Wannock River outlet of Owikeno Lake
Water level and flow at gauge 08FA002, British Columbia. The flow is below normal for October (60% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
Latest reading Oct 25, 9 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 70 years of monthly averages): 285 m³/s10,074 cfs – 510 m³/s18,002 cfs, median 376 m³/s13,261 cfs. Right now it is at 60% of the median.
January 24, 1968 · approved records 1961–2021 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 8% 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 68 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
| Owikeno LakeRivers Inlet · 2 km | 2.02 m6.61 ft | Below normal |
| Wakeman RiverBelow Atwaykellesse River · 81 km | 3.34 m10.95 ft | Very low |
| Bella Coola RiverBelow Thorsen Creek · 83 km | 7.52 m24.66 ft | No normal yet |
| Salloomt RiverHagensborg · 94 km | 0.05 m0.17 ft | Very low |
| Bella Coola RiverAbove Hammer Creek · 102 km | 2.08 m6.81 ft | Below normal |
| Kingcome RiverBelow Atlatzi River · 105 km | 3.82 m12.54 ft | Very low |
About this gauge
Station: 08FA002 · Wannock River at Outlet of Owikeno Lake
Location: 51.6792, -127.1792 · 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 Wannock River outlet of Owikeno Lake today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 9 AM, local standard time) is — with a flow of 227 m³/s (8,016 cfs).
Is the Wannock River outlet of Owikeno Lake high right now?
The flow is below normal for October (60% of the median).
Is the Wannock River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Wannock River outlet of Owikeno Lake?
2,920 m³/s (103,119 cfs) on January 24, 1968, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1961–2021). Events after 2021 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 08FA002 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.