Babine River outlet of Nilkitkwa Lake
Water level and flow at gauge 08EC013, British Columbia. The flow is below normal for October (72% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
Latest reading Oct 25, 8 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 53 years of monthly averages): 29.0 m³/s1,024 cfs – 38.4 m³/s1,356 cfs, median 32.5 m³/s1,148 cfs. Right now it is at 72% of the median.
June 4, 1997 · approved records 1972–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 9% 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 52 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
| Babine RiverBabine · 12 km | 0.67 m2.19 ft | Below normal |
| Two Mile Creek In District Lot 483408EE025 · 60 km | 0.31 m1.00 ft | Normal |
| Driftwood RiverAbove Kastberg Creek · 61 km | 1.57 m5.15 ft | Below normal |
| Skeena RiverGlen Vowell · 63 km | 1.27 m4.17 ft | Below normal |
| Kispiox RiverHazelton · 64 km | 1.06 m3.48 ft | Below normal |
| Skeena RiverAbove Babine River · 70 km | 6.76 m22.17 ft | Below normal |
About this gauge
Station: 08EC013 · Babine River at Outlet of Nilkitkwa Lake
Location: 55.4265, -126.6976 · British Columbia
Same river: Babine
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 Babine River outlet of Nilkitkwa Lake today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 8 AM, local standard time) is 0.22 m (0.73 ft) with a flow of 23.3 m³/s (823 cfs).
Is the Babine River outlet of Nilkitkwa Lake high right now?
The flow is below normal for October (72% of the median).
Is the Babine River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Babine River outlet of Nilkitkwa Lake?
265 m³/s (9,358 cfs) on June 4, 1997, 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 08EC013 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.