Mackay River at Petro-Canada Bridge water level

Name: Mackay River at Petro-Canada Bridge 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, Mackay River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

96.58m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 08:30 AM MDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 9.31 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Mackay River at Petro-Canada Bridge is at 96.58 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.22 m above the median of 96.36 m for mid-October, based on 10 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 96.29 m (+0.29 m).

It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 96.33 m and 96.58 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: 96.36 m0.22 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 96.28 m – 96.97 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (10 years of records)
Same day last year: 96.29 m+0.29 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 96.33 m – 96.58 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 96.29 m – 96.71 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: 6.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 3° – Wind 24 km/h

19 Mon 10° 1° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 10° 0° 0.2 mm Wind 21 km/h

21 Wed 13° 5° – Wind 20 km/h

22 Thu 13° 2° – Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 3° 1° 19 mm, 67% Wind 30 km/h

24 Sat 1° -2° 21 mm, 63% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:08 AM Sunset 06:19 PM Daylight 10 hr, 11 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on the Mackay River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mackay River near Fort MackayRiver gauge, Mackay River	1.82 m	High	+0.03 m	30 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Beaver River above SyncrudeRiver gauge, Beaver River	2.87 m	Very high	−0.01 m	21 km
Dover River near the MouthRiver gauge, Dover River	97.62 m	Normal	+0.04 m	24 km
Ells River above Joslyn Creek DiversionRiver gauge, Ells River	97.70 m	Normal	+0.01 m	29 km
Steepbank River near Fort McMurrayRiver gauge, Steepbank River	96.98 m	Normal	+0.03 m	30 km
Muskeg River near Fort MackayRiver gauge, Muskeg River	1.54 m	High	+0.03 m	32 km
Ells River at Canadian Natural Resources Limited BridgeRiver gauge, Ells River	98.16 m	Normal	+0.01 m	33 km
Athabasca River below Fort McMurrayRiver gauge, Athabasca River	2.30 m	Very high	−0.03 m	37 km
Tar River near the MouthRiver gauge, Tar River	97.69 m	Normal	−0.01 m	41 km

Questions and answers

How does the Mackay River at Petro-Canada Bridge compare with last year?

It is 0.29 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 96.29 m.

What is a normal level for the Mackay River at Petro-Canada Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 96.36 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 96.28 m and 96.97 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 96.58 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Mackay River at Petro-Canada Bridge today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 08:30 AM MDT, the water level was 96.58 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Mackay River at Petro-Canada Bridge rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.12 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Mackay River at Petro-Canada Bridge 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:07DB006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 56.96756, -111.90550 (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	96.58 m	2026-10-18 14:30	Provisional
Flow	9.31 m³/s	2026-10-18 14:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Mackay River at Petro-Canada Bridge (eccc:07DB006). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/mackay-river-at-petro-canada-bridge

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