Skeena River at Usk
Water level and flow at gauge 08EF001, 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 91 years of monthly averages): 617 m³/s21,772 cfs – 990 m³/s34,962 cfs, median 802 m³/s28,322 cfs. Right now it is at 71% of the median.
June 12, 1972 · approved records 1953–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 7% 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 85 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.
Weather near this gauge
Sunny. Wind north 40 km/h gusting to 60 diminishing to 20 gusting to 40 this afternoon. High 8. UV index 1 or low.
Clear. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 2. Wind chill minus 7 overnight.
Sunny. Increasing cloudiness early in the afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 5. Wind chill minus 7 in the morning. UV index 1 or low.
Cloudy periods. Low minus 2.
Forecast for Terrace (18 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.
Nearby gauges
| Zymoetz RiverAbove O.k. Creek · 17 km | 0.69 m2.27 ft | Below normal |
| Kitsumkalum RiverBelow Alice Creek · 22 km | 3.40 m11.16 ft | Below normal |
| Clarence CreekRosswood · 47 km | 2.18 m7.16 ft | Very low |
| Kitwanga RiverKitwanga · 58 km | 1.87 m6.14 ft | No normal yet |
| Little Wedeene RiverBelow Bowbyes Creek · 59 km | 0.88 m2.87 ft | Very low |
| Telkwa RiverBelow Tsai Creek · 59 km | 0.56 m1.83 ft | Very low |
About this gauge
Station: 08EF001 · Skeena River at Usk
Location: 54.6373, -128.4083 · British Columbia
Same river: Glen Vowell, Above Babine River
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 at Usk today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 5.34 m (17.52 ft) with a flow of 573 m³/s (20,235 cfs).
Is the Skeena River at Usk high right now?
The flow is below normal for October (71% 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 at Usk?
8,100 m³/s (286,049 cfs) on June 12, 1972, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1953–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 08EF001 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.