Saskatchewan River Old Channel
Water level and flow at gauge 05KH009, Saskatchewan. The flow is normal for October (68% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
Latest reading Oct 25, 7 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 29 years of monthly averages): 2.48 m³/s87.6 cfs – 13.9 m³/s491 cfs, median 7.92 m³/s280 cfs. Right now it is at 68% of the median.
April 25, 1974 · approved records 1973–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 1% 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 27 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
| Saskatchewan RiverBelow Tobin Lake · 27 km | 1.94 m6.37 ft | Very low |
| Tobin LakeThe Spillway · 36 km | 313.57 m1,028.77 ft | Above normal |
| Carrot RiverTurnberry · 60 km | 261.63 m858.35 ft | Above normal |
| Carrot RiverThe Pas · 103 km | 257.22 m843.88 ft | Normal |
| White Gull CreekHighway No. 106 · 110 km | 2.51 m8.24 ft | Very high |
| Saskatchewan RiverThe Pas · 114 km | 256.91 m842.89 ft | Below normal |
About this gauge
Station: 05KH009 · Saskatchewan River Old Channel
Location: 53.8344, -102.9442 · Saskatchewan
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 Old Channel today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 7 AM, local standard time) is 1.56 m (5.12 ft) with a flow of 5.39 m³/s (190 cfs).
Is the Saskatchewan River Old Channel high right now?
The flow is normal for October (68% of the median).
Is the Saskatchewan River Old Channel rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Saskatchewan River Old Channel?
623 m³/s (22,001 cfs) on April 25, 1974, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1973–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 05KH009 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.