Waskasoo Creek at Red Deer water level

Name: Waskasoo Creek at Red Deer 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, Waskasoo Creek, Alberta, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Water level

1.17m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 01:05 PM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.05 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Waskasoo Creek at Red Deer shows 1.17 m, well above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.90 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.27 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.00 m and 1.20 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: 0.90 m0.27 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.88 m – 0.98 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.00 m – 1.20 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.99 m – 1.19 m

High water at Waskasoo Creek at Red Deer

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

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 12° 0° – Wind 16 km/h

19 Mon 10° 0° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 11° -1° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 17° 2° – Wind 17 km/h

22 Thu 18° 2° 0.2 mm Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 8° 2° 9.1 mm, 59% Wind 34 km/h

24 Sat 2° -1° – Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:06 AM Sunset 06:36 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 52%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Red Deer River at Red DeerRiver gauge, Red Deer River	2.55 m	Normal	±0	1.6 km
Blindman River near BlackfaldsRiver gauge, Blindman River	1.06 m	High	±0	9.8 km
Sylvan Lake at Sylvan LakeLake, Sylvan Lake	936.02 m	Very low	±0	21 km
Haynes Creek near HaynesRiver gauge, Haynes Creek	1.81 m	Very high	−0.01 m	31 km
Threehills Creek below Ray CreekRiver gauge, Threehills Creek	0.32 m	Very low	±0	34 km
Little Red Deer River near the MouthRiver gauge, Little Red Deer River	0.94 m	High	±0	35 km
Dickson Dam Tunnel OutletRiver gauge	1.32 m	Low	±0	37 km
Medicine River near EckvilleRiver gauge, Medicine River	1.81 m	Very high	±0	37 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Waskasoo Creek at Red Deer in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.90 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.88 m and 0.98 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 1.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Waskasoo Creek at Red Deer today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 01:05 PM MDT, the water level was 1.17 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Waskasoo Creek at Red Deer rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Waskasoo Creek at Red Deer 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:05CC011 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.26849, -113.79985 (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	1.17 m	2026-10-18 19:05	Provisional
Flow	0.05 m³/s	2026-10-18 19:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Waskasoo Creek at Red Deer (eccc:05CC011). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/waskasoo-creek-at-red-deer

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