Lightning Creek at Carnduff
Water level and flow at gauge 05NF006, Saskatchewan. The flow is well above normal for October (2693% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
Latest reading Oct 25, 11 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 30 years of monthly averages): 0.00 m³/s0.11 cfs – 0.03 m³/s1.17 cfs, median 0.01 m³/s0.26 cfs. Right now it is at 2693% of the median.
April 10, 1976 · approved records 1974–2024 (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 34 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
Mainly sunny. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this afternoon. High plus 5. UV index 2 or low.
Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 9. Wind chill minus 14 overnight.
Mainly sunny. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h near noon. High 6. Wind chill minus 14 in the morning. UV index 2 or low.
Cloudy periods. Low minus 3.
Forecast for Oxbow (33 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.
Nearby gauges
| Moose Mountain CreekBelow Grant Devine Lake · 37 km | 8.40 m27.55 ft | Very high |
| Grant Devine LakeAlameda · 37 km | 561.56 m1,842.38 ft | Above normal |
| Shepherd CreekAlameda · 41 km | 1.25 m4.10 ft | No normal yet |
| Antler RiverWauchope · 41 km | 603.44 m1,979.77 ft | Very low |
| Gainsborough CreekLyleton · 41 km | 0.65 m2.14 ft | Above normal |
| Moose Mountain CreekAbove Grant Devine Lake · 47 km | 2.19 m7.18 ft | Normal |
About this gauge
Station: 05NF006 · Lightning Creek Near Carnduff
Location: 49.2211, -101.7190 · 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 Lightning Creek at Carnduff today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 11 AM, local standard time) is 1.64 m (5.39 ft) with a flow of 0.20 m³/s (7.13 cfs).
Is the Lightning Creek at Carnduff high right now?
The flow is well above normal for October (2693% of the median).
Is the Lightning Creek rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Lightning Creek at Carnduff?
49.8 m³/s (1,759 cfs) on April 10, 1976, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1974–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 05NF006 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.