Pony Creek near Chard water level

Name: Pony Creek near Chard 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, Pony Creek, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

8.81m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 05:25 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 1.61 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Pony Creek near Chard is at 8.81 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.09 m above the median of 8.71 m for mid-October, based on 14 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 8.39 m (+0.41 m).

It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 8.41 m and 8.83 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: 8.71 m0.09 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 8.42 m – 9.11 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Same day last year: 8.39 m+0.41 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 8.41 m – 8.83 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 8.41 m – 8.82 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: 4.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 3° – Wind 24 km/h

19 Mon 10° 1° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 10° 1° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 13° 2° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 12° -2° – Wind 10 km/h

23 Fri 6° 3° 7.5 mm, 78% Wind 18 km/h

24 Sat 3° -3° 12 mm, 69% Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:04 AM Sunset 06:15 PM Daylight 10 hr, 11 min First quarter 59%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Christina River near ChardRiver gauge, Christina River	5.60 m	High	+0.01 m	4.7 km
Jackfish River below Christina LakeRiver gauge, Jackfish River	98.63 m	High	+0.02 m	25 km
Sunday Creek above Christina LakeRiver gauge, Sunday Creek	98.22 m	High	−0.01 m	33 km
Christina River above Statoil LeismerRiver gauge, Christina River	97.16 m	Normal	±0	39 km
Hangingstone River at North Star RoadRiver gauge, Hangingstone River	99.34 m	High	−0.01 m	57 km

Questions and answers

How does Pony Creek near Chard compare with last year?

It is 0.41 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 8.39 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 8.71 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 8.42 m and 9.11 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 8.81 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Pony Creek near Chard today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 05:25 AM MDT, the water level was 8.81 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Pony Creek near Chard 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 Pony Creek near Chard 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:07CE003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.86969, -110.91736 (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	8.81 m	2026-10-19 11:25	Provisional
Flow	1.61 m³/s	2026-10-19 11:25	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Pony Creek near Chard (eccc:07CE003). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/pony-creek-near-chard

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