Monitor Creek at Monitor
Water level and flow at gauge 05GA003, Alberta. The flow is well below normal for October (9% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
Latest reading Oct 25, 6 AM local standard time (2 hours ago) · data checked · we check every 30 minutes
Compared with a normal October
Normal for October (middle half of 27 years of monthly averages): 0.00 m³/s0.11 cfs – 0.02 m³/s0.87 cfs, median 0.01 m³/s0.39 cfs. Right now it is at 9% of the median.
June 28, 2012 · approved records 1954–2024 (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 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
A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 2. Wind chill minus 13 this morning. UV index 1 or low.
A few clouds. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h near midnight. Low minus 7. Wind chill minus 6 this evening and minus 14 overnight.
Mainly sunny. Wind southeast 20 km/h. High 6. Wind chill minus 14 in the morning. UV index 2 or low.
Increasing cloudiness. Low minus 1.
Forecast for Esther (39 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.
Nearby gauges
| Sounding CreekOyen · 45 km | 0.56 m1.84 ft | Very low |
| Sounding CreekChinook · 53 km | 0.84 m2.76 ft | No normal yet |
| Killarney LakeTributary Near Chauvin · 72 km | 0.87 m2.85 ft | Normal |
| Battle RiverHighway No. 872 · 75 km | 4.28 m14.03 ft | Normal |
| Young CreekCastor · 85 km | 0.62 m2.03 ft | No normal yet |
| Ribstone CreekEdgerton · 88 km | 2.68 m8.78 ft | Normal |
About this gauge
Station: 05GA003 · Monitor Creek Near Monitor
Location: 51.9696, -110.5764 · 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 Monitor Creek at Monitor today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 0.38 m (1.25 ft) with a flow of 0.00 m³/s (0.04 cfs).
Is the Monitor Creek at Monitor high right now?
The flow is well below normal for October (9% of the median).
Is the Monitor Creek rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Monitor Creek at Monitor?
31.6 m³/s (1,116 cfs) on June 28, 2012, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1954–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 05GA003 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.