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Saskatchewan River Old Channel water level

River gauge, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.25m Down 0.49 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
1.43 m³/s
1.3 1.5

History

History
1.31.51.8mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 171.31.51.8mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17
1.31.51.8mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 171.31.51.8mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Saskatchewan River Old Channel is at 1.25 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.15 m, based on 5 years of readings, so the water level is 0.10 m above typical.

It has dropped 0.49 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.14 m and 1.83 m.

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

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
1.15 m0.10 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.12 m – 1.54 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (5 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.14 m – 1.83 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.23 m – 1.73 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

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 16° 1° – Wind 28 km/h
18 Sun 13° 5° – Wind 26 km/h
19 Mon 14° 2° – Wind 11 km/h
20 Tue 13° 2° – Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 14° 0° – Wind 12 km/h
22 Thu 17° 6° – Wind 12 km/h
23 Fri 8° 5° 0.5 mm, 37% Wind 13 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:24 AM Sunset 05:52 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 42%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Saskatchewan River below Tobin LakeRiver gauge, Saskatchewan River 2.41 m High +0.12 m 27 km
Tobin Lake at the SpillwayLake, Tobin Lake 313.52 m Normal −0.02 m 36 km
Carrot River near TurnberryRiver gauge, Carrot River 261.57 m Normal ±0 60 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Saskatchewan River Old Channel in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.15 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.12 m and 1.54 m, based on 5 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 1.25 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Saskatchewan River Old Channel today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 10:00 AM CST, the water level was 1.25 m. Down 0.49 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Saskatchewan River Old Channel rising or falling?

Down 0.49 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Saskatchewan River Old Channel normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 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:05KH009 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.83436, -102.94424 (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 1.25 m 2026-10-17 16:00 Provisional
Flow 1.43 m³/s 2026-10-17 16:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Saskatchewan River Old Channel (eccc:05KH009). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-river-old-channel

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.