Pine Coulee Outflow below Reservoir water level

Name: Pine Coulee Outflow below Reservoir 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, Pine Coulee Outflow, Alberta, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Water level

7.52m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 01:45 PM MDT (39 min ago)

Flow: 0.00 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Pine Coulee Outflow below Reservoir shows 7.52 m, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.12 m above the median of 7.40 m for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 7.30 m and 7.52 m.

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

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 7.40 m0.12 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.26 m – 7.43 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.30 m – 7.52 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.28 m – 7.51 m

High water at Pine Coulee Outflow below Reservoir

Official flood alerts and warnings come from the provincial river forecast centre. They cover areas, not single gauges, so a warning can be in force before this reading looks dramatic.

Keep children and dogs well back from the edge, and stay off flooded footpaths and towpaths.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 18° 7° – Wind 58 km/h

18 Sun 12° 1° – Wind 25 km/h

19 Mon 13° 3° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 11° 4° – Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 19° 2° – Wind 27 km/h

22 Thu 15° 6° – Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 8° 3° – Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:01 AM Sunset 06:41 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 43%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pine Coulee Reservoir near StavelyReservoir, Pine Coulee Reservoir	1,051.02 m	Very high	±0	0.2 km
Willow Creek at Oxly RanchRiver gauge, Willow Creek	1.19 m	High	−0.01 m	6.9 km
Willow Creek near ClaresholmRiver gauge, Willow Creek	0.58 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Trout Creek near GranumRiver gauge, Trout Creek	0.45 m	Normal	−0.01 m	17 km
Mosquito Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Mosquito Creek	0.29 m	Normal	±0	20 km
Chain Lakes Reservoir near NantonReservoir, Chain Lakes Reservoir	1,296.97 m	High	−0.02 m	33 km
Willow Creek at Secondary No. 532River gauge, Willow Creek	1.24 m	Low	±0	45 km
Little Bow River at CarmangayRiver gauge, Little Bow River	0.28 m	High	±0	45 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Pine Coulee Outflow below Reservoir in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.40 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.26 m and 7.43 m, based on 13 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 7.52 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Pine Coulee Outflow below Reservoir today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 01:45 PM MDT, the water level was 7.52 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Pine Coulee Outflow below Reservoir rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Pine Coulee Outflow below Reservoir normal?

Very high for mid-October. Compared with 13 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:05AB045 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.12018, -113.75108 (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	7.52 m	2026-10-17 19:45	Provisional
Flow	0.00 m³/s	2026-10-17 19:50	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Pine Coulee Outflow below Reservoir (eccc:05AB045). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/pine-coulee-outflow-below-reservoir

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