Driftwood River above Kastberg Creek

Water level and flow at gauge 08JD006, British Columbia. The flow is below normal for October (48% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.

Water level
1.58m5.17ft
−3 cm−1.1 in in 24 h
Flow
2.99m³/s106cfs
-17% in 24 h
Status
Below normal
↓ falling -17%

Latest reading Oct 25, 7 AM local standard time (2 hours ago) · data checked · we check every 30 minutes

Compared with a normal October

Normal for October (middle half of 43 years of monthly averages): 4.05 m³/s143 cfs – 8.21 m³/s290 cfs, median 6.28 m³/s222 cfs. Right now it is at 48% of the median.

Highest flow on record
151m³/s5,333cfs

June 6, 2007 · approved records 1981–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 2% of that record.

Last 30 days

Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month

2 m³/s4 m³/s6 m³/s8 m³/s10 m³/s100 cfs200 cfs300 cfsNormal for October
Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 11Oct 16Oct 21

This year compared with past years

Daily flow

10 m³/s20 m³/s30 m³/s40 m³/s50 m³/s500 cfs1,000 cfs1,500 cfs
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal range (25th–75th percentile)Median202420252026 (provisional)

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

Babine RiverOutlet of Nilkitkwa Lake · 61 km0.22 m0.72 ftBelow normal
Skeena RiverAbove Babine River · 69 km6.77 m22.20 ftBelow normal
Babine RiverBabine · 73 km0.68 m2.21 ftBelow normal
Kispiox RiverHazelton · 89 km1.06 m3.48 ftBelow normal
Two Mile Creek In District Lot 483408EE025 · 96 km0.31 m1.01 ftNormal
Skeena RiverGlen Vowell · 98 km1.28 m4.21 ftBelow normal

About this gauge

Station: 08JD006 · Driftwood River Above Kastberg Creek

Location: 55.9761, -126.6777 · 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 Driftwood River above Kastberg Creek today?

The latest reading (Oct 25, 7 AM, local standard time) is 1.58 m (5.17 ft) with a flow of 2.99 m³/s (106 cfs).

Is the Driftwood River above Kastberg Creek high right now?

The flow is below normal for October (48% of the median).

Is the Driftwood River rising or falling?

In the last 24 hours it has been falling.

What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Driftwood River above Kastberg Creek?

151 m³/s (5,333 cfs) on June 6, 2007, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1981–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.

Where does this data come from?

Gauge 08JD006 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.