Cressday Reservoir near Cressday water level

Name: Cressday Reservoir near Cressday 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

Reservoir, Cressday Reservoir, Alberta, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

963.28m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 03:25 PM MDT (50 min ago)

History

What this means

Cressday Reservoir near Cressday is at 963.28 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 963.38 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.10 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 963.39 m, a difference of −0.11 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 963.28 m and 963.35 m.

Many reservoirs are drawn down through summer and fall; most of the refill comes later, with winter rain or spring snowmelt.

Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 963.38 m0.10 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 963.01 m – 963.47 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 963.39 m−0.11 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 963.28 m – 963.35 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 963.28 m – 963.39 m

On the water at Cressday Reservoir near Cressday

Normal levels mean few surprises on the water: ramps in use and the shoreline where you expect it.

Wear a life jacket on the water. Most boating deaths involve people who were not wearing one.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 15° 0° – Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 14° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 18° 1° – Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 21° 8° – Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 14° 3° 2.8 mm, 81% Wind 50 km/h

24 Sat 5° 0° – Wind 51 km/h

25 Sun 3° -3° – Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:49 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 62%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sage Creek at Q Ranch near WildhorseRiver gauge, Sage Creek	0.18 m	Very low	±0	14 km
Lodge Creek near Alberta BoundaryRiver gauge, Lodge Creek	0.59 m	Low	±0	20 km
Bare Creek Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Bare Creek Reservoir	1,135.48 m	Normal	±0	24 km
Altawan Reservoir near GovenlockReservoir, Altawan Reservoir	897.80 m	Normal	±0	26 km
Middle Creek near the Saskatchewan BoundaryRiver gauge, Middle Creek	1.10 m	Normal	±0	26 km
Massy Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Massy Reservoir	28.02 m	Very high	±0	27 km
Greasewood Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Greasewood Reservoir	29.35 m	High	±0	29 km
Mitchell Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Mitchell Reservoir	32.64 m	Low	−0.01 m	30 km

Questions and answers

Is Cressday Reservoir near Cressday higher than last year?

No, it is 0.11 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 963.39 m.

What is a normal level for Cressday Reservoir near Cressday in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 963.38 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 963.01 m and 963.47 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Cressday Reservoir near Cressday really 963.28 m deep?

No. 963.28 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Cressday Reservoir near Cressday today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 03:25 PM MDT, the surface elevation was 963.28 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cressday Reservoir near Cressday rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Cressday Reservoir near Cressday normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 11 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:11AB097 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.23397, -110.26181 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA 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
Surface elevation	963.28 m	2026-10-19 21:25	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Cressday Reservoir near Cressday (eccc:11AB097). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/cressday-reservoir-near-cressday

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