Qu'Appelle River near Lumsden water level

Name: Qu'Appelle River near Lumsden 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, Qu'Appelle River, Saskatchewan, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

491.11m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 10:00 AM CST (1 hour ago)

Flow: 2.67 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Qu'Appelle River near Lumsden reads 491.11 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 491.05 m, based on 16 years of readings, so the water level is 0.06 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 491.19 m, a difference of −0.07 m.

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 491.10 m and 491.91 m.

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

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 491.05 m0.06 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 3.24 m – 491.39 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 491.19 m−0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 491.10 m – 491.91 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 490.95 m – 492.78 m

Conditions at Qu'Appelle River near Lumsden

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Qu'Appelle River

The Qu'Appelle River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba that flows 430 kilometres (270 mi) east from Lake Diefenbaker in south-western Saskatchewan to join the Assiniboine River in Manitoba, just south of Lake of the Prairies, near the village of St. Lazare. It is in a region called the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, which extends throughout three Canadian provinces and five U.S. states. It is also within Palliser's Triangle and the Great Plains ecoregion.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 13° 2° – Wind 26 km/h

19 Mon 15° -1° – Wind 31 km/h

20 Tue 15° 7° – Wind 22 km/h

21 Wed 16° 4° – Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 21° 9° – Wind 25 km/h

23 Fri 14° 6° 2.4 mm, 52% Wind 32 km/h

24 Sat 5° 0° – Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on the Qu'Appelle River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Qu'Appelle River below Craven DamRiver gauge, Qu'Appelle River	1.58 m	Normal	+0.06 m	7.9 km
Qu'Appelle River below Loon CreekRiver gauge, Qu'Appelle River	0.95 m	Normal	−0.11 m	44 km
Qu'Appelle River above Buffalo Pound LakeRiver gauge, Qu'Appelle River	5.53 m	High	+0.01 m	70 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wascana Creek near LumsdenRiver gauge, Wascana Creek	1.73 m	Normal	−0.01 m	3.5 km
Boggy Creek near LumsdenRiver gauge, Boggy Creek	1.74 m	High	±0	6.6 km
Cottonwood Creek near LumsdenRiver gauge, Cottonwood Creek	1.36 m	Very high	+0.01 m	7.3 km
Last Mountain Lake at Rowan'S RavineLake, Last Mountain Lake	490.16 m	Very high	±0	44 km
Moose Jaw River near BurdickRiver gauge, Moose Jaw River	528.21 m	Normal	+0.02 m	47 km
Fahlman Creek near DavinRiver gauge, Fahlman Creek	0.72 m	Very low	−0.01 m	57 km

Questions and answers

Is the Qu'Appelle River near Lumsden higher than last year?

No, it is 0.07 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 491.19 m.

What is a normal level for the Qu'Appelle River near Lumsden in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 491.05 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.24 m and 491.39 m, based on 16 years of records.

Is Qu'Appelle River near Lumsden really 491.11 m deep?

No. 491.11 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Qu'Appelle River near Lumsden today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 10:00 AM CST, the surface elevation was 491.11 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Qu'Appelle River near Lumsden rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Qu'Appelle River near Lumsden normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 16 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:05JF001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.65047, -104.86678 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA 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
Surface elevation	491.11 m	2026-10-18 16:00	Provisional
Flow	2.67 m³/s	2026-10-18 16:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Qu'Appelle River near Lumsden (eccc:05JF001). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/quappelle-river-near-lumsden

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