Pincher Creek at Front Range Road water level

Name: Pincher Creek at Front Range Road 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, Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

7.80m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 08:25 AM MDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 0.22 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Pincher Creek at Front Range Road, where the gauge shows 7.80 m.

That puts it 0.04 m above the median of 7.76 m for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 7.78 m – 7.83 m.

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

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 7.76 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.73 m – 7.85 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.78 m – 7.83 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.78 m – 7.83 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 9° 1° – Wind 33 km/h

19 Mon 14° 5° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 10° 2° – Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 15° 5° – Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 14° 6° 1.4 mm, 24% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 5° -2° 7.3 mm, 57% Wind 16 km/h

24 Sat 3° -5° 0.2 mm, 57% Wind 10 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:03 AM Sunset 06:42 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on Pincher Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pincher Creek at Pincher CreekRiver gauge, Pincher Creek	0.26 m	Normal	±0	22 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Yarrow Creek at Spread Eagle RoadRiver gauge, Yarrow Creek	6.31 m	Low	±0	12 km
Mill Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Mill Creek	0.65 m	High	±0	18 km
Drywood Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Drywood Creek	0.78 m	High	±0	20 km
Castle River near Beaver MinesRiver gauge, Castle River	0.66 m	Normal	±0	21 km
Castle River at Ranger StationRiver gauge, Castle River	1.61 m	Normal	±0	22 km
Kettles Creek at Pincher CreekRiver gauge, Kettles Creek	7.92 m	Normal	±0	23 km
Waterton River near Waterton ParkRiver gauge, Waterton River	0.40 m	Normal	−0.05 m	28 km
Waterton ReservoirReservoir	1,178.33 m	Very high	+0.05 m	28 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Pincher Creek at Front Range Road in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.76 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.73 m and 7.85 m, based on 13 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 7.80 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Pincher Creek at Front Range Road today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 08:25 AM MDT, the water level was 7.80 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Pincher Creek at Front Range Road rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Pincher Creek at Front Range Road normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 13 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:05AA034 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.30934, -114.07510 (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	7.80 m	2026-10-18 14:25	Provisional
Flow	0.22 m³/s	2026-10-18 14:25	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Pincher Creek at Front Range Road (eccc:05AA034). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/pincher-creek-at-front-range-road

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