Threehills Creek below Ray Creek

Water level and flow at gauge 05CE018, Alberta. The flow is well below normal for October (0% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been steady.

Water level
0.32m1.03ft
+0 cm+0.1 in in 24 h
Flow
0.00m³/s0.00cfs
 
Status
Very low
→ steady

Latest reading Oct 25, 8 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 35 years of monthly averages): 0.01 m³/s0.30 cfs – 0.05 m³/s1.73 cfs, median 0.02 m³/s0.57 cfs. Right now it is at 0% of the median.

Highest flow on record
24.3m³/s858cfs

April 15, 1971 · approved records 1971–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 0% of that record.

Last 30 days

Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month

0.00 m³/s0.02 m³/s0.04 m³/s0.0 cfs0.5 cfs1.0 cfs1.5 cfsNormal for October
Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 11Oct 16Oct 21

This year compared with past years

Daily flow

2 m³/s4 m³/s6 m³/s8 m³/s100 cfs200 cfs300 cfs
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20242026 (provisional)

Normal range: monthly averages of 43 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

A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 2. Wind chill minus 10 this morning. UV index 1 or low.

Tonight

Partly cloudy. Becoming clear near midnight. Wind southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 7. Wind chill minus 14 overnight.

Monday

Sunny. Increasing cloudiness in the afternoon. Wind southeast 20 km/h. High 6. Wind chill minus 14 in the morning. UV index 1 or low.

Monday night

Cloudy periods. Low minus 2.

Forecast for Red Deer (34 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.

Nearby gauges

Ghostpine CreekHuxley · 25 km17.59 m57.72 ftNormal
Waskasoo CreekRed Deer · 34 km1.10 m3.62 ftVery low
Renwick CreekThree Hills · 34 km0.65 m2.13 ftNormal
Red Deer RiverRed Deer · 35 km2.55 m8.38 ftNormal
Little Red Deer RiverThe Mouth · 39 km0.95 m3.10 ftBelow normal
Haynes CreekHaynes · 40 km1.75 m5.73 ftVery low

About this gauge

Station: 05CE018 · Threehills Creek Below Ray Creek

Location: 51.9975, -113.5686 · Alberta

Same river: Carbon

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 Threehills Creek below Ray Creek today?

The latest reading (Oct 25, 8 AM, local standard time) is 0.32 m (1.03 ft) with a flow of 0.00 m³/s (0.00 cfs).

Is the Threehills Creek below Ray Creek high right now?

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

Is the Threehills Creek rising or falling?

In the last 24 hours it has been steady.

What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Threehills Creek below Ray Creek?

24.3 m³/s (858 cfs) on April 15, 1971, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1971–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.

Where does this data come from?

Gauge 05CE018 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.