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Sunwapta River water level at Athabasca Glacier

How high is the Sunwapta River at Athabasca Glacier?

No reading from the Sunwapta River at Athabasca Glacier since , when it read 0.471 m.

Last reading

0.471 m

Provisional

Where the water stood at the last reading

0.471 mHighest 2.09 mLowest 0.404 m
The newest reading against the official levels and our records near it.
Table: where the water stands
LevelValue
Newest reading0.471 m,
Highest in our series2.09 m
Lowest in our series0.404 m

The gauge reads the height of the water above a fixed zero, not the depth of the river.

Level history

within the normal range for the date

On the Sunwapta River at Athabasca Glacier averaged 0.477 m.

The last 90 days, against the normal range for each day

The last 90 days, against the normal range for each day 0.50 m 0.75 m 1.00 m Lowest 0.404 m 0.477 m
  • Level
  • Below the normal range
  • Above the normal range
  • Normal range for the date
  • Median for the date
  • A year earlier
  • Our record
Daily averages of the Sunwapta River at Athabasca Glacier from 28 July 2026 to 25 October 2026, with the normal range for each day and the same days a year earlier.
Table: The last 90 days, against the normal range for each day
DayDaily average (m)Normal rangeMedianA year earlier
no value0.968 m to 1.151 m1.064 mno value
no value0.969 m to 1.152 m1.059 mno value
no value0.974 m to 1.151 m1.059 mno value
no value0.977 m to 1.150 m1.057 mno value
no value0.977 m to 1.149 m1.056 mno value
no value0.980 m to 1.150 m1.058 mno value
no value0.986 m to 1.153 m1.059 mno value
no value0.987 m to 1.156 m1.058 mno value
no value0.992 m to 1.155 m1.057 mno value
no value0.993 m to 1.153 m1.055 mno value
no value0.990 m to 1.153 m1.054 mno value
no value0.986 m to 1.156 m1.053 mno value
no value0.980 m to 1.159 m1.053 mno value
no value0.971 m to 1.152 m1.053 mno value
no value0.963 m to 1.149 m1.052 mno value
no value0.958 m to 1.147 m1.050 mno value
no value0.957 m to 1.144 m1.045 mno value
no value0.937 m to 1.142 m1.042 mno value
no value0.928 m to 1.142 m1.037 mno value
no value0.918 m to 1.140 m1.034 mno value
no value0.905 m to 1.136 m1.026 mno value
no value0.895 m to 1.130 m1.015 mno value
no value0.886 m to 1.120 m1.006 mno value
no value0.878 m to 1.120 m0.999 mno value
no value0.873 m to 1.120 m0.991 mno value
no value0.873 m to 1.119 m0.988 mno value
no value0.863 m to 1.114 m0.985 mno value
no value0.852 m to 1.104 m0.981 mno value
