Country: Canada

Saskatchewan River below Tobin Lake: level & flow

River gauge in Saskatchewan · All Saskatchewan River gauges

493m³/s
17,410 cfs · gauge 2.601 m · what is cfs?
Measured · provisional
Much above normal for the dateFalling
24 hours
▲ 184 m³/s
7 days
▼ 106 m³/s
Normal for Oct 23 ?
317.2 m³/s
Water temp ?
Not measured

At a glance · Oct 23

Much higher than usual

The Saskatchewan River below Tobin Lake is flowing 55% above its normal flow for Oct 23.

  • This week↘ Falling 106 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): 213–448 m³/sNormal (25th–75th percentile): 232–410 m³/sToday: 493 m³/sToday 493 m³/sMedian 31710th90th25th75th
Usual range (10th–90th percentile): 213–448 m³/sNormal (25th–75th percentile): 232–410 m³/sToday: 493 m³/sToday 493 m³/sMedian 31710th90th25th75th
Ratio scale: equal steps are equal multiples, because flow varies so much.

Flow today against this gauge's percentiles for the date (64 years). A statistical guide, not advice.

What this means

Flow is above the Oct 23 median of 317.2 m³/s (64 years of data).

It has risen 184.0 m³/s in the past 24 hours.

The highest annual peak on record is 3,940.0 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
3,940.0 m³/s (Apr 24, 1974)
Highest annual peak stage
5.721 m (Jun 28, 2013)
Lowest daily flow, last 5 years
159.0 m³/s (Nov 23, 2024)
Normal range for Oct 23
231.7 m³/s – 409.8 m³/s (64 years)

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