Mill Creek near the Mouth water level

Name: Mill Creek near the Mouth 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, Mill Creek, Alberta, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

0.65m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 10:30 PM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.87 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Mill Creek near the Mouth shows 0.65 m, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.58 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.06 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.60 m, a difference of +0.04 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.64 m and 0.66 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.58 m0.06 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.52 m – 0.67 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.60 m+0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.64 m – 0.66 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.60 m – 0.67 m

Conditions at Mill Creek near the Mouth

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 Mill Creek

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 14° 0° – Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 17° 3° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 10° 2° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 19° 5° – Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 18° 6° – Wind 25 km/h

23 Fri 10° 2° 3.0 mm, 71% Wind 22 km/h

24 Sat 5° 0° – Wind 12 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:05 AM Sunset 06:40 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 56%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Castle River near Beaver MinesRiver gauge, Castle River	0.66 m	Normal	±0	2.3 km
Pincher Creek at Pincher CreekRiver gauge, Pincher Creek	0.26 m	Normal	±0	14 km
Kettles Creek at Pincher CreekRiver gauge, Kettles Creek	7.92 m	Normal	±0	15 km
Oldman Reservoir near Pincher CreekReservoir, Oldman Reservoir	1,111.53 m	High	±0	17 km
Castle River at Ranger StationRiver gauge, Castle River	1.61 m	Normal	±0	17 km
Pincher Creek at Front Range RoadRiver gauge, Pincher Creek	7.80 m	Normal	±0	18 km
Gold Creek near FrankRiver gauge, Gold Creek	1.12 m	High	±0	24 km
Crowsnest River at FrankRiver gauge, Crowsnest River	1.34 m	Normal	±0	24 km

Questions and answers

Is Mill Creek near the Mouth higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.60 m.

What is a normal level for Mill Creek near the Mouth in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.58 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.52 m and 0.67 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 0.65 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Mill Creek near the Mouth today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 10:30 PM MDT, the water level was 0.65 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Mill Creek near the Mouth rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Mill Creek near the Mouth normal?

High 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05AA011 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.46951, -114.13424 (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	0.65 m	2026-10-19 04:30	Provisional
Flow	0.87 m³/s	2026-10-19 04:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Mill Creek near the Mouth (eccc:05AA011). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/mill-creek-near-the-mouth

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