East Jackpine Creek near the 1300 Ft Contour water level

Name: East Jackpine Creek near the 1300 Ft Contour 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, East Jackpine Creek, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

100.11m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 04:00 AM MDT (44 min ago)

Flow: 0.10 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

East Jackpine Creek near the 1300 Ft Contour is at 100.11 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 99.73 m, based on 10 years of readings, so the water level is 0.38 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 99.71 m, a difference of +0.41 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 100.01 m and 100.11 m.

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

Compared with 10 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 99.73 m0.38 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 99.64 m – 100.86 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (10 years of records)
Same day last year: 99.71 m+0.41 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 100.01 m – 100.11 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 99.64 m – 100.11 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: 8.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 9° -1° 2.9 mm, 53% Wind 19 km/h

21 Wed 14° 4° – Wind 17 km/h

22 Thu 13° 0° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 5° -1° 17 mm, 92% Wind 22 km/h

24 Sat -1° -3° 10 mm, 90% Wind 22 km/h

25 Sun 1° -11° – Wind 13 km/h

26 Mon 2° -5° – Wind 14 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:10 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 1 min First quarter 67%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Steepbank River near Fort McMurrayRiver gauge, Steepbank River	97.00 m	Normal	+0.01 m	15 km
Iyinimin Creek above Kearl LakeRiver gauge, Iyinimin Creek	0.08 m³/s	Normal	±0	20 km
Jackpine Creek at Canterra RoadRiver gauge, Jackpine Creek	0.36 m³/s	Normal	−0.05 m³/s	23 km
Steepbank River below North Steepbank RiverRiver gauge, Steepbank River	97.71 m	Normal	+0.01 m	23 km
Muskeg River near Fort MackayRiver gauge, Muskeg River	1.54 m	High	±0	26 km
Kearl Lake at Canterra RoadLake, Kearl Lake	99.38 m	Normal	±0	26 km
Beaver River above SyncrudeRiver gauge, Beaver River	2.88 m	Very high	±0	26 km
Muskeg River above Muskeg CreekRiver gauge, Muskeg River	1.63 m³/s	Normal	+0.02 m³/s	29 km

Questions and answers

Is East Jackpine Creek near the 1300 Ft Contour higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.41 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 99.71 m.

What is a normal level for East Jackpine Creek near the 1300 Ft Contour in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 99.73 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 99.64 m and 100.86 m, based on 10 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 100.11 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of East Jackpine Creek near the 1300 Ft Contour today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 04:00 AM MDT, the water level was 100.11 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is East Jackpine Creek near the 1300 Ft Contour rising or falling?

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

Is the level of East Jackpine Creek near the 1300 Ft Contour normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 10 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:07DA038 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 57.07185, -111.20039 (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	100.11 m	2026-10-20 10:00	Provisional
Flow	0.10 m³/s	2026-10-20 10:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: East Jackpine Creek near the 1300 Ft Contour (eccc:07DA038). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/east-jackpine-creek-near-the-1300-ft-contour

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