Environment

Water & Rivers

Monitoring Alberta's river systems, water levels, and flood risk. Real-time hydrometric data from Environment and Climate Change Canada stations across the province.

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Avg Discharge

115.5 m³/s

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Station Readings

Water Levels by Station

99 stations reporting

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Station Name	Station ID	Water Level (m)	Discharge (m³/s)	Last Reading	Location
ATHABASCA RIVER AT HINTON	07AD002	26.90	81.2	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	53.42°N, 117.57°W
ATHABASCA RIVER BELOW FORT MCMURRAY	07DA001	3.14	—	Apr 27, 12:20 a.m.	56.78°N, 111.40°W
ATIM CREEK AT CENTURY ROAD	05EA012	8.69	0.5	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	53.59°N, 113.89°W
BARE CREEK RESERVOIR NEAR ELKWATER	11AB094	1136.38	—	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	49.43°N, 110.40°W
BATTLE RIVER AT HIGHWAY NO. 872	05FC008	4.18	2.7	Apr 27, 12:20 a.m.	52.40°N, 111.41°W
BEAVER RIVER NEAR GOODRIDGE	06AA001	2.33	—	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	54.44°N, 111.37°W
BELLY RIVER AT HIGHWAY NO. 511	05AD043	90.83	8.8	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	49.63°N, 113.29°W
BELLY RIVER NEAR MOUNTAIN VIEW	05AD005	1.44	10.1	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	49.10°N, 113.70°W
BIGKNIFE CREEK NEAR GADSBY	05FC002	6.79	0.1	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	52.52°N, 112.36°W
BLINDMAN RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON	05CC008	2.97	—	Apr 27, 12:20 a.m.	52.76°N, 114.29°W
BLOOD INDIAN CREEK NEAR THE MOUTH	05CK001	0.71	0.0	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	50.96°N, 111.06°W
BOW RIVER AT CALGARY	05BH004	1.17	89.0	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	51.05°N, 114.05°W
BOW RIVER BELOW BASSANO DAM	05BM004	1.26	45.9	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	50.75°N, 112.54°W
BOW RIVER BELOW CARSELAND DAM	05BM002	2.55	76.5	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	50.82°N, 113.44°W
CARROT CREEK NEAR THE MOUTH	05EA011	8.17	0.8	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	53.62°N, 113.70°W
CASTLE RIVER AT RANGER STATION	05AA028	2.02	15.0	Apr 27, 12:20 a.m.	49.40°N, 114.34°W
CATARACT CREEK NEAR FORESTRY ROAD	05BL022	1.23	2.3	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	50.29°N, 114.59°W
CHAIN LAKES RESERVOIR NEAR NANTON	05AB037	1296.61	—	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	50.20°N, 114.19°W
CHINCHAGA RIVER NEAR HIGH LEVEL	07OC001	0.41	—	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	58.60°N, 118.33°W
CHRISTINA RIVER ABOVE STATOIL LEISMER	07CE013	97.48	—	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	55.89°N, 111.54°W
COYOTE CREEK NEAR CHERHILL	07BB014	1.13	0.6	Apr 27, 12:20 a.m.	53.87°N, 114.67°W
DOVER RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH	07DB002	97.76	—	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	57.17°N, 111.80°W
DRYWOOD CREEK NEAR THE MOUTH	05AD010	0.83	4.9	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	49.29°N, 113.79°W
DUNKIRK RIVER NEAR FORT MACKAY	07DB003	97.77	—	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	56.85°N, 112.71°W
EAST PRAIRIE RIVER NEAR ENILDA	07BF001	5.13	—	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	55.42°N, 116.34°W
ELBOW RIVER BELOW GLENMORE DAM	05BJ001	0.58	3.4	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	51.01°N, 114.09°W
EMBARRAS RIVER NEAR WEALD	07AF014	1.21	—	Apr 27, 12:20 a.m.	53.38°N, 116.81°W
ETHEL LAKE NEAR COLD LAKE	06AC004	541.20	—	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	54.54°N, 110.34°W
FORSTER RESERVOIR NEAR CESSFORD	05CH013	705.12	—	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	50.98°N, 111.77°W
GHOST RIVER ABOVE WAIPAROUS CREEK	05BG010	0.57	1.9	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	51.27°N, 114.93°W
GREGOIRE RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH	07CE008	97.56	—	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	56.48°N, 110.84°W
HIGHWOOD RIVER AT DIEBEL'S RANCH	05BL019	1.02	8.9	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	50.41°N, 114.50°W
HIGHWOOD RIVER BELOW LITTLE BOW CANAL	05BL004	1.30	8.4	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	50.59°N, 113.87°W
HIGHWOOD RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH	05BL024	2.48	23.0	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	50.78°N, 113.82°W
JAMES RIVER NEAR SUNDRE	05CA002	3.82	—	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	51.92°N, 114.67°W
KNEEHILLS CREEK NEAR DRUMHELLER	05CE002	2.07	0.3	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	51.47°N, 112.98°W
LEE CREEK AT CARDSTON	05AE002	1.43	0.8	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	49.20°N, 113.30°W
LETHBRIDGE NORTHERN IRRIGATION DISTRICT CANAL ABOVE OLDMAN FLUME	05AB019	0.14	0.0	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	49.69°N, 113.58°W
LITTLE BERLAND RIVER AT HIGHWAY NO. 40	07AC008	0.47	—	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	53.68°N, 118.24°W
LITTLE BOW RIVER BELOW TRAVERS DAM	05AC012	7.90	0.8	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	50.17°N, 112.72°W
LITTLE SMOKY RIVER NEAR GUY	07GH002	3.30	—	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	55.46°N, 117.16°W
LOGAN RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH	07CA012	7.21	—	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	55.17°N, 111.72°W
MACKAY RIVER NEAR FORT MACKAY	07DB001	2.05	—	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	57.21°N, 111.69°W
MAGRATH IRRIGATION DISTRICT CANAL NEAR SPRING COULEE	05AE021	0.09	0.0	Apr 27, 12:20 a.m.	49.35°N, 113.06°W
MASKWA CREEK NO. 1 ABOVE BEARHILLS LAKE	05FA014	0.99	—	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	52.79°N, 113.63°W
MCLEOD RIVER ABOVE EMBARRAS RIVER	07AF002	1.61	—	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	53.47°N, 116.63°W
