McLeod River near Cadomin water level

Name: McLeod River near Cadomin 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, McLeod River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.76m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 02:35 PM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 2.66 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at McLeod River near Cadomin, where the gauge shows 0.76 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.75 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.01 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.73 m – 0.85 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.75 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.68 m – 0.86 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.73 m – 0.85 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.75 m – 0.88 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.

About the McLeod River

The McLeod River is a river in west-central Alberta, Canada. It forms in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, and is a major tributary of the Athabasca River.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 7° 0° – Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 7° -2° – Wind 8 km/h

20 Tue 11° -4° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 13° -1° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 13° -2° 1.7 mm, 38% Wind 11 km/h

23 Fri 1° -3° 12 mm, 83% Wind 19 km/h

24 Sat -3° -5° 2.3 mm, 42% Wind 17 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:21 AM Sunset 06:48 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the McLeod River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
McLeod River above Embarras RiverRiver gauge, McLeod River	1.46 m	Normal	+0.02 m	58 km
McLeod River near RosevearRiver gauge, McLeod River	1.53 m	Normal	±0	97 km
McLeod River near WhitecourtRiver gauge, McLeod River	1.78 m	Normal	±0	137 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wampus Creek near HintonRiver gauge, Wampus Creek	0.68 m	High	−0.01 m	9.6 km
Gregg River near the MouthRiver gauge, Gregg River	1.19 m	Very high	+0.01 m	22 km
Lovett River near the MouthRiver gauge, Lovett River	0.43 m	Normal	±0	37 km
Embarras River near WealdRiver gauge, Embarras River	0.81 m	Normal	+0.01 m	42 km
Athabasca River at HintonRiver gauge, Athabasca River	27.06 m	Normal	+0.02 m	46 km
Brazeau River below Cardinal RiverRiver gauge, Brazeau River	4.46 m	Very high	+0.01 m	48 km
Athabasca River near JasperRiver gauge, Athabasca River	1.22 m	Normal	+0.04 m	61 km
Sundance Creek near BickerdikeRiver gauge, Sundance Creek	0.96 m	Normal	±0	63 km

Questions and answers

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

The median for mid-October is 0.75 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.68 m and 0.86 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 0.76 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of McLeod River near Cadomin today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 02:35 PM MDT, the water level was 0.76 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is McLeod River near Cadomin rising or falling?

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

Is the level of McLeod River near Cadomin normal?

Normal 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.

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:07AF013 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.07943, -117.19806 (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	0.76 m	2026-10-18 20:35	Provisional
Flow	2.66 m³/s	2026-10-18 20:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: McLeod River near Cadomin (eccc:07AF013). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/mcleod-river-near-cadomin

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