Stikine River at Telegraph Creek
Water level and flow at gauge 08CE001, British Columbia. The flow is below normal for October (85% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
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 70 years of monthly averages): 271 m³/s9,579 cfs – 369 m³/s13,031 cfs, median 301 m³/s10,612 cfs. Right now it is at 85% of the median.
June 7, 2007 · approved records 1972–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 6% 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 62 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 · 17 km | 3.82 m12.53 ft | No normal yet |
| Tuya RiverTelegraph Creek · 27 km | 0.75 m2.46 ft | Very low |
| Cottonwood RiverAbove Bass Creek · 156 km | 0.69 m2.27 ft | Very low |
| Surprise CreekThe Mouth · 224 km | 0.97 m3.17 ft | Very low |
| Swift RiverSwift River · 228 km | 0.60 m1.98 ft | Very low |
| Atlin LakeAtlin · 237 km | 2.12 m6.95 ft | Very low |
About this gauge
Station: 08CE001 · Stikine River at Telegraph Creek
Location: 57.9003, -131.1597 · 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 Stikine River at Telegraph Creek today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 7 AM, local standard time) is 1.51 m (4.96 ft) with a flow of 255 m³/s (9,005 cfs).
Is the Stikine River at Telegraph Creek high right now?
The flow is below normal for October (85% of the median).
Is the Stikine River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Stikine River at Telegraph Creek?
4,040 m³/s (142,671 cfs) on June 7, 2007, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1972–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 08CE001 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.