no value0.840 m to 1.098 m0.972 mno value
no value0.831 m to 1.086 m0.971 mno value
no value0.817 m to 1.090 m0.967 mno value
no value0.805 m to 1.090 m0.961 mno value
no value0.792 m to 1.088 m0.957 mno value
no value0.788 m to 1.083 m0.951 mno value
no value0.779 m to 1.080 m0.941 mno value
no value0.773 m to 1.080 m0.941 mno value
no value0.757 m to 1.080 m0.949 mno value
no value0.756 m to 1.078 m0.940 mno value
no value0.753 m to 1.074 m0.929 mno value
no value0.751 m to 1.076 m0.926 mno value
no value0.744 m to 1.072 m0.913 mno value
no value0.738 m to 1.068 m0.890 mno value
no value0.730 m to 1.044 m0.881 mno value
0.949 m0.713 m to 1.038 m0.867 mno value
1.044 m0.703 m to 1.026 m0.855 mno value
0.806 m0.698 m to 1.020 m0.848 mno value
0.736 m0.688 m to 1.016 m0.840 mno value
0.713 m0.671 m to 1.011 m0.815 mno value
0.725 m0.652 m to 1.008 m0.810 mno value
0.753 m0.632 m to 1.005 m0.802 mno value
0.703 m0.627 m to 1.001 m0.793 mno value
0.705 m0.621 m to 0.995 m0.789 mno value
0.727 m0.615 m to 0.997 m0.775 mno value
0.750 m0.611 m to 1.003 m0.763 mno value
0.810 m0.606 m to 0.979 m0.756 mno value
0.859 m0.601 m to 0.951 m0.749 mno value
0.857 m0.597 m to 0.935 m0.742 mno value
0.743 m0.589 m to 0.924 m0.729 mno value
0.699 m0.583 m to 0.916 m0.725 mno value
0.827 m0.573 m to 0.899 m0.714 mno value
0.735 m0.570 m to 0.887 m0.698 mno value
0.634 m0.566 m to 0.884 m0.690 mno value
0.604 m0.562 m to 0.867 m0.685 mno value
0.591 m0.557 m to 0.867 m0.677 mno value
0.570 m0.553 m to 0.862 m0.673 mno value
0.552 m0.549 m to 0.859 m0.660 mno value
0.550 m0.545 m to 0.858 m0.654 mno value
0.572 m0.539 m to 0.855 m0.643 mno value
0.581 m0.531 m to 0.851 m0.636 mno value
0.684 m0.528 m to 0.843 m0.621 mno value
0.714 m0.519 m to 0.831 m0.614 mno value
0.681 m0.513 m to 0.825 m0.605 mno value
0.831 m0.507 m to 0.810 m0.600 mno value
0.895 m0.507 m to 0.788 m0.592 mno value
0.795 m0.506 m to 0.773 m0.589 mno value
0.667 m0.504 m to 0.761 m0.584 mno value
0.620 m0.502 m to 0.749 m0.582 mno value
0.593 m0.498 m to 0.740 m0.578 mno value
0.572 m0.494 m to 0.728 m0.576 mno value
0.555 m0.490 m to 0.719 m0.575 mno value
0.547 m0.488 m to 0.705 m0.565 mno value
0.542 m0.487 m to 0.689 m0.558 mno value
0.534 m0.486 m to 0.659 m0.543 mno value
0.520 m0.484 m to 0.649 m0.539 mno value
0.494 m0.482 m to 0.647 m0.534 mno value
0.491 m0.481 m to 0.642 m0.530 mno value
0.485 m0.478 m to 0.633 m0.527 mno value
0.483 m0.477 m to 0.625 m0.523 mno value
0.475 m0.476 m to 0.613 m0.515 mno value
0.477 m0.476 m to 0.609 m0.513 mno value

