Tar River near the Mouth water level

Name: Tar River near the Mouth 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, Tar River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

97.69m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 08:55 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.17 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Tar River near the Mouth is at 97.69 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 97.73 m for mid-October, based on 10 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 98.28 m (−0.59 m).

It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 97.65 m and 97.91 m.

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

Compared with 10 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 97.73 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 97.59 m – 98.28 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (10 years of records)
Same day last year: 98.28 m−0.59 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 97.65 m – 97.91 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 97.66 m – 98.59 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

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 11° 2° – Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 10° 1° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 10° -1° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 13° 3° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 11° 0° – Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 5° 1° 6.0 mm, 66% Wind 30 km/h

24 Sat 1° -3° 3.6 mm, 55% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:08 AM Sunset 06:17 PM Daylight 10 hr, 10 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on the Tar River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Tar River above Canadian Natural Resources Limited LakeRiver gauge, Tar River	97.26 m	Very high	+0.02 m	19 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Ells River at Canadian Natural Resources Limited BridgeRiver gauge, Ells River	98.16 m	Normal	+0.01 m	8.8 km
Calumet River near the MouthRiver gauge, Calumet River	96.52 m	High	+0.02 m	9.1 km
Mackay River near Fort MackayRiver gauge, Mackay River	1.82 m	High	+0.03 m	12 km
Muskeg River near Fort MackayRiver gauge, Muskeg River	1.54 m	High	+0.03 m	16 km
Muskeg River above Muskeg CreekRiver gauge, Muskeg River	1.65 m³/s	Normal	+0.24 m³/s	18 km
Dover River near the MouthRiver gauge, Dover River	97.62 m	Normal	+0.04 m	18 km
Jackpine Creek at Canterra RoadRiver gauge, Jackpine Creek	0.47 m³/s	Normal	+0.24 m³/s	19 km
Eymundson Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Eymundson Creek	97.93 m	Normal	+0.03 m	21 km

Questions and answers

How does the Tar River near the Mouth compare with last year?

It is 0.59 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 98.28 m.

What is a normal level for the Tar River near the Mouth in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 97.73 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 97.59 m and 98.28 m, based on 10 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 97.69 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Tar River near the Mouth today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 08:55 AM MDT, the water level was 97.69 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Tar River near the Mouth rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Tar River near the Mouth normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 10 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:07DA045 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 57.32152, -111.69080 (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	97.69 m	2026-10-18 14:55	Provisional
Flow	0.17 m³/s	2026-10-18 14:55	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Tar River near the Mouth (eccc:07DA045). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/tar-river-near-the-mouth

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