Birch River below Alice Creek
Water level and flow at gauge 07KE001, Alberta. The flow is well above normal for October (374% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
Latest reading Oct 25, 5 AM local standard time (2 hours ago) · data checked · we check every 30 minutes
Compared with a normal October
Normal for October (middle half of 55 years of monthly averages): 7.65 m³/s270 cfs – 37.5 m³/s1,323 cfs, median 17.0 m³/s600 cfs. Right now it is at 374% of the median.
June 3, 1984 · approved records 1969–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 16% 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 20 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
| Lake ClaireOutlet To Prairie River · 86 km | 5.92 m19.42 ft | Below normal |
| Embarras RiverBelow Divergence · 89 km | 7.69 m25.24 ft | Very high |
| Athabasca RiverOld Fort · 90 km | 7.85 m25.76 ft | Below normal |
| Athabasca RiverEmbarras Airport · 91 km | 213.43 m700.22 ft | Normal |
| Embarras River Breakthrough To Mamawi Lake07KF015 · 94 km | 6.96 m22.83 ft | Very high |
| Peace RiverPeace Point · 95 km | 5.67 m18.61 ft | Very high |
About this gauge
Station: 07KE001 · Birch River Below Alice Creek
Location: 58.3249, -113.0651 · 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 Birch River below Alice Creek today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 5 AM, local standard time) is 5.41 m (17.75 ft) with a flow of 63.6 m³/s (2,246 cfs).
Is the Birch River below Alice Creek high right now?
The flow is well above normal for October (374% of the median).
Is the Birch River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Birch River below Alice Creek?
404 m³/s (14,267 cfs) on June 3, 1984, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1969–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 07KE001 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.