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Mistaya River near Saskatchewan Crossing water level

River gauge, Mistaya River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.96m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
2.77 m³/s
1.0 1.1

History

1.01.1mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 191.01.1mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19
1.01.21.4mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11Oct 191.01.21.4mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
1.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 20261.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
1.01.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov20261.01.5mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Mistaya River near Saskatchewan Crossing is running below normal at 0.96 m.

That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 1.00 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.94 m (+0.03 m).

It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.96 m and 1.16 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
1.00 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.94 m – 1.13 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Same day last year
0.94 m+0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.96 m – 1.16 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.86 m – 1.22 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: 6.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 8° -3° – Wind 8 km/h
20 Tue 8° -3° – Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 11° -2° – Wind 10 km/h
22 Thu 11° 0° – Wind 6 km/h
23 Fri 4° -4° 14 mm, 82% Wind 6 km/h
24 Sat 0° -8° – Wind 3 km/h
25 Sun -3° -8° – Wind 3 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:19 AM Sunset 06:46 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 59%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Silverhorn Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Silverhorn Creek 7.28 m Very high ±0 12 km
North Saskatchewan River at Whirlpool PointRiver gauge, North Saskatchewan River 0.59 m Normal −0.04 m 20 km
Blaeberry River above Willowbank CreekRiver gauge, Blaeberry River 0.91 m Normal −0.01 m 49 km
Sunwapta River at Athabasca GlacierRiver gauge, Sunwapta River 0.52 m Normal −0.02 m 52 km
Columbia River at DonaldRiver gauge, Columbia River 0.99 m Low −0.01 m 56 km
Bow River at Lake LouiseRiver gauge, Bow River 1.12 m Normal −0.01 m 61 km
Pipestone River near Lake LouiseRiver gauge, Pipestone River 0.55 m Normal −0.01 m 61 km
North Ram River at Forestry RoadRiver gauge, North Ram River 0.75 m Very low ±0 65 km

Questions and answers

How does the Mistaya River near Saskatchewan Crossing compare with last year?

It is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.94 m.

What is a normal level for the Mistaya River near Saskatchewan Crossing in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.00 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.94 m and 1.13 m, based on 15 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 0.96 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Mistaya River near Saskatchewan Crossing today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 05:25 AM MDT, the water level was 0.96 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Mistaya River near Saskatchewan Crossing rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Mistaya River near Saskatchewan Crossing normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 15 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:05DA007 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.88427, -116.68919 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.96 m 2026-10-19 11:25 Provisional
Flow 2.77 m³/s 2026-10-19 11:25 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Mistaya River near Saskatchewan Crossing (eccc:05DA007). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/mistaya-river-near-saskatchewan-crossing

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