Tuya River at Telegraph Creek
Water level and flow at gauge 08CD001, British Columbia. The flow is below normal for October (71% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
Latest reading Oct 25, 6 AM local standard time (about an hour ago) · data checked · we check every 30 minutes
Compared with a normal October
Normal for October (middle half of 62 years of monthly averages): 23.5 m³/s829 cfs – 36.7 m³/s1,295 cfs, median 26.2 m³/s925 cfs. Right now it is at 71% of the median.
June 2, 1964 · approved records 1962–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 3% 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 61 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
| Tahltan RiverThe Mouth · 11 km | 3.83 m12.56 ft | No normal yet |
| Stikine RiverTelegraph Creek · 27 km | 1.52 m5.00 ft | Below normal |
| Cottonwood RiverAbove Bass Creek · 130 km | 0.70 m2.30 ft | Very low |
| Swift RiverSwift River · 214 km | 0.62 m2.03 ft | Below normal |
| Morley RiverKm 1251 Alaska Highway · 228 km | 3.78 m12.40 ft | Below normal |
| Surprise CreekThe Mouth · 233 km | 0.97 m3.18 ft | Very low |
About this gauge
Station: 08CD001 · Tuya River Near Telegraph Creek
Location: 58.0723, -130.8265 · British Columbia
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 Tuya River at Telegraph Creek today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 0.76 m (2.48 ft) with a flow of 18.7 m³/s (660 cfs).
Is the Tuya River at Telegraph Creek high right now?
The flow is below normal for October (71% of the median).
Is the Tuya River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Tuya River at Telegraph Creek?
731 m³/s (25,815 cfs) on June 2, 1964, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1962–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 08CD001 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.