Skeena River above Babine River
Water level and flow at gauge 08EB005, British Columbia. The flow is below normal for October (67% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
Latest reading Oct 25, 4 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 41 years of monthly averages): 226 m³/s7,981 cfs – 402 m³/s14,197 cfs, median 298 m³/s10,524 cfs. Right now it is at 67% of the median.
October 9, 1974 · 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 42 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
| Kispiox RiverHazelton · 32 km | 1.07 m3.50 ft | Below normal |
| Skeena RiverGlen Vowell · 46 km | 1.29 m4.23 ft | Below normal |
| Two Mile Creek In District Lot 483408EE025 · 47 km | 0.31 m1.01 ft | Normal |
| Cranberry RiverCranberry Junction · 55 km | 2.53 m8.31 ft | No normal yet |
| Driftwood RiverAbove Kastberg Creek · 69 km | 1.59 m5.22 ft | Below normal |
| Babine RiverOutlet of Nilkitkwa Lake · 70 km | 0.22 m0.72 ft | Below normal |
About this gauge
Station: 08EB005 · Skeena River Above Babine River
Location: 55.7171, -127.6867 · British Columbia
Same river: Glen Vowell, Usk
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 Skeena River above Babine River today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 4 AM, local standard time) is 6.79 m (22.29 ft) with a flow of 201 m³/s (7,098 cfs).
Is the Skeena River above Babine River high right now?
The flow is below normal for October (67% of the median).
Is the Skeena River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Skeena River above Babine River?
3,260 m³/s (115,126 cfs) on October 9, 1974, 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 08EB005 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.