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Bear River near Valhalla Centre water level

River gauge, Bear River, Alberta, Canada

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

2.00m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.00 m³/s
2.0 2.5 3.0

History

History
2.02.53.0mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 172.02.53.0mOct 11Oct 14Oct 17
2.02.53.0mSep 18Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 172.02.53.0mSep 18Oct 2Oct 17
23mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 202623mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
23mJanMarMayJulSepNov202623mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 2.00 m, the Bear River near Valhalla Centre is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 2.29 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.29 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 1.72 m, a difference of +0.27 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 1.92 m and 2.00 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
2.29 m0.29 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.75 m – 2.88 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Same day last year
1.72 m+0.27 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.92 m – 2.00 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.72 m – 1.99 m

Conditions at Bear River near Valhalla Centre

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: 2.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 10° 3° 3.0 mm, 92% Wind 34 km/h
18 Sun 9° 2° – Wind 26 km/h
19 Mon 9° -1° – Wind 9 km/h
20 Tue 11° -2° – Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 13° 1° – Wind 14 km/h
22 Thu 10° 1° 1.5 mm Wind 10 km/h
23 Fri 2° 0° 0.5 mm, 27% Wind 17 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:32 AM Sunset 06:55 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 44%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Beaverlodge River near BeaverlodgeRiver gauge, Beaverlodge River 1.09 m Normal +0.08 m 24 km
Grande Prairie Creek near SexsmithRiver gauge, Grande Prairie Creek 0.64 m Normal +0.01 m 30 km
Redwillow River near Rio GrandeRiver gauge, Redwillow River 3.21 m Very high −0.01 m 41 km
Saddle River near WokingRiver gauge, Saddle River 1.09 m Very high −0.02 m 51 km
Wapiti River near Grande PrairieRiver gauge, Wapiti River 95.28 m Very high −0.04 m 56 km
Kleskun Hills Main Drain near Grande PrairieRiver gauge, Kleskun Hills Main Drain 0.54 m Normal ±0 62 km
Pouce Coupe River below Henderson CreekRiver gauge, Pouce Coupe River 10.04 m Low −0.02 m 66 km
Big Mountain Creek at Big Mountain Creek Provincial Recreational AreaRiver gauge, Big Mountain Creek 93.82 m No reference yet +0.03 m 71 km

Questions and answers

Is the Bear River near Valhalla Centre higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.27 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.72 m.

What is a normal level for the Bear River near Valhalla Centre in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.29 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.75 m and 2.88 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 2.00 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bear River near Valhalla Centre today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 03:50 PM MDT, the water level was 2.00 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bear River near Valhalla Centre rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bear River near Valhalla Centre 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:07GE007 (Agency page)
Coordinates
55.40016, -119.38406 (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 2.00 m 2026-10-17 21:50 Provisional
Flow 0.00 m³/s 2026-10-17 21:50 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Bear River near Valhalla Centre (eccc:07GE007). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/bear-river-near-valhalla-centre

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.