Nechako River below Cheslatta Falls
Water level and flow at gauge 08JA017, British Columbia. The flow is below normal for October (91% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
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 45 years of monthly averages): 30.8 m³/s1,088 cfs – 39.6 m³/s1,398 cfs, median 32.5 m³/s1,148 cfs. Right now it is at 91% of the median.
July 27, 2007 · approved records 1980–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 5% 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 44 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
| Stellako RiverGlenannan · 37 km | 1.67 m5.47 ft | Very low |
| Nautley RiverFort Fraser · 47 km | 1.25 m4.09 ft | Below normal |
| Cheslatta LakeWest End · 51 km | 2.75 m9.03 ft | Below normal |
| Nechako RiverVanderhoof · 66 km | 1.66 m5.46 ft | Below normal |
| Nechako ReservoirSkins Lake Spillway · 77 km | 11.60 m38.04 ft | Above normal |
| Pinkut CreekTintagel · 89 km | 0.85 m2.80 ft | Normal |
About this gauge
Station: 08JA017 · Nechako River Below Cheslatta Falls
Location: 53.6855, -124.8393 · British Columbia
Same river: Vanderhoof, Isle Pierre
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 Nechako River below Cheslatta Falls today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 0.66 m (2.15 ft) with a flow of 29.6 m³/s (1,045 cfs).
Is the Nechako River below Cheslatta Falls high right now?
The flow is below normal for October (91% of the median).
Is the Nechako River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Nechako River below Cheslatta Falls?
636 m³/s (22,460 cfs) on July 27, 2007, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1980–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 08JA017 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.