Willow River at Wabasca
Water level and flow at gauge 07JA003, Alberta. The flow is well above normal for October (559% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
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 40 years of monthly averages): 0.65 m³/s23.0 cfs – 1.75 m³/s61.7 cfs, median 1.08 m³/s38.3 cfs. Right now it is at 559% of the median.
July 8, 1988 · approved records 1985–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 3% 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 39 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
| South Wabasca LakeDesmarais · 8 km | 545.12 m1,788.45 ft | Very high |
| Fawcett LakeSmith · 67 km | 611.49 m2,006.19 ft | Above normal |
| Driftwood RiverThe Mouth · 76 km | 1.05 m3.44 ft | Above normal |
| Lesser Slave RiverSlave Lake · 86 km | 576.46 m1,891.28 ft | Above normal |
| Lesser Slave LakeSlave Lake · 86 km | 576.64 m1,891.86 ft | Normal |
| Saulteaux RiverSpurfield · 87 km | 1.53 m5.01 ft | Above normal |
About this gauge
Station: 07JA003 · Willow River Near Wabasca
Location: 55.9167, -113.9213 · 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 Willow River at Wabasca today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 8 AM, local standard time) is 2.08 m (6.83 ft) with a flow of 6.06 m³/s (214 cfs).
Is the Willow River at Wabasca high right now?
The flow is well above normal for October (559% of the median).
Is the Willow River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Willow River at Wabasca?
192 m³/s (6,780 cfs) on July 8, 1988, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1985–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 07JA003 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.