Clearwater River at Draper water level

Name: Clearwater River at Draper water level (Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada)
Creator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
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River gauge, Clearwater River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

2.39m Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 03:35 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 124 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Clearwater River at Draper is at 2.39 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 2.24 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.14 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 1.96 m, a difference of +0.43 m.

It has risen 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 2.18 m and 3.53 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: 2.24 m0.14 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.96 m – 2.78 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Same day last year: 1.96 m+0.43 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.18 m – 3.53 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.96 m – 2.51 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.

About the Clearwater River

The Clearwater River is the largest tributary of the North Thompson River, joining it at the community of Clearwater, British Columbia. The Clearwater rises from glaciers in the Cariboo Mountains and flows in a mostly southerly direction for 201 km (125 mi) to the North Thompson. Its entire course, except the last 5 km (3 mi), is within Wells Gray Provincial Park. Its confluence with the North Thompson is protected by North Thompson River Provincial Park.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 9.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 2° – Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 11° 0° – Wind 9 km/h

20 Tue 11° -2° – Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 15° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

22 Thu 12° -1° – Wind 5 km/h

23 Fri 4° 0° 6.8 mm, 42% Wind 18 km/h

24 Sat 1° -6° 7.0 mm, 33% Wind 20 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:05 AM Sunset 06:17 PM Daylight 10 hr, 13 min First quarter 48%

Map

Other gauges on the Clearwater River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Clearwater River above Christina RiverRiver gauge, Clearwater River	3.46 m	Normal	+0.01 m	20 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Hangingstone River at Fort McMurrayRiver gauge, Hangingstone River	2.30 m	High	+0.01 m	6.7 km
Athabasca River below Fort McMurrayRiver gauge, Athabasca River	2.31 m	Very high	+0.01 m	14 km
Steepbank River below North Steepbank RiverRiver gauge, Steepbank River	97.69 m	Normal	+0.02 m	21 km
Gregoire Lake near Fort McMurrayLake, Gregoire Lake	475.68 m	High	±0	23 km
Christina River near the MouthRiver gauge, Christina River	96.77 m	High	+0.02 m	23 km
Gregoire River near the MouthRiver gauge, Gregoire River	97.03 m	Normal	−0.01 m	34 km
Beaver River above SyncrudeRiver gauge, Beaver River	2.88 m	Very high	−0.01 m	35 km
Steepbank River near Fort McMurrayRiver gauge, Steepbank River	96.98 m	Normal	+0.03 m	36 km

Questions and answers

Is the Clearwater River at Draper higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.43 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.96 m.

What is a normal level for the Clearwater River at Draper in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.24 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.96 m and 2.78 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 2.39 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Clearwater River at Draper today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 03:35 AM MDT, the water level was 2.39 m. Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Clearwater River at Draper rising or falling?

Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.19 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Clearwater River at Draper 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:07CD001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 56.68525, -111.25522 (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	2.39 m	2026-10-18 09:35	Provisional
Flow	124 m³/s	2026-10-18 09:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Clearwater River at Draper (eccc:07CD001). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/clearwater-river-at-draper

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