The last 12 months, against the normal range for each day

The last 12 months, against the normal range for each day 0.50 m 0.75 m 1.00 m Lowest 0.404 m 0.477 m
  • Level
  • Below the normal range
  • Above the normal range
  • Normal range for the date
  • Median for the date
  • Our record
Daily averages of the Sunwapta River at Athabasca Glacier from 25 October 2025 to 25 October 2026, with the normal range for each day.
Table: The last 12 months, against the normal range for each day
DayDaily average (m)Normal rangeMedian
no value0.476 m to 0.609 m0.513 m
no value0.474 m to 0.608 m0.511 m
no value0.473 m to 0.586 m0.510 m
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no value0.454 m to 0.818 m0.574 m
no value0.455 m to 0.815 m0.577 m
no value0.458 m to 0.808 m0.586 m
no value0.463 m to 0.807 m0.593 m
no value0.473 m to 0.803 m0.623 m
no value0.481 m to 0.803 m0.624 m
no value0.486 m to 0.803 m0.634 m
no value0.491 m to 0.808 m0.642 m
no value0.494 m to 0.797 m0.643 m
no value0.497 m to 0.795 m0.655 m
no value0.506 m to 0.800 m0.657 m
no value0.514 m to 0.807 m0.662 m
no value0.524 m to 0.828 m0.669 m
no value0.530 m to 0.835 m0.676 m
no value0.550 m to 0.854 m0.681 m
no value0.569 m to 0.865 m0.683 m
no value0.577 m to 0.882 m0.687 m
no value0.580 m to 0.892 m0.695 m
no value0.584 m to 0.907 m0.703 m
no value0.585 m to 0.922 m0.712 m
no value0.587 m to 0.929 m0.721 m
no value0.591 m to 0.952 m0.724 m
no value0.593 m to 0.957 m0.735 m
no value0.599 m to 0.960 m0.748 m
no value0.609 m to 0.960 m0.761 m
no value0.622 m to 0.964 m0.773 m
no value0.637 m to 0.971 m0.778 m
no value0.643 m to 0.981 m0.781 m
no value0.649 m to 0.989 m0.794 m
no value0.662 m to 1.006 m0.804 m
no value0.667 m to 1.014 m0.808 m
no value0.676 m to 1.018 m0.827 m
no value0.678 m to 1.020 m0.830 m
no value0.688 m to 1.029 m0.833 m
no value0.695 m to 1.029 m0.834 m
no value0.695 m to 1.019 m0.835 m
no value0.695 m to 1.010 m0.836 m
no value0.695 m to 1.009 m0.836 m
no value0.696 m to 1.006 m0.839 m
no value0.695 m to 1.010 m0.845 m
no value0.695 m to 1.013 m0.853 m
no value0.696 m to 1.019 m0.856 m
no value0.698 m to 1.021 m0.866 m
no value0.723 m to 1.030 m0.871 m
no value0.736 m to 1.034 m0.883 m
no value0.742 m to 1.040 m0.893 m
no value0.758 m to 1.046 m0.905 m
no value0.766 m to 1.051 m0.917 m
no value0.778 m to 1.058 m0.927 m
no value0.785 m to 1.068 m0.932 m
no value0.800 m to 1.080 m0.940 m
no value0.822 m to 1.103 m0.948 m
no value0.829 m to 1.113 m0.950 m
no value0.838 m to 1.113 m0.960 m
no value0.852 m to 1.113 m0.965 m
no value0.856 m to 1.113 m0.969 m
no value0.863 m to 1.113 m0.974 m
no value0.869 m to 1.112 m0.987 m
no value0.876 m to 1.113 m1.001 m
no value0.892 m to 1.132 m1.009 m
no value0.895 m to 1.141 m1.017 m
no value0.901 m to 1.141 m1.025 m
no value0.904 m to 1.139 m1.038 m
no value0.907 m to 1.136 m1.046 m
no value0.912 m to 1.135 m1.048 m
no value0.915 m to 1.136 m1.049 m
no value0.924 m to 1.135 m1.050 m
no value0.929 m to 1.135 m1.051 m
no value0.944 m to 1.139 m1.056 m
no value0.957 m to 1.143 m1.061 m
no value0.969 m to 1.145 m1.067 m
no value0.970 m to 1.149 m1.069 m
no value0.971 m to 1.150 m1.069 m
no value0.971 m to 1.150 m1.069 m
no value0.969 m to 1.149 m1.068 m
no value0.953 m to 1.146 m1.067 m
