Driftpile River near Driftpile water level

Name: Driftpile River near Driftpile 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, Driftpile River, Alberta, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Water level

1.98m Down 0.17 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 11:00 AM MDT (59 min ago)

Flow: 12.4 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Driftpile River near Driftpile shows 1.98 m, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.91 m above the median of 1.07 m for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.99 m (+0.99 m).

The level is falling, down 0.17 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.27 m and 4.08 m.

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

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.07 m0.91 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.96 m – 1.33 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.99 m+0.99 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.27 m – 4.08 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.98 m – 3.29 m

High water at Driftpile River near Driftpile

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

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 11° 4° 2.7 mm, 84% Wind 29 km/h

18 Sun 10° 4° – Wind 24 km/h

19 Mon 10° 1° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 12° 0° – Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 16° 2° – Wind 18 km/h

22 Thu 10° 1° 0.2 mm Wind 7 km/h

23 Fri 4° -1° 13 mm, 45% Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:18 AM Sunset 06:40 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 42%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Swan River near KinusoRiver gauge, Swan River	583.84 m	Very high	−0.11 m	24 km
Salt Creek near GrouardRiver gauge, Salt Creek	2.17 m	Very high	−0.02 m	35 km
East Prairie River near EnildaRiver gauge, East Prairie River	3.05 m	Very high	−0.03 m	35 km
South Heart River near Big Prairie SettlementRiver gauge, South Heart River	25.27 m	Very high	±0	41 km
West Prairie River near High PrairieRiver gauge, West Prairie River	2.73 m	High	−0.03 m	45 km
South Heart Reservoir near McLennanReservoir, South Heart Reservoir	625.82 m	High	−0.02 m	63 km
Lily Creek near Slave LakeRiver gauge, Lily Creek	92.59 m	Very high	−0.01 m	64 km
Winagami Lake at Provincial ParkLake, Winagami Lake	621.92 m	Very high	+0.01 m	64 km

Questions and answers

How does the Driftpile River near Driftpile compare with last year?

It is 0.99 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.99 m.

What is a normal level for the Driftpile River near Driftpile in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.07 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.96 m and 1.33 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 1.98 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Driftpile River near Driftpile today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 11:00 AM MDT, the water level was 1.98 m. Down 0.17 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Driftpile River near Driftpile rising or falling?

Down 0.17 m over the last 24 hours. Down 2.10 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Driftpile River near Driftpile normal?

Very high 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:07BH003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.34664, -115.79662 (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	1.98 m	2026-10-17 17:00	Provisional
Flow	12.4 m³/s	2026-10-17 17:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Driftpile River near Driftpile (eccc:07BH003). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/driftpile-river-near-driftpile

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