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SwedenBig Mountain Creek at Big Mountain Creek Provincial Recreational Area water level
River gauge, Big Mountain Creek, Alberta, Canada
Right now
Latest reading
Water level
- Flow
- 3.62 m³/s
History
20252026
What this means
Big Mountain Creek at Big Mountain Creek Provincial Recreational Area reads 93.76 m as of Oct 20, 2026, 01:00 PM MDT. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.
It has dropped 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 93.51 m and 93.95 m.
Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.06 m.
The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Same day last year
- 93.47 m+0.29 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 93.51 m – 93.95 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 93.48 m – 93.88 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: 11 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wapiti River near Grande PrairieRiver gauge, Wapiti River | 95.56 m | Very high | −0.02 m | 20 km |
| Kleskun Hills Main Drain near Grande PrairieRiver gauge, Kleskun Hills Main Drain | 0.54 m | Normal | ±0 | 40 km |
| Simonette River near GoodwinRiver gauge, Simonette River | 1.83 m | Very high | −0.08 m | 43 km |
| Cutbank River near Grande PrairieRiver gauge, Cutbank River | 1.23 m | Very high | −0.07 m | 45 km |
| Kakwa River at Highway No. 40River gauge, Kakwa River | 1.54 m | High | −0.04 m | 53 km |
| Grande Prairie Creek near SexsmithRiver gauge, Grande Prairie Creek | 1.07 m | Very high | +0.01 m | 55 km |
| Beaverlodge River near BeaverlodgeRiver gauge, Beaverlodge River | 1.02 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 58 km |
| Redwillow River near Rio GrandeRiver gauge, Redwillow River | 3.31 m | Very high | ±0 | 67 km |
Questions and answers
How does Big Mountain Creek at Big Mountain Creek Provincial Recreational Area compare with last year?
It is 0.29 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 93.47 m.
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 93.76 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Big Mountain Creek at Big Mountain Creek Provincial Recreational Area today?
On Oct 20, 2026, 01:00 PM MDT, the water level was 93.76 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Big Mountain Creek at Big Mountain Creek Provincial Recreational Area rising or falling?
Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.06 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Big Mountain Creek at Big Mountain Creek Provincial Recreational Area normal?
The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.
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:07GE008(Agency page)- Coordinates
54.89178, -118.69650(WGS84)- Vertical datum
- station 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 | 93.76 m | 2026-10-20 19:00 | Provisional |
| Flow | 3.62 m³/s | 2026-10-20 19:00 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Big Mountain Creek at Big Mountain Creek Provincial Recreational Area (eccc:07GE008). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/big-mountain-creek-at-big-mountain-creek-provincial-recreational-area
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.
Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer