Jackpine Creek at Canterra Road water level

Name: Jackpine Creek at Canterra Road 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, Jackpine Creek, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

296.60m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 16, 2026, 09:25 AM MDT (2 days ago)

Flow: 0.29 m³/s

History

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Water level

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Jackpine Creek at Canterra Road, where the gauge shows 296.60 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 296.54 m – 296.61 m.

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

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days: 296.54 m – 296.61 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 296.54 m – 296.60 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 08:06 AM Sunset 06:16 PM Daylight 10 hr, 10 min First quarter 46%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Muskeg River above Muskeg CreekRiver gauge, Muskeg River	1.48 m³/s	Normal	+0.05 m³/s	7.8 km
Muskeg River near Fort MackayRiver gauge, Muskeg River	1.53 m	High	+0.02 m	11 km
Muskeg River above Stanley CreekRiver gauge, Muskeg River	98.33 m	Very high	±0	14 km
Kearl Lake at Canterra RoadLake, Kearl Lake	99.38 m	Normal	+0.02 m	14 km
Iyinimin Creek above Kearl LakeRiver gauge, Iyinimin Creek	0.06 m³/s	Normal	+0.01 m³/s	14 km
Mackay River near Fort MackayRiver gauge, Mackay River	1.81 m	High	+0.03 m	17 km
Tar River near the MouthRiver gauge, Tar River	97.72 m	Normal	±0	19 km
Ells River at Canadian Natural Resources Limited BridgeRiver gauge, Ells River	98.16 m	Normal	±0	19 km

Questions and answers

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 296.60 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Jackpine Creek at Canterra Road today?

On Oct 16, 2026, 09:25 AM MDT, the water level was 296.60 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Jackpine Creek at Canterra Road rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Jackpine Creek at Canterra Road normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 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:07DA026 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 57.23933, -111.41500 (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	296.60 m	2026-10-16 15:25	Provisional
Flow	0.29 m³/s	2026-10-18 03:25	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Jackpine Creek at Canterra Road (eccc:07DA026). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/jackpine-creek-at-canterra-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