Kemano River above Powerhouse Tailrace
Water level and flow at gauge 08FE003, British Columbia. The flow is well below normal for October (59% 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 53 years of monthly averages): 36.9 m³/s1,303 cfs – 62.8 m³/s2,218 cfs, median 48.2 m³/s1,702 cfs. Right now it is at 59% of the median.
October 10, 1991 · approved records 1972–2018 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 2% 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 54 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
| Nanika RiverOutlet of Kidprice Lake · 52 km | 3.50 m11.47 ft | Normal |
| Whitesail Middle CreekTahtsa Reach · 64 km | 1.94 m6.37 ft | Below normal |
| Renegade CreekKitimat · 67 km | 2.38 m7.81 ft | Normal |
| Hirsch CreekThe Mouth · 70 km | 0.86 m2.81 ft | Very low |
| Morice RiverHouston · 71 km | 1.02 m3.33 ft | Normal |
| Kitimat RiverBelow Hirsch Creek · 73 km | 0.86 m2.82 ft | Very low |
About this gauge
Station: 08FE003 · Kemano River Above Powerhouse Tailrace
Location: 53.5636, -127.9524 · 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 Kemano River above Powerhouse Tailrace today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 1.98 m (6.50 ft) with a flow of 28.4 m³/s (1,003 cfs).
Is the Kemano River above Powerhouse Tailrace high right now?
The flow is well below normal for October (59% of the median).
Is the Kemano River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Kemano River above Powerhouse Tailrace?
1,290 m³/s (45,556 cfs) on October 10, 1991, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1972–2018). Events after 2018 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 08FE003 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.