Muskeg River above Muskeg Creek water level

Name: Muskeg River above Muskeg Creek 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, Muskeg River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

281.33m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 16, 2026, 09:25 AM MDT (4 days ago)

Flow: 1.61 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level

What this means

The gauge at Muskeg River above Muskeg Creek reads 281.33 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The water is rising: up 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 281.09 m and 281.33 m.

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

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days: 281.09 m – 281.33 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 281.09 m – 281.31 m

Conditions at Muskeg River above Muskeg Creek

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 10° 0° 0.4 mm, 47% Wind 19 km/h

21 Wed 14° 4° – Wind 18 km/h

22 Thu 12° 1° – Wind 10 km/h

23 Fri 5° 1° 17 mm, 89% Wind 23 km/h

24 Sat 0° -1° 5.8 mm, 84% Wind 23 km/h

25 Sun 1° -8° – Wind 12 km/h

26 Mon 2° -3° – Wind 14 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:11 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr First quarter 68%

Map

Other gauges on the Muskeg River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Muskeg River above Stanley CreekRiver gauge, Muskeg River	98.33 m	Very high	±0	6.2 km
Muskeg River near Fort MackayRiver gauge, Muskeg River	1.54 m	High	±0	17 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Jackpine Creek at Canterra RoadRiver gauge, Jackpine Creek	0.36 m³/s	Normal	−0.04 m³/s	7.8 km
Kearl Lake at Canterra RoadLake, Kearl Lake	99.38 m	Normal	±0	11 km
Iyinimin Creek above Kearl LakeRiver gauge, Iyinimin Creek	0.08 m³/s	Normal	±0	15 km
Tar River near the MouthRiver gauge, Tar River	97.64 m	Low	−0.02 m	18 km
Calumet River near the MouthRiver gauge, Calumet River	96.51 m	High	±0	21 km
Mackay River near Fort MackayRiver gauge, Mackay River	1.85 m	High	+0.01 m	21 km
Ells River at Canadian Natural Resources Limited BridgeRiver gauge, Ells River	98.16 m	Normal	±0	21 km
Eymundson Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Eymundson Creek	97.94 m	Normal	+0.01 m	23 km

Questions and answers

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 281.33 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Muskeg River above Muskeg Creek today?

On Oct 16, 2026, 09:25 AM MDT, the water level was 281.33 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Muskeg River above Muskeg Creek rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.10 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Muskeg River above Muskeg Creek normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 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:07DA029 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 57.30850, -111.39770 (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	281.33 m	2026-10-16 15:25	Provisional
Flow	1.61 m³/s	2026-10-20 11:25	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Muskeg River above Muskeg Creek (eccc:07DA029). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/muskeg-river-above-muskeg-creek

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