Mitchell Reservoir near Elkwater water level

Name: Mitchell Reservoir near Elkwater 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

Reservoir, Mitchell Reservoir, Alberta, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

32.65m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 11:30 AM MDT (2 hours ago)

History

What this means

Water is short at Mitchell Reservoir near Elkwater: the latest reading of 32.65 m is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.62 m below the median of 33.27 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 33.09 m (−0.44 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 32.64 m – 32.80 m.

Many reservoirs are drawn down through summer and fall; most of the refill comes later, with winter rain or spring snowmelt.

Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 33.27 m0.62 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 32.23 m – 33.91 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 33.09 m−0.44 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 32.64 m – 32.80 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 32.65 m – 33.09 m

Boating and fishing at Mitchell Reservoir near Elkwater

At low levels, launching can mean a long walk or a closed ramp, and shallow points stick out further than charts suggest.

Conditions at the shore change with the level, so check with the agency that runs the lake before a trip.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 15 km/h

19 Mon 14° 2° – Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 12° 4° – Wind 20 km/h

21 Wed 14° 3° – Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 19° 7° – Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 12° 0° – Wind 43 km/h

24 Sat 4° -3° – Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 52%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Middle Creek near the Saskatchewan BoundaryRiver gauge, Middle Creek	1.09 m	Normal	±0	6.1 km
Gaff Ditch near MerryflatRiver gauge, Gaff Ditch	0.49 m	Very low	±0	19 km
Massy Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Massy Reservoir	28.03 m	Very high	−0.01 m	20 km
Battle Creek at Alberta BoundaryRiver gauge, Battle Creek	0.68 m	Low	±0	20 km
Reesor Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Reesor Reservoir	1,226.41 m	High	−0.01 m	21 km
Michel Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Michel Reservoir	1,102.10 m	Very high	±0	21 km
Greasewood Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Greasewood Reservoir	29.35 m	High	±0	22 km
Bare Creek Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Bare Creek Reservoir	1,135.48 m	Normal	±0	23 km

Questions and answers

How does Mitchell Reservoir near Elkwater compare with last year?

It is 0.44 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 33.09 m.

What is a normal level for Mitchell Reservoir near Elkwater in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 33.27 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 32.23 m and 33.91 m, based on 11 years of records.

What is the water level of Mitchell Reservoir near Elkwater today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 11:30 AM MDT, the water level was 32.65 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Mitchell Reservoir near Elkwater rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Mitchell Reservoir near Elkwater normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 11 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.

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Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:11AB099 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.47453, -110.09000 (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	32.65 m	2026-10-18 17:30	Provisional

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