Prairie Creek below Lick Creek water level

Name: Prairie Creek below Lick 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, Prairie Creek, Alberta, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

1.20m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 03:10 PM MDT (40 min ago)

Flow: 0.36 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

High water at Prairie Creek below Lick Creek: the latest reading is 1.20 m, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.14 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.06 m above typical.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.20 m – 11.20 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: 1.14 m0.06 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.10 m – 1.26 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.20 m – 11.20 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.20 m – 6.10 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.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 11° 1° – Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 9° 0° – Wind 11 km/h

20 Tue 11° -3° – Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 17° 0° – Wind 14 km/h

22 Thu 17° 3° 0.4 mm Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 5° -1° 11 mm, 65% Wind 29 km/h

24 Sat 0° -2° – Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:12 AM Sunset 06:42 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on Prairie Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Prairie Creek near Rocky Mountain HouseRiver gauge, Prairie Creek	0.31 m	Low	−0.01 m	25 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
North Saskatchewan River near Rocky Mountain HouseRiver gauge, North Saskatchewan River	1.85 m	Normal	+0.08 m	27 km
Clearwater River near DovercourtRiver gauge, Clearwater River	0.89 m	Normal	−0.03 m	29 km
North Ram River at Forestry RoadRiver gauge, North Ram River	0.75 m	Very low	±0	49 km
James River near SundreRiver gauge, James River	3.77 m	Very high	±0	56 km
Lasthill Creek near EckvilleRiver gauge, Lasthill Creek	24.39 m	Normal	+0.01 m	58 km
Raven River near RavenRiver gauge, Raven River	0.57 m	Normal	±0	58 km
Block Creek near LeedaleRiver gauge, Block Creek	1.54 m	Low	+0.01 m	60 km
Medicine River near EckvilleRiver gauge, Medicine River	1.81 m	Very high	−0.01 m	65 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Prairie Creek below Lick Creek in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.14 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.10 m and 1.26 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 1.20 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Prairie Creek below Lick Creek today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 03:10 PM MDT, the water level was 1.20 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Prairie Creek below Lick Creek rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Prairie Creek below Lick Creek normal?

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:05DB005 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.25457, -115.28792 (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	1.20 m	2026-10-18 21:10	Provisional
Flow	0.36 m³/s	2026-10-18 21:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Prairie Creek below Lick Creek (eccc:05DB005). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/prairie-creek-below-lick-creek

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