Rosebud River at Redland water level

Name: Rosebud River at Redland 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, Rosebud River, Alberta, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.25m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 10:20 AM MDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 0.36 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 0.25 m, the Rosebud River at Redland is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.34 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.09 m below typical. A year ago it stood at 0.25 m as well.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.24 m and 0.52 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.34 m0.09 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.24 m – 0.43 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.25 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.24 m – 0.52 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.21 m – 0.53 m

Conditions at Rosebud River at Redland

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Rosebud River

The Rosebud River is a major tributary of the Red Deer River in Alberta, Canada. The Rosebud River passes through agricultural lands and ranchland for most of its course, and through badlands in its final reaches. It provides water for irrigation canals through a variety of dams built on its course and that of its tributaries.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 21° 6° – Wind 44 km/h

18 Sun 13° -1° – Wind 18 km/h

19 Mon 12° 0° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 11° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 17° 2° – Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 13° 3° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 9° 3° – Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:00 AM Sunset 06:36 PM Daylight 10 hr, 37 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the Rosebud River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Rosebud River below Carstairs CreekRiver gauge, Rosebud River	0.73 m	Very low	±0	52 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Kneehills Creek near DrumhellerRiver gauge, Kneehills Creek	1.98 m	Normal	±0	20 km
Red Deer River at DrumhellerRiver gauge, Red Deer River	0.63 m	Very low	−0.01 m	28 km
Michichi Creek at DrumhellerRiver gauge, Michichi Creek	1.85 m	Low	±0	28 km
Threehills Creek near CarbonRiver gauge, Threehills Creek	1.41 m	Very high	±0	31 km
Parflesh Creek near ChancellorRiver gauge, Parflesh Creek	0.96 m	Very high	±0	35 km
Renwick Creek near Three HillsRiver gauge, Renwick Creek	0.58 m	Normal	−0.02 m	53 km
Crowfoot Creek near ClunyRiver gauge, Crowfoot Creek	0.78 m	Normal	±0	54 km
Fish Creek above Little Fish LakeRiver gauge, Fish Creek	1.17 m	Normal	±0	57 km

Questions and answers

Is the Rosebud River at Redland higher than last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.25 m.

What is a normal level for the Rosebud River at Redland in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.34 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.24 m and 0.43 m, based on 14 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 0.25 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Rosebud River at Redland today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 10:20 AM MDT, the water level was 0.25 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Rosebud River at Redland rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Rosebud River at Redland normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 14 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05CE005 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.29354, -113.01130 (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	0.25 m	2026-10-17 16:20	Provisional
Flow	0.36 m³/s	2026-10-17 16:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Rosebud River at Redland (eccc:05CE005). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/rosebud-river-at-redland

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