Whitemud Creek at Edmonton water level

Name: Whitemud Creek at Edmonton 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, Whitemud Creek, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

5.28m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 09:10 AM MDT (47 min ago)

Flow: 0.09 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Whitemud Creek at Edmonton is at 5.28 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 5.28 m, based on 12 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it.

It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 5.28 m and 5.43 m.

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

Compared with 12 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 5.28 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 5.22 m – 5.49 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (12 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 5.28 m – 5.43 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 5.28 m – 5.40 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.

About Whitemud Creek

Whitemud Creek is a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River in central Alberta, Canada.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 3° – Wind 20 km/h

19 Mon 10° 2° – Wind 7 km/h

20 Tue 12° -1° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 12° 2° – Wind 14 km/h

22 Thu 12° 0° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 6° 1° 14 mm, 61% Wind 30 km/h

24 Sat 2° -2° 1.3 mm, 29% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:07 AM Sunset 06:33 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on Whitemud Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Whitemud Creek near EllerslieRiver gauge, Whitemud Creek	1.22 m	High	±0	8.2 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
North Saskatchewan River at EdmontonRiver gauge, North Saskatchewan River	2.96 m	Very low	+0.05 m	7.6 km
Blackmud Creek near EllerslieRiver gauge, Blackmud Creek	0.52 m	Low	−0.02 m	8.0 km
Sturgeon River at St. AlbertRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	0.68 m	Normal	+0.01 m	18 km
Carrot Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Carrot Creek	8.30 m	Very high	−0.02 m	18 km
Sturgeon River near VilleneuveRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	0.88 m	Normal	±0	24 km
Atim Creek at Century RoadRiver gauge, Atim Creek	8.58 m	Low	−0.01 m	25 km
West Whitemud Creek near IretonRiver gauge, West Whitemud Creek	0.52 m	Low	±0	30 km
Strawberry Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Strawberry Creek	0.22 m	Low	±0	38 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Whitemud Creek at Edmonton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 5.28 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 5.22 m and 5.49 m, based on 12 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 5.28 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Whitemud Creek at Edmonton today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 09:10 AM MDT, the water level was 5.28 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Whitemud Creek at Edmonton rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.13 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Whitemud Creek at Edmonton normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 12 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:05DF009 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.48302, -113.55455 (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	5.28 m	2026-10-18 15:10	Provisional
Flow	0.09 m³/s	2026-10-18 15:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Whitemud Creek at Edmonton (eccc:05DF009). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/whitemud-creek-at-edmonton

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