no value0.947 m to 1.144 m1.067 m
no value0.950 m to 1.144 m1.062 m
no value0.953 m to 1.146 m1.061 m
no value0.958 m to 1.150 m1.067 m
no value0.962 m to 1.150 m1.067 m
no value0.966 m to 1.151 m1.067 m
no value0.968 m to 1.152 m1.070 m
no value0.969 m to 1.151 m1.067 m
no value0.968 m to 1.151 m1.064 m
no value0.969 m to 1.152 m1.059 m
no value0.974 m to 1.151 m1.059 m
no value0.977 m to 1.150 m1.057 m
no value0.977 m to 1.149 m1.056 m
no value0.980 m to 1.150 m1.058 m
no value0.986 m to 1.153 m1.059 m
no value0.987 m to 1.156 m1.058 m
no value0.992 m to 1.155 m1.057 m
no value0.993 m to 1.153 m1.055 m
no value0.990 m to 1.153 m1.054 m
no value0.986 m to 1.156 m1.053 m
no value0.980 m to 1.159 m1.053 m
no value0.971 m to 1.152 m1.053 m
no value0.963 m to 1.149 m1.052 m
no value0.958 m to 1.147 m1.050 m
no value0.957 m to 1.144 m1.045 m
no value0.937 m to 1.142 m1.042 m
no value0.928 m to 1.142 m1.037 m
no value0.918 m to 1.140 m1.034 m
no value0.905 m to 1.136 m1.026 m
no value0.895 m to 1.130 m1.015 m
no value0.886 m to 1.120 m1.006 m
no value0.878 m to 1.120 m0.999 m
no value0.873 m to 1.120 m0.991 m
no value0.873 m to 1.119 m0.988 m
no value0.863 m to 1.114 m0.985 m
no value0.852 m to 1.104 m0.981 m
no value0.840 m to 1.098 m0.972 m
no value0.831 m to 1.086 m0.971 m
no value0.817 m to 1.090 m0.967 m
no value0.805 m to 1.090 m0.961 m
no value0.792 m to 1.088 m0.957 m
no value0.788 m to 1.083 m0.951 m
no value0.779 m to 1.080 m0.941 m
no value0.773 m to 1.080 m0.941 m
no value0.757 m to 1.080 m0.949 m
no value0.756 m to 1.078 m0.940 m
no value0.753 m to 1.074 m0.929 m
no value0.751 m to 1.076 m0.926 m
no value0.744 m to 1.072 m0.913 m
no value0.738 m to 1.068 m0.890 m
no value0.730 m to 1.044 m0.881 m
0.949 m0.713 m to 1.038 m0.867 m
1.044 m0.703 m to 1.026 m0.855 m
0.806 m0.698 m to 1.020 m0.848 m
0.736 m0.688 m to 1.016 m0.840 m
0.713 m0.671 m to 1.011 m0.815 m
0.725 m0.652 m to 1.008 m0.810 m
0.753 m0.632 m to 1.005 m0.802 m
0.703 m0.627 m to 1.001 m0.793 m
0.705 m0.621 m to 0.995 m0.789 m
0.727 m0.615 m to 0.997 m0.775 m
0.750 m0.611 m to 1.003 m0.763 m
0.810 m0.606 m to 0.979 m0.756 m
0.859 m0.601 m to 0.951 m0.749 m
0.857 m0.597 m to 0.935 m0.742 m
0.743 m0.589 m to 0.924 m0.729 m
0.699 m0.583 m to 0.916 m0.725 m
0.827 m0.573 m to 0.899 m0.714 m
0.735 m0.570 m to 0.887 m0.698 m
0.634 m0.566 m to 0.884 m0.690 m
0.604 m0.562 m to 0.867 m0.685 m
0.591 m0.557 m to 0.867 m0.677 m
0.570 m0.553 m to 0.862 m0.673 m
0.552 m0.549 m to 0.859 m0.660 m
0.550 m0.545 m to 0.858 m0.654 m
0.572 m0.539 m to 0.855 m0.643 m
0.581 m0.531 m to 0.851 m0.636 m
0.684 m0.528 m to 0.843 m0.621 m
0.714 m0.519 m to 0.831 m0.614 m
0.681 m0.513 m to 0.825 m0.605 m
0.831 m0.507 m to 0.810 m0.600 m
0.895 m0.507 m to 0.788 m0.592 m
0.795 m0.506 m to 0.773 m0.589 m
0.667 m0.504 m to 0.761 m0.584 m
0.620 m0.502 m to 0.749 m0.582 m
0.593 m0.498 m to 0.740 m0.578 m
0.572 m0.494 m to 0.728 m0.576 m
0.555 m0.490 m to 0.719 m0.575 m
0.547 m0.488 m to 0.705 m0.565 m
0.542 m0.487 m to 0.689 m0.558 m
0.534 m0.486 m to 0.659 m0.543 m
0.520 m0.484 m to 0.649 m0.539 m
0.494 m0.482 m to 0.647 m0.534 m
0.491 m0.481 m to 0.642 m0.530 m
0.485 m0.478 m to 0.633 m0.527 m
0.483 m0.477 m to 0.625 m0.523 m
0.475 m0.476 m to 0.613 m0.515 m
0.477 m0.476 m to 0.609 m0.513 m

