Whitemud Creek near Ellerslie water level

Name: Whitemud Creek near Ellerslie 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, Whitemud Creek, Alberta, Canada

Directions

High for mid-October

Water level

1.23m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 03:40 PM MDT (57 min ago)

Flow: 0.72 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Whitemud Creek near Ellerslie is above normal at 1.23 m.

That puts it 0.30 m above the median of 0.92 m for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.12 m and 1.34 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: 0.92 m0.30 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.80 m – 1.48 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.12 m – 1.34 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.12 m – 1.28 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About Whitemud Creek

Whitemud Creek is a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River in central Alberta, Canada.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 9° 0° – Wind 7 km/h

20 Tue 11° -1° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 11° 0° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 12° -1° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 4° 1° 1.2 mm, 75% Wind 31 km/h

24 Sat 1° -1° 0.9 mm, 24% Wind 33 km/h

25 Sun -1° -3° – Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:09 AM Sunset 06:31 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 63%

Map

Other gauges on Whitemud Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Whitemud Creek at EdmontonRiver gauge, Whitemud Creek	5.29 m	Normal	±0	8.2 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Blackmud Creek near EllerslieRiver gauge, Blackmud Creek	0.53 m	Low	+0.03 m	4.9 km
North Saskatchewan River at EdmontonRiver gauge, North Saskatchewan River	2.96 m	Very low	+0.01 m	16 km
West Whitemud Creek near IretonRiver gauge, West Whitemud Creek	0.52 m	Low	±0	22 km
Carrot Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Carrot Creek	8.31 m	Very high	−0.01 m	24 km
Sturgeon River at St. AlbertRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	0.66 m	Normal	−0.02 m	25 km
Atim Creek at Century RoadRiver gauge, Atim Creek	8.60 m	Normal	+0.01 m	28 km
Sturgeon River near VilleneuveRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	0.89 m	Normal	±0	29 km
Strawberry Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Strawberry Creek	0.22 m	Low	±0	33 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Whitemud Creek near Ellerslie in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.92 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.80 m and 1.48 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 1.23 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Whitemud Creek near Ellerslie today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 03:40 PM MDT, the water level was 1.23 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Whitemud Creek near Ellerslie rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Whitemud Creek near Ellerslie 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:05DF006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.41263, -113.59089 (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	1.23 m	2026-10-19 21:40	Provisional
Flow	0.72 m³/s	2026-10-19 21:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Whitemud Creek near Ellerslie (eccc:05DF006). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/whitemud-creek-near-ellerslie

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