Kitimat River below Hirsch Creek
Water level and flow at gauge 08FF001, British Columbia. The flow is well below normal for October (39% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
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 60 years of monthly averages): 128 m³/s4,503 cfs – 209 m³/s7,381 cfs, median 167 m³/s5,880 cfs. Right now it is at 39% of the median.
October 10, 1991 · approved records 1964–2024 (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 59 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 Kitimat (3 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.
Nearby gauges
| Hirsch CreekThe Mouth · 6 km | 0.85 m2.79 ft | Very low |
| Little Wedeene RiverBelow Bowbyes Creek · 10 km | 0.87 m2.87 ft | Very low |
| Renegade CreekKitimat · 11 km | 2.38 m7.80 ft | Normal |
| Zymoetz RiverAbove O.k. Creek · 55 km | 0.69 m2.26 ft | Below normal |
| Skeena RiverUsk · 68 km | 5.33 m17.50 ft | Below normal |
| Kitsumkalum RiverBelow Alice Creek · 70 km | 3.40 m11.14 ft | Below normal |
About this gauge
Station: 08FF001 · Kitimat River Below Hirsch Creek
Location: 54.0487, -128.6905 · 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 Kitimat River below Hirsch Creek today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 8 AM, local standard time) is 0.86 m (2.81 ft) with a flow of 64.4 m³/s (2,274 cfs).
Is the Kitimat River below Hirsch Creek high right now?
The flow is well below normal for October (39% of the median).
Is the Kitimat River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Kitimat River below Hirsch Creek?
3,030 m³/s (107,004 cfs) on October 10, 1991, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1964–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 08FF001 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.