The last 10 years, weekly averages

The last 10 years, weekly averages 0.50 m 0.75 m 1.00 m 1.25 m Lowest 0.404 m 0.489 m
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Weekly averages of the Sunwapta River at Athabasca Glacier from the week of 24 October 2016 to 25 October 2026.
Table: The last 10 years, weekly averages
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0.675 m
0.643 m
0.776 m
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0.926 m
0.880 m
0.885 m
1.031 m
1.077 m
1.067 m
0.998 m
1.047 m
1.029 m
1.063 m
0.952 m
0.984 m
1.053 m
1.042 m
0.843 m
0.617 m
0.675 m
0.616 m
0.528 m
0.538 m
0.522 m
0.496 m
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0.683 m
0.813 m
0.922 m
0.816 m
0.811 m
0.775 m
1.013 m
0.923 m
0.942 m
1.029 m
1.022 m
0.992 m
1.046 m
1.094 m
0.995 m
0.937 m
0.831 m
0.810 m
0.709 m
0.577 m
0.546 m
0.512 m
0.489 m
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no value
no value
no value
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no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
0.422 m
0.526 m
0.675 m
0.687 m
0.885 m
0.811 m
0.901 m
0.895 m
0.846 m
0.904 m
1.052 m
0.989 m
1.059 m
1.015 m
1.041 m
0.975 m
0.978 m
0.936 m
0.972 m
0.932 m
0.787 m
0.676 m
0.547 m
0.513 m
0.490 m
0.482 m
0.466 m
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
0.526 m
0.551 m
0.636 m
0.703 m
0.780 m
0.792 m
0.864 m
1.069 m
0.905 m
0.976 m
0.983 m
1.035 m
1.121 m
1.031 m
0.919 m
1.055 m
0.892 m
0.962 m
0.883 m
0.892 m
0.752 m
0.831 m
0.887 m
0.598 m
0.522 m
0.501 m
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
0.751 m
0.585 m
0.673 m
0.711 m
0.908 m
0.708 m
0.944 m
1.067 m
1.210 m
1.106 m
1.079 m
1.045 m
1.119 m
1.122 m
1.141 m
1.004 m
0.821 m
0.822 m
0.963 m
0.737 m
0.762 m
0.717 m
0.570 m
0.516 m
0.508 m
0.481 m
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
0.593 m
0.476 m
0.499 m
0.547 m
0.635 m
0.828 m
0.822 m
0.873 m
0.921 m
1.024 m
1.097 m
1.102 m
1.149 m
1.119 m
1.128 m
1.114 m
1.091 m
1.132 m
0.873 m
0.841 m
0.647 m
0.809 m
0.760 m
0.605 m
0.580 m
0.474 m
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
0.881 m
0.769 m
0.945 m
0.898 m
0.898 m
0.977 m
0.966 m
0.775 m
1.037 m
0.982 m
1.092 m
1.067 m
1.022 m
1.031 m
1.062 m
1.092 m
0.974 m
1.050 m
0.824 m
0.876 m
0.702 m
0.642 m
0.597 m
0.668 m
0.670 m
0.523 m
no value
no value
no value
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no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
0.429 m
0.527 m
0.645 m
0.581 m
0.614 m
0.661 m
0.781 m
0.704 m
0.911 m
0.945 m
1.097 m
1.144 m
1.041 m
1.120 m
1.046 m
1.048 m
1.001 m
0.969 m
1.008 m
0.832 m
0.712 m
0.897 m
0.579 m
0.612 m
0.665 m
0.580 m
0.495 m
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
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no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
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no value
no value
no value
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no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
0.850 m
0.739 m
0.765 m
0.574 m
0.752 m
0.566 m
0.489 m

