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Block Creek near Leedale water level

River gauge, Block Creek, Alberta, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

1.53m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.13 m³/s
1.3 1.5 1.8 2.0

History

1.51.82.0mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 181.51.82.0mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18
1.31.51.82.0mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 181.31.51.82.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Block Creek near Leedale is running below normal at 1.53 m.

The median for mid-October is 1.91 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.38 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 1.32 m and 1.54 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
1.91 m0.38 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.32 m – 2.08 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.32 m – 1.54 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.37 m – 1.54 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 18° 6° 0.5 mm, 59% Wind 41 km/h
18 Sun 12° 0° – Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 10° 0° – Wind 11 km/h
20 Tue 10° -1° – Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 14° -3° – Wind 13 km/h
22 Thu 15° 3° – Wind 11 km/h
23 Fri 7° 1° 4.3 mm, 61% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:10 AM Sunset 06:38 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 48%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Lasthill Creek near EckvilleRiver gauge, Lasthill Creek 24.39 m Normal ±0 25 km
Blindman River near BlufftonRiver gauge, Blindman River 3.10 m Normal ±0 28 km
Medicine River near EckvilleRiver gauge, Medicine River 1.81 m Very high −0.01 m 32 km
North Saskatchewan River near Rocky Mountain HouseRiver gauge, North Saskatchewan River 1.74 m Very low −0.05 m 33 km
Lloyd Creek near BlufftonRiver gauge, Lloyd Creek 1.13 m Very high ±0 34 km
Gull Lake at Rv Heaven MarinaLake, Gull Lake 897.96 m Very low −0.01 m 36 km
Clearwater River near DovercourtRiver gauge, Clearwater River 0.89 m Normal ±0 40 km
Prairie Creek near Rocky Mountain HouseRiver gauge, Prairie Creek 0.31 m Low ±0 41 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Block Creek near Leedale in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.91 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.32 m and 2.08 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 1.53 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Block Creek near Leedale today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 01:25 AM MDT, the water level was 1.53 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Block Creek near Leedale rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Block Creek near Leedale 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:05CC010 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.57374, -114.57767 (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 1.53 m 2026-10-18 07:25 Provisional
Flow 0.13 m³/s 2026-10-18 07:25 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Block Creek near Leedale (eccc:05CC010). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/block-creek-near-leedale

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