Jumpingpound Creek near Cox Hill water level

Name: Jumpingpound Creek near Cox Hill 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, Jumpingpound Creek, Alberta, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

0.29m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 05:05 PM MDT (47 min ago)

Flow: 0.07 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Jumpingpound Creek near Cox Hill shows 0.29 m, above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.15 m above the median of 0.13 m for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.29 m and 0.32 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.13 m0.15 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.05 m – 0.40 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.29 m – 0.32 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.29 m – 0.33 m

Conditions at Jumpingpound Creek near Cox Hill

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.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 9° 1° – Wind 35 km/h

19 Mon 11° 2° – Wind 11 km/h

20 Tue 11° -2° – Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 14° 1° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 13° 3° – Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 4° -7° 6.1 mm, 64% Wind 9 km/h

24 Sat 0° -8° 2.1 mm, 55% Wind 9 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:09 AM Sunset 06:42 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 54%

Map

Other gauges on Jumpingpound Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Jumpingpound Creek at Township Road No. 252River gauge, Jumpingpound Creek	2.42 m	Low	±0	29 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Elbow River at Bragg CreekRiver gauge, Elbow River	0.91 m	Low	±0	26 km
Ghost River above Waiparous CreekRiver gauge, Ghost River	0.72 m	Low	±0	30 km
Waiparous Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Waiparous Creek	0.74 m	Normal	±0	32 km
Bow River near CochraneRiver gauge, Bow River	16.30 m	Normal	±0	38 km
Fish Creek near PriddisRiver gauge, Fish Creek	2.21 m	Low	±0	45 km
Spray River at BanffRiver gauge, Spray River	1.00 m	Very high	±0	46 km
Bow River at BanffRiver gauge, Bow River	2.01 m	Low	±0	48 km
Threepoint Creek near MillarvilleRiver gauge, Threepoint Creek	1.54 m	Normal	−0.01 m	53 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Jumpingpound Creek near Cox Hill in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.13 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.05 m and 0.40 m, based on 13 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 0.29 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Jumpingpound Creek near Cox Hill today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 05:05 PM MDT, the water level was 0.29 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Jumpingpound Creek near Cox Hill rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Jumpingpound Creek near Cox Hill normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 13 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:05BH013 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.00233, -114.93814 (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	0.29 m	2026-10-18 23:05	Provisional
Flow	0.07 m³/s	2026-10-18 23:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Jumpingpound Creek near Cox Hill (eccc:05BH013). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/jumpingpound-creek-near-cox-hill

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