MEADOW CREEK NEAR THE MOUTH	05AB029	0.49	0.0	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	49.95°N, 113.66°W
MEDICINE RIVER NEAR ECKVILLE	05CC007	1.40	0.7	Apr 27, 12:20 a.m.	52.32°N, 114.34°W
MIETTE RIVER NEAR JASPER	07AA001	0.74	—	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	52.86°N, 118.11°W
MILK RIVER AT MILK RIVER	11AA005	0.85	19.6	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	49.14°N, 112.08°W
MILK RIVER AT WESTERN CROSSING OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY	11AA025	0.79	1.4	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	49.01°N, 112.55°W
MINERS COULEE NEAR INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY	11AA029	0.81	0.0	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	49.02°N, 111.40°W
MUSKEG RIVER NEAR GRANDE CACHE	07GA002	3.20	—	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	53.93°N, 118.82°W
NORTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER NEAR ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE	05DC001	1.89	137.0	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	52.38°N, 114.94°W
OLDMAN RESERVOIR NEAR PINCHER CREEK	05AA032	1116.31	—	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	49.61°N, 114.05°W
OLDMAN RIVER AT RANGE ROAD NO. 13A	05AA035	6.14	19.5	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	49.73°N, 114.09°W
OLDMAN RIVER NEAR BROCKET	05AA024	1.73	72.1	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	49.56°N, 113.82°W
OWL RIVER BELOW PICHE RIVER	07CA013	7.44	—	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	55.01°N, 111.86°W
PADDLE RIVER NEAR ROCHFORT BRIDGE	07BB004	1.17	—	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	53.90°N, 115.04°W
PAINTEARTH CREEK NEAR HALKIRK	05FC004	1.48	0.0	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	52.39°N, 112.14°W
PEACE RIVER AT DUNVEGAN BRIDGE	07FD003	3.84	—	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	55.92°N, 118.61°W
PEACE RIVER AT PEACE POINT	07KC001	6.91	2740.0	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	59.12°N, 112.44°W
PEACE RIVER NEAR CARCAJOU	07HD001	9.69	—	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	57.74°N, 117.03°W
PINCHER CREEK AT PINCHER CREEK	05AA004	0.35	1.2	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	49.49°N, 113.95°W
PIPESTONE CREEK NEAR WETASKIWIN	05FA012	1.12	—	Apr 27, 12:20 a.m.	53.04°N, 113.32°W
PONTON RIVER ABOVE BOYER RIVER	07JF003	1.75	—	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	58.46°N, 116.26°W
PRAIRIE CREEK BELOW LICK CREEK	05DB005	1.23	—	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	52.25°N, 115.29°W
RED CLAY CREEK NEAR THE MOUTH	07DA042	97.41	—	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	57.74°N, 111.42°W
REDWILLOW RIVER NEAR RIO GRANDE	07GD004	3.12	—	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	55.08°N, 119.70°W
RIBSTONE CREEK NEAR EDGERTON	05FD001	2.74	—	Apr 27, 12:20 a.m.	52.76°N, 110.48°W
RICHARDSON RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH	07DD002	2.29	—	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	58.36°N, 111.24°W
ROSEBUD RIVER AT REDLAND	05CE005	0.37	1.0	Apr 27, 12:20 a.m.	51.29°N, 113.01°W
SADDLE RIVER NEAR WOKING	07FD006	1.48	—	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	55.64°N, 118.70°W
SAULTEAUX RIVER NEAR SPURFIELD	07BK005	3.77	—	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	55.16°N, 114.24°W
SHEEP RIVER AT BLACK DIAMOND	05BL014	1.22	3.0	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	50.69°N, 114.24°W
SLAVE RIVER AT FITZGERALD	07NB001	3.21	2450.0	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	59.86°N, 111.59°W
SNAKE CREEK NEAR VULCAN	05AC030	0.65	0.0	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	50.47°N, 112.91°W
SOUTH HEART RESERVOIR NEAR MCLENNAN	07BF008	625.73	—	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	55.68°N, 116.60°W
SOUTH HEART RIVER NEAR PEAVINE	07BF010	5.24	—	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	55.82°N, 116.39°W
ST. MARY CANAL AT ST. MARY CROSSING	05AE029	7.19	17.1	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	48.95°N, 113.38°W
STEEN RIVER NEAR STEEN RIVER	07OB004	3.40	—	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	59.58°N, 117.20°W
STEEPBANK RIVER NEAR FORT MCMURRAY	07DA006	97.34	—	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	57.00°N, 111.41°W
STIMSON CREEK NEAR PEKISKO	05BL007	1.56	0.6	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	50.43°N, 114.17°W
STURGEON RIVER AT ST. ALBERT	05EA002	1.83	14.2	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	53.64°N, 113.63°W
STURGEON RIVER NEAR MAGNOLIA BRIDGE	05EA010	0.67	—	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	53.59°N, 114.86°W
STURGEON RIVER NEAR VILLENEUVE	05EA005	1.26	9.6	Apr 27, 12:20 a.m.	53.66°N, 113.76°W
SWAN RIVER NEAR SWAN HILLS	07BJ003	96.21	—	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	54.82°N, 115.43°W
TOMAHAWK CREEK NEAR TOMAHAWK	05DE009	1.34	0.2	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	53.41°N, 114.76°W
WABASCA RIVER AT HIGHWAY NO. 88	07JD002	1.81	—	Apr 27, 12:15 a.m.	57.87°N, 115.39°W
WABASH CREEK NEAR PIBROCH	07BC007	4.22	5.2	Apr 27, 12:20 a.m.	54.21°N, 113.92°W
WASKASOO CREEK AT RED DEER	05CC011	0.97	0.1	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	52.27°N, 113.80°W
WATERTON - BELLY DIVERSION CANAL	05AD027	1.19	8.3	Apr 27, 12:20 a.m.	49.33°N, 113.63°W
WATERTON LAKE AT WATERTON PARK	05AD025	1278.86	—	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	49.05°N, 113.91°W
WEILLER CREEK NEAR WETASKIWIN	05FA024	1.03	—	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	52.96°N, 113.28°W
WEST ARROWWOOD CREEK NEAR ENSIGN	05BM018	0.68	0.0	Apr 27, 12:20 a.m.	50.51°N, 113.34°W
WEST NOSE CREEK AT CALGARY	05BH016	5.39	0.2	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	51.19°N, 114.14°W
WHITEMUD CREEK AT EDMONTON	05DF009	5.50	1.1	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	53.48°N, 113.55°W
WOLF CREEK AT HIGHWAY NO. 16A	07AG003	1.19	—	Apr 27, 12:10 a.m.	53.60°N, 116.27°W
YOUNG CREEK NEAR CASTOR	05FC007	0.65	—	Apr 27, 12:05 a.m.	52.26°N, 111.73°W

