Whitesand River near Canora water level

Name: Whitesand River near Canora 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, Whitesand River, Saskatchewan, Canada

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High for mid-October

Surface elevation

469.44m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 03:10 PM CST (38 min ago)

Flow: 7.68 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Whitesand River near Canora shows 469.44 m, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 469.09 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.34 m above typical.

The level is falling, down 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 469.34 m and 469.60 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 469.09 m0.34 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 468.73 m – 469.55 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 469.34 m – 469.60 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 469.34 m – 469.60 m

Conditions at Whitesand River near Canora

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Whitesand River

The Whitesand River is a tributary of the Assiniboine River and finds its headwaters at Whitesand Lake near Invermay in east-central Saskatchewan. Its mouth can be found at its confluence with the Assiniboine River near Kamsack.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 13° 2° – Wind 38 km/h

19 Mon 13° -3° – Wind 20 km/h

20 Tue 15° 6° – Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 14° 3° – Wind 18 km/h

22 Thu 19° 7° – Wind 23 km/h

23 Fri 16° 7° 1.6 mm, 61% Wind 26 km/h

24 Sat 6° -2° 1.4 mm, 61% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:19 AM Sunset 05:51 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 53%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Yorkton Creek near EbenezerRiver gauge, Yorkton Creek	0.29 m	Normal	+0.01 m	30 km
Assiniboine River at KamsackRiver gauge, Assiniboine River	3.44 m	High	−0.01 m	32 km
Assiniboine River at SturgisRiver gauge, Assiniboine River	1.13 m	Normal	±0	36 km
Stony Creek near KamsackRiver gauge, Stony Creek	0.86 m	Normal	+0.05 m	46 km
Lilian River near Lady LakeRiver gauge, Lilian River	0.42 m	Normal	+0.01 m	46 km
Lake of the Prairies near TogoLake, Lake of the Prairies	94.79 m	No reference yet	−0.04 m	66 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Whitesand River near Canora in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 469.09 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 468.73 m and 469.55 m, based on 15 years of records.

Is Whitesand River near Canora really 469.44 m deep?

No. 469.44 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Whitesand River near Canora today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 03:10 PM CST, the surface elevation was 469.44 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Whitesand River near Canora rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Whitesand River near Canora normal?

High 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:05MB003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.63622, -102.36981 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: CANADIAN GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM 2013:EPOCH2010
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
Surface elevation	469.44 m	2026-10-18 21:10	Provisional
Flow	7.68 m³/s	2026-10-18 21:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Whitesand River near Canora (eccc:05MB003). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/whitesand-river-near-canora

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