Paddle River near Anselmo water level

Name: Paddle River near Anselmo 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, Paddle River, Alberta, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

0.78m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 06:50 PM MDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 0.26 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

High water at Paddle River near Anselmo: the latest reading is 0.78 m, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.62 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.16 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.65 m – 0.83 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.62 m0.16 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.53 m – 0.78 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.65 m – 0.83 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.66 m – 0.80 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 Paddle River

The Paddle River is a short river in northern Alberta, Canada. Known as Pimiskāw sīpiy by the Cree, the river was named because of its slow speed. During the fur trade era, a canoe could be easily paddled up the river, in contrast to the more arduous task of ascending a swifter river like the Pembina River that required poling or tracking.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 4° 0.3 mm Wind 35 km/h

18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 9° 1° – Wind 6 km/h

20 Tue 11° -1° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 13° -2° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 11° -2° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 3° 0° 8.9 mm, 61% Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:15 AM Sunset 06:39 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 45%

Map

Other gauges on the Paddle River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Paddle River near Rochfort BridgeRiver gauge, Paddle River	1.19 m	Very high	+0.01 m	21 km
Paddle River at BarrheadRiver gauge, Paddle River	0.85 m	Normal	−0.01 m	69 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Little Paddle River near MayerthorpeRiver gauge, Little Paddle River	1.87 m	Normal	−0.02 m	24 km
McLeod River near WhitecourtRiver gauge, McLeod River	1.78 m	Normal	±0	35 km
Groat Creek near WhitecourtRiver gauge, Groat Creek	0.38 m	Normal	±0	37 km
Pembina River near EntwistleRiver gauge, Pembina River	1.99 m	Very high	±0	37 km
Christmas Creek near Blue RidgeRiver gauge, Christmas Creek	0.62 m	Normal	−0.02 m	41 km
Sturgeon River near Magnolia BridgeRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	0.90 m	High	±0	44 km
Coyote Creek near CherhillRiver gauge, Coyote Creek	1.36 m	Very high	+0.01 m	45 km
Sakwatamau River near WhitecourtRiver gauge, Sakwatamau River	0.57 m	Very high	−0.02 m	47 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Paddle River near Anselmo in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.62 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.53 m and 0.78 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 0.78 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Paddle River near Anselmo today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 06:50 PM MDT, the water level was 0.78 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Paddle River near Anselmo rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Paddle River near Anselmo normal?

High 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:07BB011 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.85935, -115.36388 (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	0.78 m	2026-10-18 00:50	Provisional
Flow	0.26 m³/s	2026-10-18 00:50	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Paddle River near Anselmo (eccc:07BB011). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/paddle-river-near-anselmo

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