Kneehills Creek at Drumheller

Water level and flow at gauge 05CE002, Alberta. The flow is normal for October (163% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.

Water level
2.00m6.55ft
−0 cm−0.2 in in 24 h
Flow
0.12m³/s4.10cfs
-10% in 24 h
Status
Normal
↓ falling -10%

Latest reading Oct 25, 11 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 63 years of monthly averages): 0.03 m³/s1.02 cfs – 0.12 m³/s4.36 cfs, median 0.07 m³/s2.51 cfs. Right now it is at 163% of the median.

Highest flow on record
158m³/s5,580cfs

April 25, 2018 · approved records 1923–2021 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 0% of that record.

Last 30 days

Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month

0.00 m³/s0.05 m³/s0.10 m³/s0 cfs1 cfs2 cfs3 cfs4 cfs5 cfsNormal for October
Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 11Oct 16Oct 21

This year compared with past years

Daily flow

5 m³/s10 m³/s15 m³/s20 m³/s200 cfs400 cfs600 cfs
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20242026 (provisional)

Normal range: monthly averages of 76 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

Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries near noon. Clearing this afternoon. Wind southeast 20 km/h. High plus 3. UV index 1 or low.

Tonight

Partly cloudy. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 7. Wind chill minus 13 overnight.

Monday

A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h near noon. High 7. Wind chill minus 13 in the morning. UV index 2 or low.

Monday night

Cloudy. Low minus 2.

Forecast for Drumheller (18 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.

Nearby gauges

Threehills CreekCarbon · 13 km1.44 m4.73 ftVery low
Michichi CreekDrumheller · 18 km1.92 m6.29 ftNormal
Red Deer RiverDrumheller · 18 km0.66 m2.17 ftBelow normal
Rosebud RiverRedland · 20 km0.28 m0.91 ftVery low
Renwick CreekThree Hills · 38 km0.65 m2.12 ftNormal
Ghostpine CreekHuxley · 51 km17.58 m57.69 ftNormal

About this gauge

Station: 05CE002 · Kneehills Creek Near Drumheller

Location: 51.4695, -112.9783 · 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 Kneehills Creek at Drumheller today?

The latest reading (Oct 25, 11 AM, local standard time) is 2.00 m (6.55 ft) with a flow of 0.12 m³/s (4.10 cfs).

Is the Kneehills Creek at Drumheller high right now?

The flow is normal for October (163% of the median).

Is the Kneehills Creek rising or falling?

In the last 24 hours it has been falling.

What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Kneehills Creek at Drumheller?

158 m³/s (5,580 cfs) on April 25, 2018, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1923–2021). Events after 2021 are not yet in the approved archive.

Where does this data come from?

Gauge 05CE002 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.