Jumpingpound Creek at Cox Hill

Water level and flow at gauge 05BH013, Alberta. The flow is below normal for October (52% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been steady.

Water level
0.28m0.93ft
+0 cm+0.0 in in 24 h
Flow
0.07m³/s2.40cfs
+3% in 24 h
Status
Below normal
→ steady

Latest reading Oct 25, 9 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 49 years of monthly averages): 0.08 m³/s2.86 cfs – 0.18 m³/s6.46 cfs, median 0.13 m³/s4.66 cfs. Right now it is at 52% of the median.

Highest flow on record
34.6m³/s1,222cfs

June 6, 1995 · approved records 1977–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 0% of that record.

Last 30 days

Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month

0.05 m³/s0.10 m³/s0.15 m³/s2 cfs3 cfs4 cfs5 cfs6 cfsNormal for October
Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 11Oct 16Oct 21

This year compared with past years

Daily flow

1 m³/s2 m³/s3 m³/s4 m³/s50 cfs100 cfs150 cfs
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20242026 (provisional)

Normal range: monthly averages of 47 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

Periods of light snow ending near noon then mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 10 this morning. UV index 1 or low.

Tonight

Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Becoming partly cloudy near midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 8. Wind chill minus 13 overnight.

Monday

A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy in the afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 14 in the morning. UV index 1 or low.

Monday night

Cloudy periods. Low minus 2.

Forecast for Bow Valley (Provincial Park) (13 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.

Nearby gauges

Elbow RiverBragg Creek · 26 km0.90 m2.96 ftNormal
Jumpingpound CreekTownship Road No. 252 · 29 km2.44 m7.99 ftNormal
Ghost RiverAbove Waiparous Creek · 30 km0.72 m2.37 ftNormal
Waiparous CreekThe Mouth · 32 km0.74 m2.42 ftNormal
Bow RiverCochrane · 38 km16.30 m53.46 ftBelow normal
Fish CreekPriddis · 45 km2.24 m7.36 ftNormal

About this gauge

Station: 05BH013 · Jumpingpound Creek Near Cox Hill

Location: 51.0023, -114.9381 · Alberta

Same river: Township Road No. 252

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 Jumpingpound Creek at Cox Hill today?

The latest reading (Oct 25, 9 AM, local standard time) is 0.28 m (0.93 ft) with a flow of 0.07 m³/s (2.40 cfs).

Is the Jumpingpound Creek at Cox Hill high right now?

The flow is below normal for October (52% of the median).

Is the Jumpingpound Creek rising or falling?

In the last 24 hours it has been steady.

What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Jumpingpound Creek at Cox Hill?

34.6 m³/s (1,222 cfs) on June 6, 1995, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1977–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.

Where does this data come from?

Gauge 05BH013 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.