/s 2026-10-18 07:30 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: McKinnon Ditch near Consul (eccc:11AB044). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/mckinnon-ditch-near-consul

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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