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Brown Creek at Forestry Road water level

River gauge, Brown Creek, Alberta, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.41m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.63 m³/s
0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55

History

0.400.450.500.55mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 180.400.450.500.55mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18
0.40.50.6mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 180.40.50.6mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 0.41 m, Brown Creek at Forestry Road is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 0.44 m for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.39 m and 0.43 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
0.44 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.40 m – 0.55 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.39 m – 0.43 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.39 m – 0.44 m

Conditions at Brown Creek at Forestry Road

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

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 08:17 AM Sunset 06:45 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 46%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Brazeau River below Cardinal RiverRiver gauge, Brazeau River 4.47 m Very high +0.02 m 19 km
Lovett River near the MouthRiver gauge, Lovett River 0.44 m High +0.01 m 33 km
Nordegg River at Sunchild RoadRiver gauge, Nordegg River 1.03 m Normal +0.01 m 57 km
North Ram River at Forestry RoadRiver gauge, North Ram River 0.76 m Very low ±0 59 km
McLeod River near CadominRiver gauge, McLeod River 0.77 m Normal +0.02 m 66 km
Rat Creek near CynthiaRiver gauge, Rat Creek 1.30 m Normal ±0 72 km
Wampus Creek near HintonRiver gauge, Wampus Creek 0.69 m High +0.03 m 74 km
Sunwapta River at Athabasca GlacierRiver gauge, Sunwapta River 0.56 m Normal ±0 85 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Brown Creek at Forestry Road in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.44 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.40 m and 0.55 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 0.41 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Brown Creek at Forestry Road today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 08:40 PM MDT, the water level was 0.41 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Brown Creek at Forestry Road rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Brown Creek at Forestry Road 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:05DD004 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.76396, -116.36081 (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 0.41 m 2026-10-18 02:40 Provisional
Flow 0.63 m³/s 2026-10-18 02:40 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Brown Creek at Forestry Road (eccc:05DD004). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/brown-creek-at-forestry-road

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.

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