Carrot Creek near the Mouth water level

Name: Carrot Creek near the Mouth 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, Carrot Creek, Alberta, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Water level

8.29m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 09:05 PM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.08 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Carrot Creek near the Mouth shows 8.29 m, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.59 m above the median of 7.70 m for mid-October, based on 12 years of readings.

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 7.98 m and 8.33 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 12 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 7.70 m0.59 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.07 m – 8.27 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (12 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.98 m – 8.33 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.99 m – 8.32 m

High water at Carrot Creek near the Mouth

Official flood alerts and warnings come from the provincial river forecast centre. They cover areas, not single gauges, so a warning can be in force before this reading looks dramatic.

Keep children and dogs well back from the edge, and stay off flooded footpaths and towpaths.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 10° 0° – Wind 9 km/h

20 Tue 10° -1° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 11° -1° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 11° -1° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 4° 1° 5.7 mm, 84% Wind 31 km/h

24 Sat 3° -2° – Wind 28 km/h

25 Sun 0° -3° – Wind 10 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:12 AM Sunset 06:28 PM Daylight 10 hr, 16 min First quarter 65%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sturgeon River at St. AlbertRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	0.66 m	Normal	±0	4.7 km
Sturgeon River near VilleneuveRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	0.88 m	Normal	−0.01 m	5.7 km
Atim Creek at Century RoadRiver gauge, Atim Creek	8.59 m	Normal	+0.01 m	13 km
North Saskatchewan River at EdmontonRiver gauge, North Saskatchewan River	2.91 m	Very low	+0.01 m	17 km
Whitemud Creek at EdmontonRiver gauge, Whitemud Creek	5.29 m	Normal	±0	18 km
Whitemud Creek near EllerslieRiver gauge, Whitemud Creek	1.23 m	High	+0.01 m	24 km
Blackmud Creek near EllerslieRiver gauge, Blackmud Creek	0.53 m	Low	+0.03 m	26 km
Kilini Creek at Twp Road No 543River gauge, Kilini Creek	8.61 m	Very low	±0	30 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Carrot Creek near the Mouth in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.70 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.07 m and 8.27 m, based on 12 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 8.29 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Carrot Creek near the Mouth today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 09:05 PM MDT, the water level was 8.29 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Carrot Creek near the Mouth rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.19 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Carrot Creek near the Mouth normal?

Very high for mid-October. Compared with 12 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:05EA011 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.62339, -113.69531 (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	8.29 m	2026-10-20 03:05	Provisional
Flow	0.08 m³/s	2026-10-20 03:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Carrot Creek near the Mouth (eccc:05EA011). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/carrot-creek-near-the-mouth

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