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Salt Creek near Grouard water level

River gauge, Salt Creek, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Very high for mid-October

Water level

2.17m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
1.08 m³/s
1.0 1.5 2.0

History

1.52.0mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 191.52.0mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19
1.01.52.0mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 191.01.52.0mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Salt Creek near Grouard shows 2.17 m, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.52 m above the median of 1.65 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 1.91 m and 2.39 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
1.65 m0.52 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.11 m – 1.88 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.91 m – 2.39 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.92 m – 2.34 m

High water at Salt Creek near Grouard

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

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 9° 0° 0.3 mm Wind 9 km/h
20 Tue 10° -1° – Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 13° 0° – Wind 10 km/h
22 Thu 13° 2° – Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri 5° 0° 8.0 mm, 93% Wind 18 km/h
24 Sat 0° -4° 7.1 mm, 71% Wind 18 km/h
25 Sun -3° -5° 2.9 mm, 37% Wind 10 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:24 AM Sunset 06:36 PM Daylight 10 hr, 12 min First quarter 56%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
South Heart River near Big Prairie SettlementRiver gauge, South Heart River 25.27 m Very high −0.02 m 13 km
East Prairie River near EnildaRiver gauge, East Prairie River 3.01 m Very high −0.02 m 26 km
South Heart River near PeavineRiver gauge, South Heart River 5.21 m Very high +0.15 m 30 km
West Prairie River near High PrairieRiver gauge, West Prairie River 2.70 m Normal −0.02 m 30 km
South Heart Reservoir near McLennanReservoir, South Heart Reservoir 625.86 m High +0.02 m 32 km
Driftpile River near DriftpileRiver gauge, Driftpile River 1.97 m Very high +0.02 m 35 km
Winagami Lake at Provincial ParkLake, Winagami Lake 621.91 m Very high −0.01 m 36 km
Swan River near KinusoRiver gauge, Swan River 583.80 m Very high −0.01 m 54 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Salt Creek near Grouard in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.65 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.11 m and 1.88 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 2.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Salt Creek near Grouard today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 11:40 PM MDT, the water level was 2.17 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Salt Creek near Grouard rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.10 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Salt Creek near Grouard 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:07BF009 (Agency page)
Coordinates
55.60820, -116.10274 (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 2.17 m 2026-10-19 05:40 Provisional
Flow 1.08 m³/s 2026-10-19 05:40 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Salt Creek near Grouard (eccc:07BF009). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/salt-creek-near-grouard

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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