Nation River at Fort St. James
Water level and flow at gauge 07ED001, British Columbia. The flow is normal for October (107% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
Latest reading Oct 25, 7 AM local standard time (2 hours ago) · data checked · we check every 30 minutes
Compared with a normal October
Normal for October (middle half of 51 years of monthly averages): 17.8 m³/s627 cfs – 36.6 m³/s1,293 cfs, median 27.2 m³/s961 cfs. Right now it is at 107% of the median.
June 11, 1964 · approved records 1941–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 4% of that record.
Last 30 days
Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month
This year compared with past years
Daily flow
Normal range: monthly averages of 33 years (lighter band: 10th–90th percentile). Past years: approved daily means from HYDAT, the Water Survey of Canada archive (the latest year published is 2025). 2026: daily means of the provisional real-time readings collected by Canada River Levels since October 22, 2026.
Nearby gauges
| Nation RiverThe Mouth · 45 km | 0.46 m1.52 ft | Normal |
| Tsilcoh RiverThe Mouth · 66 km | 3.23 m10.59 ft | Normal |
| Pack RiverOutlet of McLeod Lake · 79 km | 0.81 m2.66 ft | Normal |
| Omineca RiverAbove Osilinka River · 82 km | 2.00 m6.56 ft | Normal |
| Parsnip RiverAbove Misinchinka River · 85 km | 1.40 m4.59 ft | Normal |
| Stuart RiverFort St. James · 87 km | 0.88 m2.87 ft | Below normal |
About this gauge
Station: 07ED001 · Nation River Near Fort St. James
Location: 55.2025, -124.2334 · British Columbia
Same river: The Mouth
Water levels are measured from a local reference point at each gauge, not from sea level, so they cannot be compared between gauges.
Official sources
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Questions
What is the water level of the Nation River at Fort St. James today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 7 AM, local standard time) is 0.99 m (3.25 ft) with a flow of 29.0 m³/s (1,024 cfs).
Is the Nation River at Fort St. James high right now?
The flow is normal for October (107% of the median).
Is the Nation River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Nation River at Fort St. James?
708 m³/s (25,003 cfs) on June 11, 1964, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1941–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 07ED001 of the Water Survey of Canada (Environment and Climate Change Canada). Real-time data are provisional and may be revised. We check for new readings every 30 minutes. Canada River Levels is not an official source.