Clearwater River near Dovercourt water level

Name: Clearwater River near Dovercourt 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, Clearwater River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.88m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 01:25 PM MDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 12.4 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Clearwater River near Dovercourt reads 0.88 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.88 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.01 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.88 m and 0.97 m.

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

Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.88 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.79 m – 0.97 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.88 m – 0.97 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.88 m – 0.96 m

Conditions at Clearwater River near Dovercourt

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 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

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 10° 0° – Wind 7 km/h

20 Tue 12° -2° – Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 19° -1° – Wind 14 km/h

22 Thu 15° 2° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 4° 0° 0.3 mm, 71% Wind 30 km/h

24 Sat 4° -2° – Wind 27 km/h

25 Sun 0° -4° – Wind 13 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:12 AM Sunset 06:38 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 62%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Prairie Creek near Rocky Mountain HouseRiver gauge, Prairie Creek	0.31 m	Low	±0	5.5 km
North Saskatchewan River near Rocky Mountain HouseRiver gauge, North Saskatchewan River	1.76 m	Low	−0.09 m	15 km
Prairie Creek below Lick CreekRiver gauge, Prairie Creek	1.20 m	Normal	±0	29 km
Lasthill Creek near EckvilleRiver gauge, Lasthill Creek	24.39 m	Normal	±0	30 km
Raven River near RavenRiver gauge, Raven River	0.57 m	Normal	±0	32 km
Medicine River near EckvilleRiver gauge, Medicine River	1.81 m	Very high	±0	36 km
James River near SundreRiver gauge, James River	3.76 m	Very high	−0.01 m	39 km
Block Creek near LeedaleRiver gauge, Block Creek	1.55 m	Low	±0	40 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Clearwater River near Dovercourt in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.88 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.79 m and 0.97 m, based on 14 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 0.88 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Clearwater River near Dovercourt today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 01:25 PM MDT, the water level was 0.88 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Clearwater River near Dovercourt rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Clearwater River near Dovercourt normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 14 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:05DB006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.25210, -114.85582 (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	0.88 m	2026-10-19 19:25	Provisional
Flow	12.4 m³/s	2026-10-19 19:25	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Clearwater River near Dovercourt (eccc:05DB006). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/clearwater-river-near-dovercourt

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