Cataract Creek at Forestry Road
Water level and flow at gauge 05BL022, Alberta. The flow is well below normal for October (68% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
Latest reading Oct 25, 6 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 60 years of monthly averages): 0.44 m³/s15.6 cfs – 0.89 m³/s31.4 cfs, median 0.55 m³/s19.3 cfs. Right now it is at 68% of the median.
June 20, 2013 · approved records 1966–2025 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 0% of that record.
21% lower than on October 25, 2025 (0.47 m³/s16.6 cfs)
approved daily mean (HYDAT)
Last 30 days
Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month
This year compared with past years
Daily flow
Normal range: monthly averages of 54 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.
Nearby gauges
| Highwood RiverDiebel'S Ranch · 15 km | 0.79 m2.60 ft | Normal |
| Willow CreekSecondary No. 532 · 18 km | 1.24 m4.06 ft | Normal |
| Trap CreekLongview · 24 km | 1.95 m6.40 ft | Normal |
| Chain Lakes ReservoirNanton · 30 km | 1,296.95 m4,255.09 ft | Normal |
| Stimson CreekPekisko · 34 km | 1.64 m5.37 ft | Above normal |
| Pekisko CreekLongview · 34 km | 0.64 m2.10 ft | Normal |
About this gauge
Station: 05BL022 · Cataract Creek Near Forestry Road
Location: 50.2853, -114.5887 · Alberta
Water levels are measured from a local reference point at each gauge, not from sea level, so they cannot be compared between gauges.
Official sources
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Questions
What is the water level of the Cataract Creek at Forestry Road today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 0.96 m (3.15 ft) with a flow of 0.37 m³/s (13.1 cfs).
Is the Cataract Creek at Forestry Road high right now?
The flow is well below normal for October (68% of the median).
Is the Cataract Creek rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Cataract Creek at Forestry Road?
540 m³/s (19,070 cfs) on June 20, 2013, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1966–2025). Events after 2025 are not yet in the approved archive.
How does the Cataract Creek at Forestry Road compare with a year ago?
The flow is 21% lower than on October 25, 2025 (0.47 m³/s (16.6 cfs), approved daily mean (HYDAT)).
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 05BL022 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.