Canadian St. Mary Canal near Spring Coulee water level

Name: Canadian St. Mary Canal near Spring Coulee 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

Canal gauge, Canadian St. Mary Canal, Alberta, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.36m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 07:55 PM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.00 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Canadian St. Mary Canal near Spring Coulee: the gauge reads 0.36 m, below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.49 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the canal level is 0.13 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.35 m, a difference of +0.01 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.35 m – 2.33 m.

Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.49 m0.13 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.35 m – 2.49 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.35 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.35 m – 2.33 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.36 m – 2.32 m

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 08:02 AM Sunset 06:34 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 64%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Magrath Irrigation District Canal near Spring CouleeCanal gauge, Magrath Irrigation District Canal	0.42 m	High	−0.01 m	1.0 km
St. Mary Reservoir near Spring CouleeReservoir, St. Mary Reservoir	1,095.71 m	High	−0.02 m	5.6 km
Lee Creek at CardstonRiver gauge, Lee Creek	1.52 m	Normal	±0	24 km
Rolph Creek near KimballRiver gauge, Rolph Creek	0.53 m	Normal	−0.01 m	25 km
Prairie Blood Coulee near LethbridgeRiver gauge, Prairie Blood Coulee	0.62 m	Normal	±0	26 km
Pothole Creek at Russell'S RanchRiver gauge, Pothole Creek	0.54 m	Normal	±0	29 km
St. Mary River near LethbridgeRiver gauge, St. Mary River	1.31 m	Very high	±0	29 km
Belly River near GlenwoodRiver gauge, Belly River	0.75 m	Normal	−0.01 m	32 km

Questions and answers

Is the Canadian St. Mary Canal near Spring Coulee higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.35 m.

What is a normal level for the Canadian St. Mary Canal near Spring Coulee in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.49 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.35 m and 2.49 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 0.36 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Canadian St. Mary Canal near Spring Coulee today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 07:55 PM MDT, the water level was 0.36 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Canadian St. Mary Canal near Spring Coulee rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 1.65 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Canadian St. Mary Canal near Spring Coulee 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:05AE026 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.34363, -113.04353 (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	0.36 m	2026-10-20 01:55	Provisional
Flow	0.00 m³/s	2026-10-20 01:55	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Canadian St. Mary Canal near Spring Coulee (eccc:05AE026). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/canadian-st-mary-canal-near-spring-coulee

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