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Prairie Blood Coulee near Lethbridge water level

River gauge, Prairie Blood Coulee, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.62m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.13 m³/s
0.5 0.6 0.7

History

0.50.60.7mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 190.50.60.7mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19
0.40.6mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 190.40.6mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Prairie Blood Coulee near Lethbridge is at 0.62 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.06 m above the median of 0.57 m for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.59 m and 0.75 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.57 m0.06 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.45 m – 0.74 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.59 m – 0.75 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.59 m – 0.82 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

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 14° 1° – Wind 14 km/h
19 Mon 17° 1° – Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 11° 5° – Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 22° 6° – Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 21° 10° – Wind 20 km/h
23 Fri 13° 2° 0.6 mm, 41% Wind 34 km/h
24 Sat 5° -2° – Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:00 AM Sunset 06:35 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 58%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
St. Mary River near LethbridgeRiver gauge, St. Mary River 1.31 m Very high +0.01 m 7.8 km
Pothole Creek at Russell'S RanchRiver gauge, Pothole Creek 0.54 m Normal +0.01 m 9.1 km
Oldman River near LethbridgeRiver gauge, Oldman River 0.38 m Normal −0.01 m 17 km
Magrath Irrigation District Canal near Spring CouleeCanal gauge, Magrath Irrigation District Canal 0.43 m High −0.01 m 25 km
St. Mary Reservoir near Spring CouleeReservoir, St. Mary Reservoir 1,095.72 m High −0.02 m 25 km
Canadian St. Mary Canal near Spring CouleeCanal gauge, Canadian St. Mary Canal 0.35 m Very low ±0 26 km
Piyami Drain near Picture ButteRiver gauge, Piyami Drain 0.53 m Normal −0.01 m 32 km
Milk River Ridge ReservoirReservoir 1,031.99 m High +0.01 m 33 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Prairie Blood Coulee near Lethbridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.57 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.45 m and 0.74 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 0.62 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Prairie Blood Coulee near Lethbridge today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 04:55 AM MDT, the water level was 0.62 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Prairie Blood Coulee near Lethbridge rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Prairie Blood Coulee near Lethbridge normal?

Normal 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:05AD035 (Agency page)
Coordinates
49.56628, -112.95427 (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 0.62 m 2026-10-19 10:55 Provisional
Flow 0.13 m³/s 2026-10-19 10:55 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Prairie Blood Coulee near Lethbridge (eccc:05AD035). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/prairie-blood-coulee-near-lethbridge

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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.

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