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Qu'Appelle River below Craven Dam water level

River gauge, Qu'Appelle River, Saskatchewan, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.57m Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
11.5 m³/s
1.0 1.5 2.0

History

1.01.52.0mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 181.01.52.0mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18
1.01.52.02.5mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 181.01.52.02.5mSep 19Oct 3Oct 18
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Qu'Appelle River below Craven Dam reads 1.57 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.39 m above the median of 1.18 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings.

The water is rising: up 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.10 m and 1.82 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date
1.18 m0.39 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.92 m – 2.13 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.10 m – 1.82 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.51 m – 1.81 m

Conditions at Qu'Appelle River below Craven Dam

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 Qu'Appelle River

Qu'Appelle River

The Qu'Appelle River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba that flows 430 kilometres (270 mi) east from Lake Diefenbaker in south-western Saskatchewan to join the Assiniboine River in Manitoba, just south of Lake of the Prairies, near the village of St. Lazare. It is in a region called the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, which extends throughout three Canadian provinces and five U.S. states. It is also within Palliser's Triangle and the Great Plains ecoregion.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 13° 2° – Wind 27 km/h
19 Mon 14° -2° – Wind 26 km/h
20 Tue 15° 5° – Wind 20 km/h
21 Wed 16° 4° – Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 21° 9° – Wind 27 km/h
23 Fri 16° 8° 1.1 mm, 69% Wind 31 km/h
24 Sat 7° -1° 5.5 mm, 69% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the Qu'Appelle River

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Qu'Appelle River near LumsdenRiver gauge, Qu'Appelle River 491.11 m Normal −0.02 m 7.9 km
Qu'Appelle River below Loon CreekRiver gauge, Qu'Appelle River 0.95 m Normal −0.09 m 37 km
Qu'Appelle River above Buffalo Pound LakeRiver gauge, Qu'Appelle River 5.54 m High ±0 74 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Wascana Creek near LumsdenRiver gauge, Wascana Creek 1.72 m Normal −0.02 m 11 km
Boggy Creek near LumsdenRiver gauge, Boggy Creek 1.74 m High ±0 12 km
Cottonwood Creek near LumsdenRiver gauge, Cottonwood Creek 1.37 m Very high +0.01 m 15 km
Last Mountain Lake at Rowan'S RavineLake, Last Mountain Lake 490.17 m Very high ±0 42 km
Moose Jaw River near BurdickRiver gauge, Moose Jaw River 528.21 m Normal +0.02 m 54 km
Fahlman Creek near DavinRiver gauge, Fahlman Creek 0.72 m Very low ±0 57 km
Jumping Deer Creek near LiptonRiver gauge, Jumping Deer Creek 3.15 m High −0.01 m 67 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Qu'Appelle River below Craven Dam in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.18 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.92 m and 2.13 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 1.57 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Qu'Appelle River below Craven Dam today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 11:35 AM CST, the water level was 1.57 m. Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Qu'Appelle River below Craven Dam rising or falling?

Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Qu'Appelle River below Craven Dam normal?

Normal 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:05JK002 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.70653, -104.79792 (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 1.57 m 2026-10-18 17:35 Provisional
Flow 11.5 m³/s 2026-10-18 17:35 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Qu'Appelle River below Craven Dam (eccc:05JK002). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/quappelle-river-below-craven-dam

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