Major River Basins

Alberta's Major Rivers

Key river systems and their significance

North Saskatchewan River

Flows through Edmonton. Primary water supply for the capital region. Fed by glaciers in the Rocky Mountains — levels peak in summer with snowmelt.

South Saskatchewan River

Serves Calgary and Lethbridge. Formed by the confluence of the Bow and Oldman rivers. Critical for southern Alberta irrigation and agriculture.

Bow River

Runs through Calgary and Banff. The 2013 flood on the Bow caused catastrophic damage to downtown Calgary and surrounding communities.

Athabasca River

Flows through Fort McMurray and Jasper. Longest undammed river in Alberta. Key water source for oil sands operations and northern communities.

Peace River

Major river in northwestern Alberta. Site of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam in BC, which controls flow into Alberta. Important for agriculture in the Peace Country.

Red Deer River

Central Alberta's main waterway. Flows through Red Deer and the Badlands. Important for municipal water supply and agricultural irrigation in the region.

Flood Risk Context

Why Water Levels Matter for Property Decisions

Alberta has significant flood exposure

Alberta faces significant flood risk, particularly along its major river systems. The 2013 Southern Alberta flood caused an estimated $6 billion in damage, making it the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history at the time. Over 100,000 people were displaced across Calgary, High River, and surrounding communities.

Spring runoff + heavy rain = flood risk. Alberta's rivers are fed by Rocky Mountain snowpack. A warm spring with rapid snowmelt, combined with heavy rainfall, can push rivers well above flood stage. The risk window is typically May through July, though ice jams can cause winter flooding on northern rivers.

Monitoring water levels is essential for property decisions. Properties in flood fringe and floodway zones face higher insurance costs, potential development restrictions, and real risk of damage. Understanding river conditions — current levels, discharge rates, and seasonal trends — helps assess both immediate risk and long-term property value implications.