Saskatchewan River below Tobin Lake
Water level and flow at gauge 05KD003, Saskatchewan. The flow is well below normal for October (56% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
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 64 years of monthly averages): 237 m³/s8,361 cfs – 384 m³/s13,570 cfs, median 302 m³/s10,665 cfs. Right now it is at 56% of the median.
April 24, 1974 · approved records 1970–2025 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 4% of that record.
27% lower than on October 25, 2025 (234 m³/s8,264 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 63 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
| Tobin LakeThe Spillway · 8 km | 313.56 m1,028.73 ft | Above normal |
| Saskatchewan River Old Channel05KH009 · 27 km | 1.53 m5.02 ft | Normal |
| Carrot RiverTurnberry · 79 km | 261.62 m858.35 ft | Above normal |
| White Gull CreekHighway No. 106 · 89 km | 2.51 m8.24 ft | Very high |
| Carrot RiverThe Pas · 127 km | 257.18 m843.78 ft | Below normal |
| Saskatchewan RiverBelow the Forks · 128 km | 377.35 m1,238.04 ft | Normal |
About this gauge
Station: 05KD003 · Saskatchewan River Below Tobin Lake
Location: 53.7071, -103.2987 · Saskatchewan
Same river: Below the Forks
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 Saskatchewan River below Tobin Lake today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 8 AM, local standard time) is 1.92 m (6.29 ft) with a flow of 170 m³/s (6,003 cfs).
Is the Saskatchewan River below Tobin Lake high right now?
The flow is well below normal for October (56% of the median).
Is the Saskatchewan River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Saskatchewan River below Tobin Lake?
3,940 m³/s (139,140 cfs) on April 24, 1974, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1970–2025). Events after 2025 are not yet in the approved archive.
How does the Saskatchewan River below Tobin Lake compare with a year ago?
The flow is 27% lower than on October 25, 2025 (234 m³/s (8,264 cfs), approved daily mean (HYDAT)).
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 05KD003 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.