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Weed Creek at Thorsby water level

River gauge, Weed Creek, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

5.60m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.01 m³/s
5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0

History

5.56.06.57.0mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 185.56.06.57.0mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18
5.56.06.57.0mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10Oct 185.56.06.57.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 17
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 5.60 m, Weed Creek at Thorsby is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 5.92 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.32 m below typical.

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 5.59 m and 5.60 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date
5.92 m0.32 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
5.59 m – 6.90 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
5.59 m – 5.60 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
5.59 m – 5.60 m

Conditions at Weed Creek at Thorsby

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

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 10° -1° – Wind 9 km/h
20 Tue 12° 0° – Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 12° 0° – Wind 18 km/h
22 Thu 13° 0° – Wind 9 km/h
23 Fri 4° 1° 5.0 mm, 58% Wind 24 km/h
24 Sat 1° -2° 1.3 mm, 27% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:09 AM Sunset 06:35 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 49%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Strawberry Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Strawberry Creek 0.22 m Low ±0 8.6 km
Pigeon Lake at Pigeon Lake Provincial ParkLake, Pigeon Lake 849.73 m Normal +0.01 m 24 km
West Whitemud Creek near IretonRiver gauge, West Whitemud Creek 0.52 m Low ±0 24 km
Whitemud Creek near EllerslieRiver gauge, Whitemud Creek 1.22 m High ±0 36 km
Blackmud Creek near EllerslieRiver gauge, Blackmud Creek 0.51 m Low −0.03 m 41 km
Atim Creek at Century RoadRiver gauge, Atim Creek 8.58 m Low −0.01 m 41 km
Whitemud Creek at EdmontonRiver gauge, Whitemud Creek 5.29 m Normal −0.01 m 43 km
Wabamun Lake at Sundance Power StationLake, Wabamun Lake 724.22 m Normal ±0 46 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Weed Creek at Thorsby in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 5.92 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 5.59 m and 6.90 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 5.60 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Weed Creek at Thorsby today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 04:10 AM MDT, the water level was 5.60 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Weed Creek at Thorsby rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Weed Creek at Thorsby normal?

Low 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:05DF008 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.23379, -114.05080 (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 5.60 m 2026-10-18 10:10 Provisional
Flow 0.01 m³/s 2026-10-18 10:10 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Weed Creek at Thorsby (eccc:05DF008). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/weed-creek-at-thorsby

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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