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Hangingstone River at North Star Road water level

River gauge, Hangingstone River, Alberta, Canada

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Right now

High for mid-October

Water level

99.34m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.50 m³/s
98.5 99.0 99.5

History

History
98.599.099.5mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 1898.599.099.5mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18
98.599.099.5mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 1898.599.099.5mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
98.098.599.099.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 202698.098.599.099.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Hangingstone River at North Star Road is above normal at 99.34 m.

The median for mid-October is 98.50 m, based on 10 years of readings, so the water level is 0.84 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 99.43 m, a difference of −0.09 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 99.13 m and 99.34 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 10 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
98.50 m0.84 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
98.23 m – 99.58 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (10 years of records)
Same day last year
99.43 m−0.09 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
99.13 m – 99.34 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
99.14 m – 99.46 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

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 8° 1° – Wind 27 km/h
19 Mon 8° 1° – Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 8° -1° – Wind 21 km/h
21 Wed 12° 3° – Wind 20 km/h
22 Thu 14° 2° – Wind 13 km/h
23 Fri 6° -1° 15 mm, 76% Wind 24 km/h
24 Sat -1° -4° 30 mm, 76% Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:05 AM Sunset 06:19 PM Daylight 10 hr, 14 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the Hangingstone River

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Hangingstone River at Fort McMurrayRiver gauge, Hangingstone River 2.30 m High +0.01 m 50 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Gregoire Lake near Fort McMurrayLake, Gregoire Lake 475.68 m High ±0 30 km
Christina River above Statoil LeismerRiver gauge, Christina River 97.15 m High +0.01 m 42 km
Gregoire River near the MouthRiver gauge, Gregoire River 97.03 m Normal ±0 47 km
Clearwater River at DraperRiver gauge, Clearwater River 2.39 m Normal +0.03 m 48 km
Christina River near the MouthRiver gauge, Christina River 96.77 m High +0.02 m 50 km
Clearwater River above Christina RiverRiver gauge, Clearwater River 3.46 m Normal +0.01 m 56 km
Pony Creek near ChardRiver gauge, Pony Creek 8.82 m Normal ±0 57 km
Athabasca River below Fort McMurrayRiver gauge, Athabasca River 2.30 m Very high −0.02 m 57 km

Questions and answers

Is the Hangingstone River at North Star Road higher than last year?

No, it is 0.09 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 99.43 m.

What is a normal level for the Hangingstone River at North Star Road in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 98.50 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 98.23 m and 99.58 m, based on 10 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 99.34 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hangingstone River at North Star Road today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 08:00 AM MDT, the water level was 99.34 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Hangingstone River at North Star Road rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hangingstone River at North Star Road normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 10 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:07CD008 (Agency page)
Coordinates
56.26872, -111.48720 (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 99.34 m 2026-10-18 14:00 Provisional
Flow 0.50 m³/s 2026-10-18 14:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Hangingstone River at North Star Road (eccc:07CD008). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/hangingstone-river-at-north-star-road

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.