Athabasca River at Embarras Airport water level

Name: Athabasca River at Embarras Airport 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, Athabasca River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

213.21m Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 16, 2026, 09:15 AM MDT (2 days ago)

Flow: 588 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level

What this means

The gauge at Athabasca River at Embarras Airport reads 213.21 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The water is rising: up 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 213.12 m and 213.76 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days: 213.12 m – 213.76 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 213.12 m – 213.86 m

Conditions at Athabasca River at Embarras Airport

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.

About the Athabasca River

The Athabasca River in Alberta, Canada, originates at the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park and flows more than 1,231 km (765 mi) before emptying into Lake Athabasca. Much of the land along its banks is protected in national and provincial parks, and the river is designated a Canadian heritage river for its historical and cultural importance. The scenic Athabasca Falls is located about 30 km (19 mi) upstream from Jasper.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 10° 3° – Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 9° -1° – Wind 9 km/h

20 Tue 10° 2° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 14° 4° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 12° 2° – Wind 8 km/h

23 Fri 5° 1° 10 mm, 73% Wind 23 km/h

24 Sat 1° -1° 4.9 mm, 67% Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:09 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 5 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the Athabasca River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Athabasca River near Old FortRiver gauge, Athabasca River	7.64 m	Low	+0.06 m	9.4 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Richardson River near the MouthRiver gauge, Richardson River	1.62 m	Normal	+0.01 m	17 km

Questions and answers

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 213.21 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Athabasca River at Embarras Airport today?

On Oct 16, 2026, 09:15 AM MDT, the water level was 213.21 m. Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Athabasca River at Embarras Airport rising or falling?

Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Athabasca River at Embarras Airport normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 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:07DD001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 58.31264, -111.51510 (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	213.21 m	2026-10-16 15:15	Provisional
Flow	588 m³/s	2026-10-18 18:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Athabasca River at Embarras Airport (eccc:07DD001). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/athabasca-river-at-embarras-airport

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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