Yellow Grass Ditch near Yellow Grass water level

Name: Yellow Grass Ditch near Yellow Grass 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, Yellow Grass Ditch, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Water level

0.77m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 04:10 PM CST (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.38 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Yellow Grass Ditch near Yellow Grass is well above normal at 0.77 m.

That puts it 0.38 m above the median of 0.39 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.12 m (+0.65 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.65 m and 1.60 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: 0.39 m0.38 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.11 m – 0.52 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.12 m+0.65 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.65 m – 1.60 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.09 m – 1.71 m

Flood levels and safety

A high reading on its own does not mean property is at risk. The warnings issued by the provincial river forecast centre take local defences and the forecast into account.

Readings can change quickly after heavy rain upstream, so check again before heading near the water.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 23° 0° – Wind 27 km/h

18 Sun 13° 1° – Wind 28 km/h

19 Mon 16° -3° – Wind 34 km/h

20 Tue 16° 6° – Wind 21 km/h

21 Wed 15° 6° – Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 22° 9° – Wind 25 km/h

23 Fri 14° 7° 0.6 mm, 46% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:23 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 54%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Tatagwa Lake Drain near WeyburnLake, Tatagwa Lake Drain	0.15 m	High	±0	22 km
Nickle Lake near WeyburnLake, Nickle Lake	562.97 m	Very high	±0	30 km
Souris River near RalphRiver gauge, Souris River	0.31 m	Very low	−0.01 m	39 km
Larsen Reservoir near RadvilleReservoir, Larsen Reservoir	631.06 m	High	±0	39 km
Roughbark Reservoir near WeyburnReservoir, Roughbark Reservoir	566.02 m	High	±0	39 km
Gibson Creek near RadvilleRiver gauge, Gibson Creek	0.82 m	High	±0	40 km
Moseley Creek near HalbriteRiver gauge, Moseley Creek	0.80 m	Normal	−0.01 m	44 km
Roughbark Creek above Rafferty ReservoirRiver gauge, Roughbark Creek	0.00 m³/s	Normal	±0	44 km

Questions and answers

How does Yellow Grass Ditch near Yellow Grass compare with last year?

It is 0.65 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.12 m.

What is a normal level for Yellow Grass Ditch near Yellow Grass in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.39 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.11 m and 0.52 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 0.77 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Yellow Grass Ditch near Yellow Grass today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 04:10 PM CST, the water level was 0.77 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Yellow Grass Ditch near Yellow Grass rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Yellow Grass Ditch near Yellow Grass normal?

Very 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05NB011 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.78639, -104.03967 (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	0.77 m	2026-10-18 22:10	Provisional
Flow	0.38 m³/s	2026-10-18 22:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Yellow Grass Ditch near Yellow Grass (eccc:05NB011). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/yellow-grass-ditch-near-yellow-grass

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