Waterton - Belly Diversion Canal

Water level and flow at gauge 05AD027, Alberta. The flow is well below normal for October (0% of the median).

Water level
—
 
Flow
0.00m³/s0.00cfs
 
Status
Very low
 

Latest reading Oct 25, 4 AM local standard time (about an hour ago) · data checked · we check every 30 minutes

Compared with a normal October

Normal for October (middle half of 54 years of monthly averages): 1.84 m³/s64.9 cfs – 7.25 m³/s256 cfs, median 3.15 m³/s111 cfs. Right now it is at 0% of the median.

Last 30 days

Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month

0 m³/s5 m³/s10 m³/s0 cfs100 cfs200 cfs300 cfs400 cfs500 cfsNormal for October
Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 11Oct 16Oct 21

This year compared with past years

Daily flow

20 m³/s40 m³/s500 cfs1,000 cfs1,500 cfs2,000 cfs
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20242026 (provisional)

Normal range: monthly averages of 38 years (lighter band: 10th–90th percentile). Past years: approved daily means from HYDAT, the Water Survey of Canada archive (the latest year published is 2025). 2026: daily means of the provisional real-time readings collected by Canada River Levels since October 22, 2026.

Weather near this gauge

Today

Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this morning and early this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 1 or low.

Tonight

Mainly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 7. Wind chill minus 10 overnight.

Monday

A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy near noon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 6. Wind chill minus 10 in the morning. UV index 2 or low.

Monday night

Increasing cloudiness. Low minus 2.

Forecast for Cardston (27 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.

Nearby gauges

Waterton Reservoir05AD026 · 4 km1,178.63 m3,866.89 ftNormal
Belly RiverGlenwood · 11 km0.73 m2.39 ftNormal
Drywood CreekThe Mouth · 12 km0.79 m2.58 ftAbove normal
Waterton RiverGlenwood · 16 km0.87 m2.84 ftBelow normal
Belly RiverMountain View · 26 km1.15 m3.76 ftNormal
Yarrow CreekSpread Eagle Road · 26 km6.32 m20.74 ftNormal

About this gauge

Station: 05AD027 · Waterton - Belly Diversion Canal

Location: 49.3270, -113.6338 · Alberta

Water levels are measured from a local reference point at each gauge, not from sea level, so they cannot be compared between gauges.

Questions

What is the water level of the Waterton - Belly Diversion Canal today?

The latest reading (Oct 25, 4 AM, local standard time) is — with a flow of 0.00 m³/s (0.00 cfs).

Is the Waterton - Belly Diversion Canal high right now?

The flow is well below normal for October (0% of the median).

Is the Waterton - Belly Diversion Canal rising or falling?

There are not enough recent readings to tell.

Where does this data come from?

Gauge 05AD027 of the Water Survey of Canada (Environment and Climate Change Canada). Real-time data are provisional and may be revised. We check for new readings every 30 minutes. Canada River Levels is not an official source.