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Qu'appelle River below Craven Dam: level & flow

River gauge in Saskatchewan · All Qu'appelle River gauges

9.74m³/s
344 cfs · gauge 1.504 m · what is cfs?
Measured · provisional
Much above normal for the dateRising
24 hours
▲ 2 m³/s
7 days
▼ 3 m³/s
Normal for Oct 23 ?
1.69 m³/s
Water temp ?
Not measured

At a glance · Oct 23

Much higher than usual

The Qu'appelle River below Craven Dam is flowing at 5.8 times its normal flow for Oct 23.

  • This week↘ Falling 3.26 m³/s

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): 0.03–9.41 m³/sNormal (25th–75th percentile): 0.25–6.07 m³/sToday: 9.74 m³/sToday 9.74 m³/sMedian 1.6910th90th25th75th
Usual range (10th–90th percentile): 0.03–9.41 m³/sNormal (25th–75th percentile): 0.25–6.07 m³/sToday: 9.74 m³/sToday 9.74 m³/sMedian 1.6910th90th25th75th
Ratio scale: equal steps are equal multiples, because flow varies so much.

Flow today against this gauge's percentiles for the date (82 years). A statistical guide, not advice.

What this means

Flow is above the Oct 23 median of 1.69 m³/s (82 years of data).

It has risen 1.52 m³/s in the past 24 hours.

The highest annual peak on record is 142.0 m³/s (Apr 24, 1974).

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
142.0 m³/s (Apr 24, 1974)
Highest annual peak stage
4.214 m (Apr 17, 2011)
Lowest daily flow, last 5 years
0.12 m³/s (Apr 2, 2024)
Normal range for Oct 23
0.25 m³/s – 6.07 m³/s (82 years)

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