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Waterton - Belly Diversion Canal water level

Canal gauge, Alberta, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.25m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.00 m³/s
0.5 1.0

History

0.51.01.5mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 180.51.01.5mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18
0.51.01.5mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 180.51.01.5mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Waterton - Belly Diversion Canal: the gauge reads 0.25 m, below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.13 m below the median of 0.39 m for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings.

It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.25 m – 1.43 m.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.39 m0.13 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.16 m – 1.13 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.25 m – 1.43 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.27 m – 1.43 m

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 12° 0° – Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 18° 1° – Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 10° 3° – Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 19° 5° – Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 19° 8° – Wind 38 km/h
23 Fri 8° 2° 4.2 mm, 56% Wind 17 km/h
24 Sat 4° -2° – Wind 8 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:01 AM Sunset 06:40 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 51%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Waterton ReservoirReservoir 1,178.33 m Very high +0.05 m 3.7 km
Belly - St. Mary Diversion CanalCanal gauge 0.00 m³/s Normal ±0 5.9 km
Belly River near GlenwoodRiver gauge, Belly River 0.77 m Normal ±0 11 km
Drywood Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Drywood Creek 0.78 m High ±0 12 km
Waterton River near GlenwoodRiver gauge, Waterton River 0.87 m Low ±0 16 km
Belly River near Mountain ViewRiver gauge, Belly River 1.18 m Normal −0.01 m 26 km
Yarrow Creek at Spread Eagle RoadRiver gauge, Yarrow Creek 6.31 m Low ±0 26 km
Mountain View Irrigation District CanalCanal gauge 1.10 m High ±0 28 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Waterton - Belly Diversion Canal in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.39 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.16 m and 1.13 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 0.25 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Waterton - Belly Diversion Canal today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 08:20 AM MDT, the water level was 0.25 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Waterton - Belly Diversion Canal rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Waterton - Belly Diversion Canal normal?

Low 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:05AD027 (Agency page)
Coordinates
49.32703, -113.63383 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.25 m 2026-10-18 14:20 Provisional
Flow 0.00 m³/s 2026-10-18 14:35 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Waterton - Belly Diversion Canal (eccc:05AD027). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/waterton-belly-diversion-canal

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