North Saskatchewan River Water Level And Flow Monitoring

23 monitoring stations track water levels and flows in areas influencing the North Saskatchewan River in Alberta, with an additional 3 stations for the Sturgeon River. This provisional data is collected via remote equipment and published by the Government of Alberta. The dataset includes station metadata, temporal readings, and geographic boundaries.

Use Cases

• Model flood risk by correlating Water Level (m) and Water Flow (cu meter per sec) with time-series Date and Time data.
• Analyze spatial patterns in hydrological data by joining station readings using Latitude and Longitude with geographic boundary columns like City of Edmonton - Neighbourhood Boundaries.
• Validate sensor accuracy and identify anomalies by comparing readings across multiple Station Numbers for the same river system.
• Assess the impact of local geography on water flow by analyzing data grouped by Station Location (city) or specific ward boundaries.

Strengths

• Data from 26 distinct monitoring stations (23 for North Saskatchewan River, 3 for Sturgeon River).
• Includes precise geographic coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) for spatial analysis.
• Combines time-series measurements with multiple administrative and geographic boundary layers for contextual joins.

Limitations

• Data is provisional and automatically generated, subject to errors from equipment malfunction, algal growth, or debris.
• Specific temporal coverage, sample size (row count), and update frequency are not provided.
• Geographic scope is limited to specific water areas in Alberta influencing two river systems.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta, via data.edmonton.ca.

Collection Method

Automatically collected in near real-time from remote monitoring equipment operated by various organizations.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Water areas in Alberta influencing the North Saskatchewan River and Sturgeon River.