Pipestone Creek near Wetaskiwin water level

Name: Pipestone Creek near Wetaskiwin 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, Pipestone Creek, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.94m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 02:20 PM MDT (51 min ago)

Flow: 0.05 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Pipestone Creek near Wetaskiwin, where the gauge shows 0.94 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.95 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.02 m below typical.

It is on the way up, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.89 m – 0.94 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: 0.95 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.92 m – 1.34 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.89 m – 0.94 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.89 m – 0.93 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.

About Pipestone Creek

Pipestone Creek is a waterway that runs through central Alberta, Canada. For example, over 100 acres (0.40 km2) of Pipestone Creek parkland is situated in Millet, Alberta, with a combination of meadows and urban forest.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 24 km/h

19 Mon 10° 2° – Wind 8 km/h

20 Tue 11° 0° – Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 12° 1° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 14° 1° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 7° 1° 9.8 mm, 65% Wind 34 km/h

24 Sat 1° -2° 0.1 mm, 33% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:06 AM Sunset 06:32 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 53%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Coal Lake Reservoir near WetaskiwinReservoir, Coal Lake Reservoir	702.72 m	High	−0.01 m	7.9 km
Weiller Creek near WetaskiwinRiver gauge, Weiller Creek	1.67 m	Very high	+0.01 m	9.1 km
Battle River at DuhamelRiver gauge, Battle River	12.57 m	High	−0.02 m	26 km
West Whitemud Creek near IretonRiver gauge, West Whitemud Creek	0.52 m	Low	±0	32 km
Camrose Creek near CamroseRiver gauge, Camrose Creek	17.42 m	Normal	±0	33 km
Maskwa Creek No. 1 above Bearhills LakeRiver gauge, Maskwa Creek No. 1	1.10 m	High	−0.01 m	35 km
Blackmud Creek near EllerslieRiver gauge, Blackmud Creek	0.51 m	Low	−0.01 m	44 km
Battle River near PonokaRiver gauge, Battle River	0.40 m	Very low	−0.03 m	45 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Pipestone Creek near Wetaskiwin in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.95 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.92 m and 1.34 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 0.94 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Pipestone Creek near Wetaskiwin today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 02:20 PM MDT, the water level was 0.94 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Pipestone Creek near Wetaskiwin rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Pipestone Creek near Wetaskiwin 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:05FA012 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.03680, -113.32314 (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	0.94 m	2026-10-18 20:20	Provisional
Flow	0.05 m³/s	2026-10-18 20:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Pipestone Creek near Wetaskiwin (eccc:05FA012). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/pipestone-creek-near-wetaskiwin

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