Country: Canada

Cold River at Outlet of Cold Lake: level & flow

River gauge in Saskatchewan

19.8m³/s
699 cfs · gauge 534.952 m · what is cfs?
Measured · provisional
Normal for the dateSteady
24 hours
0 m³/s
7 days
0 m³/s
Normal for Oct 23 ?
12.7 m³/s
Water temp ?
Not measured

At a glance · Oct 23

About normal

The Cold River at Outlet of Cold Lake is flowing within its normal range for Oct 23.

  • This week→ Steady

Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.

Today compared with past years on Oct 23

Usual range (10th–90th percentile): 3.03–29.12 m³/sNormal (25th–75th percentile): 6.40–23.01 m³/sToday: 19.80 m³/sToday 19.80 m³/sMedian 12.6610th90th25th75th
Usual range (10th–90th percentile): 3.03–29.12 m³/sNormal (25th–75th percentile): 6.40–23.01 m³/sToday: 19.80 m³/sToday 19.80 m³/sMedian 12.6610th90th25th75th
Ratio scale: equal steps are equal multiples, because flow varies so much.

Flow today against this gauge's percentiles for the date (40 years). A statistical guide, not advice.

What this means

Flow is above the Oct 23 median of 12.7 m³/s (40 years of data).

It has dropped 0.20 m³/s in the past 24 hours.

The highest annual peak on record is 109.0 m³/s (Jul 11, 1997).

Flow chart

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)

Flood status

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Records

Highest annual peak flow
109.0 m³/s (Jul 11, 1997)
Highest annual peak stage
535.453 m (Jul 14, 2020)
Lowest daily flow, last 5 years
0.02 m³/s (Dec 12, 2025)
Normal range for Oct 23
6.40 m³/s – 23.0 m³/s (40 years)

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