Willow Creek at Secondary No. 532 water level

Name: Willow Creek at Secondary No. 532 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, Willow Creek, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

1.24m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 04:00 PM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.23 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Willow Creek at Secondary No. 532 is running below normal at 1.24 m.

That puts it 0.07 m below the median of 1.31 m for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 1.24 m and 1.27 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.31 m0.07 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.22 m – 1.37 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.24 m – 1.27 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.24 m – 1.29 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 08:05 AM Sunset 06:41 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on Willow Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Willow Creek at Oxly RanchRiver gauge, Willow Creek	1.19 m	High	±0	38 km
Willow Creek near ClaresholmRiver gauge, Willow Creek	0.57 m	Normal	−0.01 m	52 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Chain Lakes Reservoir near NantonReservoir, Chain Lakes Reservoir	1,296.96 m	High	−0.02 m	12 km
Cataract Creek near Forestry RoadRiver gauge, Cataract Creek	0.95 m	Very low	−0.01 m	18 km
Highwood River at Diebel'S RanchRiver gauge, Highwood River	0.80 m	Normal	±0	21 km
Stimson Creek near PekiskoRiver gauge, Stimson Creek	1.60 m	Very high	−0.01 m	25 km
Trap Creek near LongviewRiver gauge, Trap Creek	1.98 m	High	±0	27 km
Pekisko Creek near LongviewRiver gauge, Pekisko Creek	0.64 m	Normal	±0	28 km
Pine Coulee Outflow below ReservoirRiver gauge, Pine Coulee Outflow	7.51 m	Very high	±0	45 km
Pine Coulee Reservoir near StavelyReservoir, Pine Coulee Reservoir	1,051.02 m	Very high	−0.01 m	45 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Willow Creek at Secondary No. 532 in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.31 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.22 m and 1.37 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 1.24 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Willow Creek at Secondary No. 532 today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 04:00 PM MDT, the water level was 1.24 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Willow Creek at Secondary No. 532 rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Willow Creek at Secondary No. 532 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:05AB040 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.24177, -114.35117 (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	1.24 m	2026-10-18 22:00	Provisional
Flow	0.23 m³/s	2026-10-18 22:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Willow Creek at Secondary No. 532 (eccc:05AB040). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/willow-creek-at-secondary-no-532

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