Little Paddle River near Mayerthorpe water level

Name: Little Paddle River near Mayerthorpe 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, Little Paddle River, Alberta, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.84m Down 0.13 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 07:50 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.57 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Little Paddle River near Mayerthorpe, where the gauge shows 1.84 m.

The median for mid-October is 1.75 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.09 m above typical.

It is still going down, by 0.13 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.42 m – 2.09 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.75 m0.09 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.33 m – 2.40 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.42 m – 2.09 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.43 m – 2.04 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 9° -1° – Wind 8 km/h

20 Tue 11° -1° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 14° -2° – Wind 9 km/h

22 Thu 11° -1° – Wind 11 km/h

23 Fri 4° 1° 6.0 mm, 69% Wind 27 km/h

24 Sat 1° -1° – Wind 33 km/h

25 Sun 0° -3° – Wind 19 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:16 AM Sunset 06:35 PM Daylight 10 hr, 19 min First quarter 60%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Paddle River near Rochfort BridgeRiver gauge, Paddle River	1.19 m	Very high	+0.01 m	5.9 km
Paddle River near AnselmoRiver gauge, Paddle River	0.77 m	High	−0.03 m	24 km
Coyote Creek near CherhillRiver gauge, Coyote Creek	1.36 m	Very high	+0.01 m	25 km
Christmas Creek near Blue RidgeRiver gauge, Christmas Creek	0.60 m	Low	−0.01 m	37 km
Pembina River near EntwistleRiver gauge, Pembina River	1.99 m	Very high	±0	39 km
Sturgeon River near Magnolia BridgeRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	0.93 m	Very high	+0.02 m	41 km
Isle Lake at Silver SandsLake, Isle Lake	729.80 m	Normal	±0	42 km
Paddle River at BarrheadRiver gauge, Paddle River	0.81 m	Normal	−0.02 m	45 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Little Paddle River near Mayerthorpe in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.75 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.33 m and 2.40 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 1.84 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Little Paddle River near Mayerthorpe today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 07:50 AM MDT, the water level was 1.84 m. Down 0.13 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Little Paddle River near Mayerthorpe rising or falling?

Down 0.13 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.19 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Little Paddle River near Mayerthorpe normal?

Normal 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:07BB005 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.94799, -115.02364 (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	1.84 m	2026-10-19 13:50	Provisional
Flow	0.57 m³/s	2026-10-19 13:50	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Little Paddle River near Mayerthorpe (eccc:07BB005). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/little-paddle-river-near-mayerthorpe

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