Clear River at Bear Canyon
Water level and flow at gauge 07FD009, Alberta. The flow is normal for October (62% 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 54 years of monthly averages): 0.13 m³/s4.52 cfs – 1.10 m³/s38.8 cfs, median 0.38 m³/s13.3 cfs. Right now it is at 62% of the median.
April 25, 1974 · approved records 1972–2024 (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 43 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
| Peace RiverAbove Alces River · 31 km | 3.50 m11.47 ft | Very high |
| Pouce Coupe RiverBelow Henderson Creek · 54 km | 10.17 m33.36 ft | Above normal |
| Montagneuse RiverHines Creek · 60 km | 0.80 m2.63 ft | Very low |
| Beatton RiverFort St. John · 63 km | 2.14 m7.01 ft | Normal |
| Peace RiverTaylor · 64 km | 3.18 m10.44 ft | Very high |
| Kiskatinaw RiverFarmington · 67 km | 95.39 m312.95 ft | Very high |
About this gauge
Station: 07FD009 · Clear River Near Bear Canyon
Location: 56.3078, -119.6805 · 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 Clear River at Bear Canyon today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 8 AM, local standard time) is 1.00 m (3.28 ft) with a flow of 0.23 m³/s (8.23 cfs).
Is the Clear River at Bear Canyon high right now?
The flow is normal for October (62% of the median).
Is the Clear River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Clear River at Bear Canyon?
430 m³/s (15,185 cfs) on April 25, 1974, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1972–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 07FD009 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.