The whole record since 2012, weekly averages

The whole record since 2012, weekly averages 0.50 m 0.75 m 1.00 m 1.25 m Lowest 0.404 m 0.489 m
  • Level
  • Our record
Weekly averages of the Sunwapta River at Athabasca Glacier from 1 May 2012 to 25 October 2026.
Table: The whole record since 2012, weekly averages
Week startingWeekly average (m)
0.560 m
0.574 m
0.665 m
0.679 m
0.744 m
0.852 m
0.871 m
0.958 m
0.998 m
1.005 m
1.134 m
1.171 m
1.055 m
1.065 m
1.101 m
1.005 m
0.970 m
0.892 m
0.834 m
0.781 m
0.813 m
0.821 m
0.685 m
0.579 m
0.593 m
0.504 m
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
0.746 m
0.709 m
0.702 m
0.844 m
0.835 m
0.966 m
1.014 m
1.085 m
0.966 m
1.016 m
1.071 m
1.004 m
1.061 m
1.121 m
0.986 m
1.045 m
1.052 m
0.992 m
0.833 m
0.622 m
0.590 m
0.613 m
0.548 m
0.530 m
0.513 m
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
0.680 m
0.781 m
0.784 m
0.801 m
0.810 m
0.889 m
0.980 m
1.008 m
1.044 m
1.130 m
1.010 m
1.090 m
1.016 m
1.096 m
0.993 m
0.962 m
0.829 m
0.757 m
0.883 m
0.977 m
0.749 m
0.774 m
0.612 m
0.614 m
0.541 m
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
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no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
0.499 m
0.582 m
0.749 m
0.928 m
0.965 m
0.970 m
0.900 m
1.043 m
1.105 m
1.107 m
1.043 m
1.035 m
1.011 m
1.037 m
1.045 m
0.900 m
0.992 m
0.796 m
0.821 m
0.773 m
0.802 m
0.688 m
0.789 m
0.664 m
0.624 m
0.533 m
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
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no value
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no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
0.743 m
0.668 m
0.727 m
0.747 m
0.799 m
0.982 m
0.710 m
0.903 m
1.038 m
0.962 m
1.044 m
1.062 m
1.115 m
1.035 m
1.046 m
1.032 m
0.942 m
0.956 m
0.764 m
0.789 m
0.675 m
0.805 m
0.607 m
0.545 m
0.520 m
0.505 m
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
0.962 m
0.675 m
0.643 m
0.776 m
0.978 m
0.926 m
0.880 m
0.885 m
1.031 m
1.077 m
1.067 m
0.998 m
1.047 m
1.029 m
1.063 m
0.952 m
0.984 m
1.053 m
1.042 m
0.843 m
0.617 m
0.675 m
0.616 m
0.528 m
0.538 m
0.522 m
0.496 m
no value
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no value
1.081 m
0.683 m
0.813 m
0.922 m
0.816 m
0.811 m
0.775 m
1.013 m
0.923 m
0.942 m
1.029 m
1.022 m
0.992 m
1.046 m
1.094 m
0.995 m
0.937 m
0.831 m
0.810 m
0.709 m
0.577 m
0.546 m
0.512 m
0.489 m
0.479 m
0.476 m
no value
no value
no value
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no value
no value
no value
no value
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no value
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no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
0.422 m
0.526 m
0.675 m
0.687 m
0.885 m
0.811 m
0.901 m
0.895 m
0.846 m
0.904 m
1.052 m
0.989 m
1.059 m
1.015 m
1.041 m
0.975 m
0.978 m
0.936 m
0.972 m
0.932 m
0.787 m
0.676 m
0.547 m
0.513 m
0.490 m
0.482 m
0.466 m
no value
no value
no value
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no value
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no value
no value
0.526 m
0.551 m
0.636 m
0.703 m
0.780 m
0.792 m
0.864 m
1.069 m
0.905 m
0.976 m
0.983 m
1.035 m
1.121 m
1.031 m
0.919 m
1.055 m
0.892 m
0.962 m
0.883 m
0.892 m
0.752 m
0.831 m
0.887 m
0.598 m
0.522 m
0.501 m
no value
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no value
0.751 m
0.585 m
0.673 m
0.711 m
0.908 m
0.708 m
0.944 m
1.067 m
1.210 m
1.106 m
1.079 m
1.045 m
1.119 m
1.122 m
1.141 m
1.004 m
0.821 m
0.822 m
0.963 m
0.737 m
0.762 m
0.717 m
0.570 m
0.516 m
0.508 m
0.481 m
no value
no value
no value
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no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
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no value
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no value
0.593 m
0.476 m
0.499 m
0.547 m
0.635 m
0.828 m
0.822 m
0.873 m
0.921 m
1.024 m
1.097 m
1.102 m
1.149 m
1.119 m
1.128 m
1.114 m
1.091 m
1.132 m
0.873 m
0.841 m
0.647 m
0.809 m
0.760 m
0.605 m
0.580 m
0.474 m
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
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no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
0.881 m
0.769 m
0.945 m
0.898 m
0.898 m
0.977 m
0.966 m
0.775 m
1.037 m
0.982 m
1.092 m
1.067 m
1.022 m
1.031 m
1.062 m
1.092 m
0.974 m
1.050 m
0.824 m
0.876 m
0.702 m
0.642 m
0.597 m
0.668 m
0.670 m
0.523 m
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
no value
0.429 m
0.527 m
0.645 m
0.581 m
0.614 m
0.661 m
0.781 m
0.704 m
0.911 m
0.945 m
1.097 m
1.144 m
1.041 m
1.120 m
1.046 m
1.048 m
1.001 m
0.969 m
1.008 m
0.832 m
0.712 m
0.897 m
0.579 m
0.612 m
0.665 m
0.580 m
0.495 m
no value
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0.850 m
0.739 m
0.765 m
0.574 m
0.752 m
0.566 m
0.489 m

