Saskatchewan River below Tobin Lake water level

Name: Saskatchewan River below Tobin Lake 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, Saskatchewan River, Saskatchewan, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

2.25m Up 0.49 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 02:15 PM CST (1 hour ago)

Flow: 307 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Saskatchewan River below Tobin Lake, where the gauge shows 2.25 m.

That puts it 0.04 m above the median of 2.22 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 2.08 m (+0.18 m).

It is on the way up, by 0.49 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.69 m – 3.05 m.

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

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 2.22 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.00 m – 2.52 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 2.08 m+0.18 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.69 m – 3.05 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.91 m – 2.55 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.

About the Saskatchewan River

The Saskatchewan River is a major river in Canada. It stretches about 550 kilometres (340 mi) from where it is formed by the joining of the North Saskatchewan River and South Saskatchewan River just east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It flows roughly eastward across Saskatchewan and Manitoba to empty into Lake Winnipeg. Through its tributaries the North Saskatchewan and South Saskatchewan, its watershed encompasses much of the prairie regions of Canada, stretching westward to the Rocky Mountains in Alberta and north-western Montana in the United States.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 16° 2° – Wind 28 km/h

18 Sun 13° 6° – Wind 27 km/h

19 Mon 14° 3° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 13° 3° – Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 14° 1° – Wind 14 km/h

22 Thu 17° 8° – Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 9° 5° 1.1 mm, 38% Wind 14 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:25 AM Sunset 05:53 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 43%

Map

Other gauges on the Saskatchewan River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Saskatchewan River below the ForksRiver gauge, Saskatchewan River	377.33 m	Normal	±0	128 km
Saskatchewan River at the PasRiver gauge, Saskatchewan River	257.18 m	Normal	−0.04 m	138 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Tobin Lake at the SpillwayLake, Tobin Lake	313.52 m	Normal	−0.02 m	8.5 km
Saskatchewan River Old ChannelRiver gauge	1.22 m	Normal	−0.53 m	27 km

Questions and answers

How does the Saskatchewan River below Tobin Lake compare with last year?

It is 0.18 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 2.08 m.

What is a normal level for the Saskatchewan River below Tobin Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.22 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.00 m and 2.52 m, based on 16 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 2.25 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Saskatchewan River below Tobin Lake today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 02:15 PM CST, the water level was 2.25 m. Up 0.49 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Saskatchewan River below Tobin Lake rising or falling?

Up 0.49 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.14 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Saskatchewan River below Tobin Lake normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 16 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05KD003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.70714, -103.29872 (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	2.25 m	2026-10-17 20:15	Provisional
Flow	307 m³/s	2026-10-17 20:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Saskatchewan River below Tobin Lake (eccc:05KD003). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-river-below-tobin-lake

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