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Seven Persons Creek at Medicine Hat water level

River gauge, Seven Persons Creek, Alberta, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.42m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.07 m³/s
0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55

History

0.40.6mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 190.40.6mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19
0.40.60.8mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 190.40.60.8mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
0.40.60.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 20260.40.60.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
0.40.60.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.40.60.8mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 0.42 m, Seven Persons Creek at Medicine Hat is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.45 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.03 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.41 m, a difference of +0.01 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.41 m and 0.65 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.45 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.40 m – 0.55 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Same day last year
0.41 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.41 m – 0.65 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.37 m – 0.65 m

Conditions at Seven Persons Creek at Medicine Hat

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 16° 0° – Wind 8 km/h
20 Tue 13° 1° – Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 21° 5° – Wind 38 km/h
22 Thu 24° 11° – Wind 24 km/h
23 Fri 14° 1° 40 mm, 64% Wind 49 km/h
24 Sat 3° -1° 0.6 mm, 54% Wind 49 km/h
25 Sun 2° -2° 1.9 mm Wind 16 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:52 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 58%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
South Saskatchewan River at Medicine HatRiver gauge, South Saskatchewan River 2.24 m Normal −0.05 m 2.1 km
Ross Creek at Highway No. 41River gauge, Ross Creek 2.11 m Very high ±0 11 km
Cavan Lake near DunmoreLake, Cavan Lake 805.34 m Normal ±0 22 km
Bullshead Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Bullshead Reservoir 1,074.15 m Normal ±0 40 km
Mackay Creek at WalshRiver gauge, Mackay Creek 1.67 m Very low ±0 46 km
Cypress View Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Cypress View Reservoir 979.16 m Very high ±0 47 km
Elkwater Lake at ElkwaterLake, Elkwater Lake 1,226.31 m High ±0 49 km
Boxelder Creek at Hargrave'S RanchRiver gauge, Boxelder Creek 0.25 m Very low ±0 50 km

Questions and answers

Is Seven Persons Creek at Medicine Hat higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.41 m.

What is a normal level for Seven Persons Creek at Medicine Hat in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.45 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.40 m and 0.55 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 0.42 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Seven Persons Creek at Medicine Hat today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 03:25 AM MDT, the water level was 0.42 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Seven Persons Creek at Medicine Hat rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.15 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Seven Persons Creek at Medicine Hat normal?

Low 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:05AH005 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.02365, -110.68351 (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 0.42 m 2026-10-19 09:25 Provisional
Flow 0.07 m³/s 2026-10-19 09:25 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Seven Persons Creek at Medicine Hat (eccc:05AH005). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/seven-persons-creek-at-medicine-hat

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