Muskeg River near Grande Cache water level

Name: Muskeg River near Grande Cache 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, Muskeg River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

3.29m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 09:10 AM MDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 7.00 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Muskeg River near Grande Cache reads 3.29 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.03 m above the median of 3.26 m for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings.

The water is rising: up 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 3.23 m and 3.34 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: 3.26 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 3.09 m – 3.51 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 3.23 m – 3.34 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 3.23 m – 3.38 m

Conditions at Muskeg River near Grande Cache

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 08:29 AM Sunset 06:53 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 51%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Smoky River above Hells CreekRiver gauge, Smoky River	1.62 m	Very high	+0.08 m	23 km
Little Berland River at Highway No. 40River gauge, Little Berland River	0.57 m	Normal	±0	47 km
Kakwa River at Highway No. 40River gauge, Kakwa River	1.61 m	Very high	+0.08 m	58 km
Cutbank River near Grande PrairieRiver gauge, Cutbank River	1.43 m	Very high	+0.17 m	66 km
Wildhay River near HintonRiver gauge, Wildhay River	1.50 m	Low	+0.01 m	73 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Muskeg River near Grande Cache in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.26 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.09 m and 3.51 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 3.29 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Muskeg River near Grande Cache today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 09:10 AM MDT, the water level was 3.29 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Muskeg River near Grande Cache rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Muskeg River near Grande Cache 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:07GA002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.92620, -118.81636 (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	3.29 m	2026-10-18 15:10	Provisional
Flow	7.00 m³/s	2026-10-18 15:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Muskeg River near Grande Cache (eccc:07GA002). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/muskeg-river-near-grande-cache

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