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Mosquito Creek near the Mouth water level

River gauge, Mosquito Creek, Alberta, Canada

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.28m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.01 m³/s
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

History

History
0.10.20.30.4mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 200.10.20.30.4mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20
0.20.40.6mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 200.20.40.6mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
0.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 20260.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
0.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Mosquito Creek near the Mouth, where the gauge shows 0.28 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.28 m, based on 14 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 0.26 m (+0.02 m).

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.25 m – 0.59 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.28 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.11 m – 0.43 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Same day last year
0.26 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.25 m – 0.59 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.25 m – 0.60 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.

About Mosquito Creek

Mosquito Creek (British Columbia)

Mosquito Creek is a creek in the Cariboo region of British Columbia. The creek is a tributary of Willow River. This creek was discovered to be gold bearing in 1861. It has been mined and produced an estimated $3,500,000 in gold.

Read more on Wikipedia

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

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 13° -3° – Wind 11 km/h
20 Tue 10° -1° – Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 20° -2° – Wind 31 km/h
22 Thu 21° 6° – Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 12° 3° 4.9 mm, 55% Wind 38 km/h
24 Sat 4° 0° – Wind 29 km/h
25 Sun 2° -2° – Wind 16 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:05 AM Sunset 06:34 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 64%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Pine Coulee Reservoir near StavelyReservoir, Pine Coulee Reservoir 1,051.01 m Very high −0.01 m 20 km
Pine Coulee Outflow below ReservoirRiver gauge, Pine Coulee Outflow 7.51 m Very high ±0 20 km
Willow Creek at Oxly RanchRiver gauge, Willow Creek 1.19 m High ±0 25 km
Willow Creek near ClaresholmRiver gauge, Willow Creek 0.57 m Normal ±0 28 km
Trout Creek near GranumRiver gauge, Trout Creek 0.45 m Normal +0.01 m 32 km
West Arrowwood Creek near EnsignRiver gauge, West Arrowwood Creek 0.66 m Very high ±0 33 km
Little Bow River at CarmangayRiver gauge, Little Bow River 0.28 m High ±0 34 km
Little Bow Canal at High RiverCanal gauge, Little Bow Canal 1.27 m High +0.04 m 43 km

Questions and answers

How does Mosquito Creek near the Mouth compare with last year?

It is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.26 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 0.28 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.11 m and 0.43 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 0.28 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

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

On Oct 19, 2026, 07:45 PM MDT, the water level was 0.28 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Mosquito Creek near the Mouth rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Mosquito Creek near the Mouth normal?

Normal 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:05AC031 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.25185, -113.55414 (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 0.28 m 2026-10-20 01:45 Provisional
Flow 0.01 m³/s 2026-10-20 01:45 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Mosquito Creek near the Mouth (eccc:05AC031). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/mosquito-creek-near-the-mouth

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Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.