North Saskatchewan River at Edmonton water level

Name: North Saskatchewan River at Edmonton 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, North Saskatchewan River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

2.95m Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 06:25 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 114 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The North Saskatchewan River at Edmonton is running far below normal at 2.95 m.

That puts it 0.13 m below the median of 3.08 m for mid-October, based on 14 years of readings.

It has risen 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 2.84 m and 3.47 m.

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

Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 3.08 m0.13 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.98 m – 3.34 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.84 m – 3.47 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.92 m – 3.31 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.

About the North Saskatchewan River

The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows from the Canadian Rockies continental divide east to central Saskatchewan, where it joins with the South Saskatchewan River to make up the Saskatchewan River. Its water flows into the Hudson Bay via Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 11° 3° – Wind 20 km/h

19 Mon 10° 2° – Wind 7 km/h

20 Tue 11° 0° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 11° 2° – Wind 14 km/h

22 Thu 11° 1° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 6° 1° 14 mm, 61% Wind 28 km/h

24 Sat 2° -2° 1.9 mm, 29% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:07 AM Sunset 06:32 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the North Saskatchewan River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
North Saskatchewan River at Highway No. 759River gauge, North Saskatchewan River	87.42 m	Very low	+0.08 m	88 km
North Saskatchewan River at Highway No. 22River gauge, North Saskatchewan River	92.49 m	Normal	−0.02 m	103 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Whitemud Creek at EdmontonRiver gauge, Whitemud Creek	5.28 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.6 km
Blackmud Creek near EllerslieRiver gauge, Blackmud Creek	0.51 m	Low	−0.03 m	14 km
Sturgeon River at St. AlbertRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	0.68 m	Normal	+0.02 m	14 km
Whitemud Creek near EllerslieRiver gauge, Whitemud Creek	1.22 m	High	±0	16 km
Carrot Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Carrot Creek	8.30 m	Very high	−0.01 m	17 km
Sturgeon River near VilleneuveRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	0.88 m	Normal	±0	23 km
Atim Creek at Century RoadRiver gauge, Atim Creek	8.58 m	Low	−0.01 m	27 km
Sturgeon River near Fort SaskatchewanRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	3.78 m	Normal	−0.01 m	35 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the North Saskatchewan River at Edmonton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.08 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.98 m and 3.34 m, based on 14 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 2.95 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of North Saskatchewan River at Edmonton today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 06:25 AM MDT, the water level was 2.95 m. Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is North Saskatchewan River at Edmonton rising or falling?

Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of North Saskatchewan River at Edmonton normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 14 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:05DF001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.53721, -113.48550 (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	2.95 m	2026-10-18 12:25	Provisional
Flow	114 m³/s	2026-10-18 12:25	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: North Saskatchewan River at Edmonton (eccc:05DF001). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/north-saskatchewan-river-at-edmonton

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