Elbow River at Sarcee Bridge water level

Name: Elbow River at Sarcee Bridge 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, Elbow River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

3.67m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 03:30 PM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 5.58 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Elbow River at Sarcee Bridge is at 3.67 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 3.71 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.04 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 3.67 m and 3.76 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 3.71 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 3.54 m – 26.52 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 3.67 m – 3.76 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 3.67 m – 3.77 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.

About the Elbow River

The Elbow River is a river in southern Alberta, Canada. It flows from the Canadian Rockies to the city of Calgary, where it merges into the Bow River. Its name is derived from the elbow-like turn the river takes before it joins the Bow.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 20° 7° – Wind 55 km/h

18 Sun 10° 1° – Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 11° 0° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 10° 3° – Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 18° 2° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 13° 4° – Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 8° 3° – Wind 17 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:04 AM Sunset 06:41 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the Elbow River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Elbow River below Glenmore DamRiver gauge, Elbow River	0.62 m	Normal	+0.15 m	5.8 km
Elbow River at Bragg CreekRiver gauge, Elbow River	0.91 m	Low	−0.01 m	28 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bow River at CalgaryRiver gauge, Bow River	0.93 m	Normal	+0.01 m	10 km
Fish Creek near PriddisRiver gauge, Fish Creek	2.22 m	Low	−0.02 m	16 km
West Nose Creek at CalgaryRiver gauge, West Nose Creek	5.40 m	Normal	±0	22 km
Threepoint Creek near MillarvilleRiver gauge, Threepoint Creek	1.55 m	High	±0	26 km
Bow River near CochraneRiver gauge, Bow River	16.30 m	Normal	−0.03 m	29 km
Jumpingpound Creek at Township Road No. 252River gauge, Jumpingpound Creek	2.43 m	Low	±0	32 km
Sheep River at OkotoksRiver gauge, Sheep River	26.05 m	Low	−0.01 m	33 km
Highwood River near the MouthRiver gauge, Highwood River	2.29 m	Normal	+0.03 m	34 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Elbow River at Sarcee Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.71 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.54 m and 26.52 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 3.67 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Elbow River at Sarcee Bridge today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 03:30 PM MDT, the water level was 3.67 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Elbow River at Sarcee Bridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Elbow River at Sarcee Bridge normal?

Normal 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.

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:05BJ010 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.99350, -114.16989 (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	3.67 m	2026-10-17 21:30	Provisional
Flow	5.58 m³/s	2026-10-17 21:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Elbow River at Sarcee Bridge (eccc:05BJ010). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/elbow-river-at-sarcee-bridge

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