Wandering River near Wandering River water level

Name: Wandering River near Wandering River 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, Wandering River, Alberta, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.84m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 04:25 AM MDT (50 min ago)

Flow: 2.24 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Wandering River near Wandering River, where the gauge shows 0.84 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.96 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.12 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.72 m – 0.89 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: 0.96 m0.12 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.66 m – 1.10 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.72 m – 0.89 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.73 m – 0.84 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

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 10° 3° – Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 11° 0° – Wind 8 km/h

20 Tue 10° -1° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 11° 1° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 9° -2° – Wind 8 km/h

23 Fri 5° 1° 9.7 mm, 59% Wind 19 km/h

24 Sat 0° -7° 11 mm, 29% Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:06 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 19 min First quarter 49%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Owl River below Piche RiverRiver gauge, Owl River	7.61 m	Very high	−0.01 m	44 km
Calling Lake at Ranger StationLake, Calling Lake	594.31 m	High	−0.07 m	46 km
Pine Creek near GrasslandRiver gauge, Pine Creek	0.87 m	Very low	−0.05 m	47 km
Logan River near the MouthRiver gauge, Logan River	6.85 m	High	±0	47 km
House River at Highway No. 63River gauge, House River	7.28 m	Normal	+0.01 m	53 km
Lac La Biche at Lac La BicheLake, Lac La Biche	544.08 m	High	−0.01 m	56 km
Babette Creek near ColintonRiver gauge, Babette Creek	1.76 m	Normal	−0.03 m	72 km
Athabasca River at AthabascaRiver gauge, Athabasca River	1.39 m	High	−0.02 m	75 km

Questions and answers

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

The median for mid-October is 0.96 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.66 m and 1.10 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 0.84 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Wandering River near Wandering River today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 04:25 AM MDT, the water level was 0.84 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Wandering River near Wandering River rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Wandering River near Wandering River 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:07CA006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.19930, -112.46660 (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	0.84 m	2026-10-18 10:25	Provisional
Flow	2.24 m³/s	2026-10-18 10:25	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Wandering River near Wandering River (eccc:07CA006). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/wandering-river-near-wandering-river

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