Kitsumkalum River below Alice Creek

Water level and flow at gauge 08EG019, British Columbia. The flow is below normal for October (69% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.

Water level
3.40m11.14ft
−8 cm−3.3 in in 24 h
Flow
78.9m³/s2,786cfs
-10% in 24 h
Status
Below normal
↓ falling -10%

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 7 years of monthly averages): 88.0 m³/s3,108 cfs – 126 m³/s4,450 cfs, median 114 m³/s4,026 cfs. Right now it is at 69% of the median.

Highest flow on record
721m³/s25,462cfs

June 3, 2021 · approved records 2019–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 11% of that record.

Last 30 days

Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month

100 m³/s150 m³/s2,000 cfs3,000 cfs4,000 cfs5,000 cfs6,000 cfsNormal for October
Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 11Oct 16Oct 21

This year compared with past years

Daily flow

100 m³/s200 m³/s300 m³/s400 m³/s5,000 cfs10,000 cfs15,000 cfs
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal range (25th–75th percentile)Median202420252026 (provisional)

Normal range: monthly averages of 7 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

Today

Sunny. Wind north 40 km/h gusting to 60 diminishing to 20 gusting to 40 this afternoon. High 8. UV index 1 or low.

Tonight

Clear. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 2. Wind chill minus 7 overnight.

Monday

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.

Monday night

Cloudy periods. Low minus 2.

Forecast for Terrace (20 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.

Nearby gauges

Skeena RiverUsk · 22 km5.33 m17.50 ftBelow normal
Zymoetz RiverAbove O.k. Creek · 34 km0.69 m2.26 ftBelow normal
Clarence CreekRosswood · 35 km2.18 m7.16 ftVery low
Little Wedeene RiverBelow Bowbyes Creek · 61 km0.87 m2.87 ftVery low
Ansedagan CreekNew Aiyansh · 64 km4.45 m14.59 ftVery low
Kitwanga RiverKitwanga · 66 km1.87 m6.14 ftNo normal yet

About this gauge

Station: 08EG019 · Kitsumkalum River Below Alice Creek

Location: 54.6793, -128.7440 · 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.

Questions

What is the water level of the Kitsumkalum River below Alice Creek today?

The latest reading (Oct 25, 8 AM, local standard time) is 3.40 m (11.14 ft) with a flow of 78.9 m³/s (2,786 cfs).

Is the Kitsumkalum River below Alice Creek high right now?

The flow is below normal for October (69% of the median).

Is the Kitsumkalum River rising or falling?

In the last 24 hours it has been falling.

What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Kitsumkalum River below Alice Creek?

721 m³/s (25,462 cfs) on June 3, 2021, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (2019–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.

Where does this data come from?

Gauge 08EG019 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.