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Trout Creek near Granum water level

River gauge, Trout Creek, Alberta, Canada

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.44m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.16 m³/s
0.40 0.45 0.50

History

History
0.400.450.50mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 190.400.450.50mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19
0.40.5mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 190.40.5mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Trout Creek near Granum, where the gauge shows 0.44 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.44 m, based on 13 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.44 m – 0.48 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
0.44 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.38 m – 0.52 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.44 m – 0.48 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.44 m – 0.51 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 Trout Creek

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 16° -3° – Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 11° 3° – Wind 18 km/h
21 Wed 21° 6° – Wind 29 km/h
22 Thu 21° 9° – Wind 20 km/h
23 Fri 12° 3° 2.8 mm, 53% Wind 45 km/h
24 Sat 8° 0° – Wind 23 km/h
25 Sun 2° -2° 0.6 mm, 27% Wind 19 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:04 AM Sunset 06:37 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 59%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Willow Creek near ClaresholmRiver gauge, Willow Creek 0.57 m Normal −0.01 m 5.0 km
Pine Coulee Outflow below ReservoirRiver gauge, Pine Coulee Outflow 7.51 m Very high ±0 17 km
Pine Coulee Reservoir near StavelyReservoir, Pine Coulee Reservoir 1,051.02 m Very high ±0 17 km
Willow Creek at Oxly RanchRiver gauge, Willow Creek 1.19 m High ±0 20 km
Mosquito Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Mosquito Creek 0.29 m Normal −0.01 m 32 km
Oldman River at Range Road No. 13ARiver gauge, Oldman River 5.83 m Normal ±0 40 km
Chain Lakes Reservoir near NantonReservoir, Chain Lakes Reservoir 1,296.96 m Normal −0.01 m 44 km
Little Bow River at CarmangayRiver gauge, Little Bow River 0.28 m High ±0 44 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Trout Creek near Granum in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.44 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.38 m and 0.52 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 0.44 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Trout Creek near Granum today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 06:40 AM MDT, the water level was 0.44 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Trout Creek near Granum rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Trout Creek near Granum 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:05AB005 (Agency page)
Coordinates
49.97735, -113.68603 (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 0.44 m 2026-10-19 12:40 Provisional
Flow 0.16 m³/s 2026-10-19 12:40 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Trout Creek near Granum (eccc:05AB005). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/trout-creek-near-granum

How we check values

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