Nass River above Shumal Creek
Water level and flow at gauge 08DB001, British Columbia. The flow is well below normal for October (59% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
Latest reading Oct 25, 8 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 88 years of monthly averages): 612 m³/s21,604 cfs – 895 m³/s31,615 cfs, median 712 m³/s25,126 cfs. Right now it is at 59% of the median.
October 9, 1974 · approved records 1966–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 5% 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 75 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
| Ansedagan CreekNew Aiyansh · 23 km | 4.45 m14.59 ft | Very low |
| Clarence CreekRosswood · 35 km | 2.18 m7.16 ft | Very low |
| Cranberry RiverCranberry Junction · 51 km | 2.54 m8.33 ft | No normal yet |
| Kitwanga RiverKitwanga · 67 km | 1.87 m6.14 ft | No normal yet |
| Kitsumkalum RiverBelow Alice Creek · 68 km | 3.40 m11.14 ft | Below normal |
| Skeena RiverUsk · 82 km | 5.33 m17.50 ft | Below normal |
About this gauge
Station: 08DB001 · Nass River Above Shumal Creek
Location: 55.2623, -129.0850 · 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 Nass River above Shumal Creek today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 8 AM, local standard time) is 3.86 m (12.65 ft) with a flow of 420 m³/s (14,832 cfs).
Is the Nass River above Shumal Creek high right now?
The flow is well below normal for October (59% of the median).
Is the Nass River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Nass River above Shumal Creek?
8,920 m³/s (315,007 cfs) on October 9, 1974, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1966–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 08DB001 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.