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Rushlake Creek above Highfield Reservoir water level

River gauge, Rushlake Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.66m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.00 m³/s
1.3 1.5 1.8

History

1.31.51.8mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 191.31.51.8mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19
1.31.51.8mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 191.31.51.8mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Rushlake Creek above Highfield Reservoir reads 1.66 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.15 m above the median of 1.50 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.62 m and 1.66 m.

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

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
1.50 m0.15 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.11 m – 1.88 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.62 m – 1.66 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.62 m – 1.65 m

Conditions at Rushlake Creek above Highfield Reservoir

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.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 17° 1° – Wind 29 km/h
20 Tue 12° 2° – Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 19° 1° – Wind 38 km/h
22 Thu 22° 12° – Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 18° 5° 0.7 mm, 81% Wind 45 km/h
24 Sat 4° -1° 9.8 mm, 81% Wind 51 km/h
25 Sun 1° -3° – Wind 44 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Swift Current Creek near LeinanRiver gauge, Swift Current Creek 1.13 m Normal ±0 30 km
Mosquito Creek near PambrunRiver gauge, Mosquito Creek 9.78 m Very low ±0 31 km
Notukeu Creek near VanguardRiver gauge, Notukeu Creek 0.98 m Normal ±0 42 km
Illerbrun Creek near SimmieRiver gauge, Illerbrun Creek 2.57 m High ±0 67 km
Notukeu Creek above Admiral ReservoirRiver gauge, Notukeu Creek 0.69 m Normal ±0 77 km
Antelope Creek near CabriRiver gauge, Antelope Creek 0.39 m Low ±0 79 km
Wood River near LaflecheRiver gauge, Wood River 0.74 m Very low −0.01 m 85 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Rushlake Creek above Highfield Reservoir in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.50 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.11 m and 1.88 m, based on 15 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 1.66 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Rushlake Creek above Highfield Reservoir today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 03:35 PM CST, the water level was 1.66 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Rushlake Creek above Highfield Reservoir rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Rushlake Creek above Highfield Reservoir normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 15 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:05JC004 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.25297, -107.46981 (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 1.66 m 2026-10-19 21:35 Provisional
Flow 0.00 m³/s 2026-10-19 21:35 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Rushlake Creek above Highfield Reservoir (eccc:05JC004). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/rushlake-creek-above-highfield-reservoir

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