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Monitor Creek near Monitor water level

River gauge, Monitor Creek, Alberta, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Water level

0.38m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.00 m³/s
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

History

0.10.20.30.4mOct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Oct 200.10.20.30.4mOct 13Oct 17Oct 20
0.20.4mSep 20Sep 28Oct 5Oct 13Oct 200.20.4mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

High water at Monitor Creek near Monitor: the latest reading is 0.38 m, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.22 m above the median of 0.16 m for mid-October, based on 12 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.35 m – 0.40 m.

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

Compared with 12 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.16 m0.22 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.09 m – 0.20 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (12 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.35 m – 0.40 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.35 m – 0.39 m

High water: what to watch for

Fast water is stronger than it looks. Even shallow water across a road can move a car, and riverbanks can be undercut and give way without warning.

Upstream gauges on the same river usually show a rise first, which is a useful early warning.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 12° -2° – Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 16° -2° – Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 15° 4° – Wind 10 km/h
23 Fri 7° 2° 11 mm, 78% Wind 41 km/h
24 Sat 2° -1° 0.2 mm, 64% Wind 45 km/h
25 Sun 2° -4° – Wind 23 km/h
26 Mon 0° -5° – Wind 16 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:56 AM Sunset 06:19 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 69%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Sounding Creek near OyenRiver gauge, Sounding Creek 0.55 m Very high ±0 45 km
Sounding Creek near ChinookRiver gauge, Sounding Creek 0.84 m Very low ±0 53 km
Shorncliffe Lake near CzarLake, Shorncliffe Lake 673.20 m Very low ±0 59 km
Killarney Lake Tributary near ChauvinLake, Killarney Lake Tributary 0.85 m High +0.01 m 72 km
Battle River at Highway No. 872River gauge, Battle River 4.40 m Very high −0.01 m 75 km
Berry Creek near Rose LynnRiver gauge, Berry Creek 0.55 m Very low ±0 88 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Monitor Creek near Monitor in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.16 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.09 m and 0.20 m, based on 12 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 0.38 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Monitor Creek near Monitor today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 06:45 AM MDT, the water level was 0.38 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Monitor Creek near Monitor rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Monitor Creek near Monitor normal?

Very high for mid-October. Compared with 12 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:05GA003 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.96955, -110.57635 (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 0.38 m 2026-10-20 12:45 Provisional
Flow 0.00 m³/s 2026-10-20 12:45 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Monitor Creek near Monitor (eccc:05GA003). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/monitor-creek-near-monitor

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