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Prairie Creek near Rocky Mountain House water level

River gauge, Prairie Creek, Alberta, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.31m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
1.37 m³/s
0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45

History

0.300.350.400.45mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 200.300.350.400.45mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20
0.300.350.400.45mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 200.300.350.400.45mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Prairie Creek near Rocky Mountain House is running below normal at 0.31 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.36 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.05 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.30 m and 0.33 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
0.36 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.30 m – 0.45 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.30 m – 0.33 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.30 m – 0.32 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

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 12° -2° – Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 17° -1° – Wind 10 km/h
22 Thu 14° 3° – Wind 12 km/h
23 Fri 6° -1° 4.2 mm, 83% Wind 28 km/h
24 Sat 2° -3° 0.6 mm, 30% Wind 12 km/h
25 Sun 2° -3° – Wind 8 km/h
26 Mon 4° -5° – Wind 8 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:14 AM Sunset 06:36 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 67%

Map

Other gauges on Prairie Creek

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Prairie Creek below Lick CreekRiver gauge, Prairie Creek 1.20 m Normal ±0 25 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Clearwater River near DovercourtRiver gauge, Clearwater River 0.87 m Normal −0.02 m 5.5 km
North Saskatchewan River near Rocky Mountain HouseRiver gauge, North Saskatchewan River 1.81 m Normal +0.04 m 11 km
Lasthill Creek near EckvilleRiver gauge, Lasthill Creek 24.40 m High +0.01 m 34 km
Raven River near RavenRiver gauge, Raven River 0.57 m Normal ±0 37 km
Medicine River near EckvilleRiver gauge, Medicine River 1.82 m Very high ±0 40 km
Block Creek near LeedaleRiver gauge, Block Creek 1.55 m Low ±0 41 km
James River near SundreRiver gauge, James River 3.77 m Very high ±0 43 km
Gleniffer Reservoir near DicksonReservoir, Gleniffer Reservoir 947.84 m Normal −0.01 m 54 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Prairie Creek near Rocky Mountain House in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.36 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.30 m and 0.45 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 0.31 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Prairie Creek near Rocky Mountain House today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:40 AM MDT, the water level was 0.31 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Prairie Creek near Rocky Mountain House rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Prairie Creek near Rocky Mountain House normal?

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:05DB002 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.27386, -114.92918 (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 0.31 m 2026-10-20 08:40 Provisional
Flow 1.37 m³/s 2026-10-20 08:40 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Prairie Creek near Rocky Mountain House (eccc:05DB002). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/prairie-creek-near-rocky-mountain-house

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Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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