Peace River at Dunvegan Bridge water level

Name: Peace River at Dunvegan Bridge 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, Peace River, Alberta, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Water level

4.06m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 02:15 PM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 1,770 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Peace River at Dunvegan Bridge shows 4.06 m, well above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 3.47 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.58 m above typical.

The level is falling, down 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 3.07 m and 4.42 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 3.47 m0.58 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.71 m – 3.95 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 3.07 m – 4.42 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 3.41 m – 4.26 m

High water at Peace River at Dunvegan Bridge

Official flood alerts and warnings come from the provincial river forecast centre. They cover areas, not single gauges, so a warning can be in force before this reading looks dramatic.

Keep children and dogs well back from the edge, and stay off flooded footpaths and towpaths.

About the Peace River

The Peace River is a 1,923-kilometre-long (1,195 mi) river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River joins the Athabasca River in the Peace-Athabasca Delta to form the Slave River, a tributary of the Mackenzie River. The Finlay River, the main headwater of the Peace River, is regarded as the ultimate source of the Mackenzie River. The combined Finlay–Peace–Slave–Mackenzie river system is the 13th longest river system in the world.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 11° 2° 0.3 mm Wind 11 km/h

20 Tue 12° 1° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 12° 4° 0.1 mm Wind 12 km/h

22 Thu 11° 3° 0.2 mm Wind 10 km/h

23 Fri 6° 2° 7.6 mm, 37% Wind 18 km/h

24 Sat 3° -1° 0.3 mm, 29% Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:32 AM Sunset 06:48 PM Daylight 10 hr, 16 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the Peace River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Peace River near Elk Island ParkRiver gauge, Peace River	329.89 m	Very high	−0.13 m	39 km
Peace River above Smoky River ConfluenceRiver gauge, Peace River	316.60 m	Very high	−0.01 m	77 km
Peace River at Peace RiverRiver gauge, Peace River	7.22 m	Very high	±0	88 km
Peace River above Alces RiverRiver gauge, Peace River	3.73 m	Very high	+0.31 m	93 km
Peace River near TaylorRiver gauge, Peace River	3.37 m	Very high	+0.10 m	131 km
Peace River above Pine RiverRiver gauge, Peace River	1.82 m	High	±0	141 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Saddle River near WokingRiver gauge, Saddle River	1.15 m	Very high	+0.06 m	31 km
Hines Creek above Gerry LakeRiver gauge, Hines Creek	2.01 m	High	−0.01 m	51 km
Grande Prairie Creek near SexsmithRiver gauge, Grande Prairie Creek	0.64 m	Normal	±0	64 km
Smoky River at WatinoRiver gauge, Smoky River	2.60 m	Very high	−0.04 m	66 km
Eureka River near WorsleyRiver gauge, Eureka River	1.56 m	Normal	±0	68 km
Bear River near Valhalla CentreRiver gauge, Bear River	2.00 m	Low	±0	76 km
Whitemud River near DixonvilleRiver gauge, Whitemud River	1.74 m	Very high	+0.07 m	88 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Peace River at Dunvegan Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.47 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.71 m and 3.95 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 4.06 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Peace River at Dunvegan Bridge today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 02:15 PM MDT, the water level was 4.06 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Peace River at Dunvegan Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Peace River at Dunvegan Bridge normal?

Very high 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:07FD003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.91908, -118.60664 (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	4.06 m	2026-10-18 20:15	Provisional
Flow	1,770 m³/s	2026-10-18 20:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Peace River at Dunvegan Bridge (eccc:07FD003). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/peace-river-at-dunvegan-bridge

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