How this compares

  • The daily average on 25 October 2026 was 0.477 m, the lowest for 25 October in 14 years of record (2012 to 2026). The next lowest was 0.48 m in 2018. The newest value is provisional.
  • So far in 2026 the daily average was below the normal range on 1 of 48 days, the thirteenth most of the 14 years counted from 2012 to 2026.

Same date in past years

25 October in the last 10 years

DayLevelAgainst the normal range for the date
no value
0.53 m
0.529 m
0.487 m
0.505 m
0.504 m
0.491 m
0.478 m
0.533 m
0.513 m

Year by year

The lowest and highest daily average of each year

The lowest and highest daily average of each year 0.6 m 0.8 m 1.0 m
  • Each year, lowest to highest
  • The year so far
The lowest and highest daily average of the Sunwapta River at Athabasca Glacier in 2026 so far.
Table: The lowest and highest daily average of each year
YearLowest daily average (m)DayHighest daily average (m)DayDays with a value
so far, provisional0.475 m1.044 m47

Each year from January to December, weekly averages

Each year from January to December, weekly averages 0.50 m 0.75 m 1.00 m 2026 so far
  • The year so far
  • Other years
  • Normal range for the week
The weekly averages of the Sunwapta River at Athabasca Glacier in each year from 2012 to 2024 with a value in at least 26 weeks, and in 2026 so far, on one axis from January to December, with the normal range for each week. Each week is 7 days counted from 1 January (in a leap year, the weeks after 29 February start a day earlier), the last to 31 December.
Table: Each year from January to December, weekly averages
Week so far Weekly average (m)Normal range (m)
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no value0.481 m to 0.803 m
to no value0.524 m to 0.828 m
to no value0.585 m to 0.922 m
to no value0.637 m to 0.971 m
to no value0.688 m to 1.029 m
to no value0.695 m to 1.013 m
to no value0.766 m to 1.051 m
to no value0.852 m to 1.113 m
to no value0.901 m to 1.141 m
to no value0.944 m to 1.139 m
to no value0.953 m to 1.146 m
to no value0.968 m to 1.152 m
to no value0.980 m to 1.150 m
to no value0.980 m to 1.159 m
to no value0.918 m to 1.140 m
to no value0.863 m to 1.114 m
to no value0.788 m to 1.083 m
to no value0.744 m to 1.072 m
to 0.783 m0.671 m to 1.011 m
to 0.779 m0.606 m to 0.979 m
to 0.666 m0.566 m to 0.884 m
to 0.619 m0.531 m to 0.851 m
to 0.710 m0.504 m to 0.761 m
to 0.526 m0.486 m to 0.659 m
to no value0.476 m to 0.609 m
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
to no valueno value
Every year
YearDays with a valueDays below the normal range
to 481
18425
1848
18428
18411
18415
18420
18451
1875
1845
18412
1684
1758
1840

Records

  • Highest daily average in our series since 1 May 2012: 2.09 m on 6 May 2017.
  • Lowest daily average in our series since 1 May 2012: 0.404 m on 1 May 2022.

About this gauge

Athabasca Glacier is a gauge on the Sunwapta River in Canada.

It lies at 52.2163° N, 117.2321° W.

Its readings come from the Water Survey of Canada (Environment and Climate Change Canada).

Our readings for this gauge go back to 1 May 2012.

The Water Survey of Canada publishes its real-time readings as preliminary data that it reviews and approves later.

The newest reading is provisional: the source may still correct it.

About these figures

That is within the normal range for the date.

The normal range for 25 October is 0.48 m to 0.61 m: the 10th to 90th percentile of the daily averages from 18 October to 1 November in 13 years between 2012 and 2024.

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