Ribstone Creek at Edgerton
Water level and flow at gauge 05FD001, Alberta. The flow is normal for October (38% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
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 54 years of monthly averages): 0.02 m³/s0.65 cfs – 0.18 m³/s6.34 cfs, median 0.07 m³/s2.35 cfs. Right now it is at 38% of the median.
May 22, 1997 · approved records 1989–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 0% of that record.
Last 30 days
Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month
This year compared with past years
Daily flow
Normal range: monthly averages of 45 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
A mix of sun and cloud. Clearing near noon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High zero. Wind chill minus 13 this morning. UV index 1 or low.
Clear. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h overnight. Low minus 7. Wind chill minus 6 this evening and minus 14 overnight.
Sunny. Wind southeast 20 km/h. High plus 5. Wind chill minus 14 in the morning. UV index 1 or low.
Cloudy. Low minus 2.
Forecast for Wainwright (26 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.
Nearby gauges
| Killarney LakeTributary Near Chauvin · 31 km | 0.87 m2.84 ft | Normal |
| Battle RiverThe Saskatchewan Boundary · 33 km | 0.58 m1.91 ft | Normal |
| Buffalo CreekHighway No. 41 · 38 km | 1.10 m3.61 ft | Very high |
| Vermilion Park LakeVermilion · 72 km | 575.86 m1,889.30 ft | Above normal |
| Battle RiverHighway No. 872 · 74 km | 4.27 m14.02 ft | Normal |
| Stretton CreekMarwayne · 77 km | 0.89 m2.92 ft | Very high |
About this gauge
Station: 05FD001 · Ribstone Creek Near Edgerton
Location: 52.7553, -110.4835 · 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 Ribstone Creek at Edgerton today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 8 AM, local standard time) is 2.68 m (8.78 ft) with a flow of 0.03 m³/s (0.88 cfs).
Is the Ribstone Creek at Edgerton high right now?
The flow is normal for October (38% of the median).
Is the Ribstone Creek rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Ribstone Creek at Edgerton?
7.95 m³/s (281 cfs) on May 22, 1997, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1989–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 05FD001 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.