Fraser River at Hansard
Water level and flow at gauge 08KA004, British Columbia. The flow is normal for October (79% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
Latest reading Oct 25, 8 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 73 years of monthly averages): 271 m³/s9,570 cfs – 440 m³/s15,538 cfs, median 356 m³/s12,572 cfs. Right now it is at 79% of the median.
June 14, 1972 · approved records 1972–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 9% 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 71 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
| Bowron RiverBelow Box Canyon · 18 km | 3.80 m12.47 ft | Normal |
| McGregor RiverLower Canyon · 21 km | 1.34 m4.38 ft | Below normal |
| Fraser RiverShelley · 51 km | 2.05 m6.72 ft | Below normal |
| Salmon RiverPrince George · 54 km | 1.15 m3.77 ft | Normal |
| Chuchinka CreekThe Mouth · 70 km | 3.08 m10.11 ft | Normal |
| Nechako RiverIsle Pierre · 91 km | 1.34 m4.38 ft | Below normal |
About this gauge
Station: 08KA004 · Fraser River at Hansard
Location: 54.0787, -121.8504 · British Columbia
Same river: McBride, Red Pass, Shelley, Marguerite, Big Bar Creek, Hope, Above Texas Creek, Mission
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 Fraser River at Hansard today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 8 AM, local standard time) is 2.52 m (8.27 ft) with a flow of 283 m³/s (9,994 cfs).
Is the Fraser River at Hansard high right now?
The flow is normal for October (79% of the median).
Is the Fraser River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Fraser River at Hansard?
3,170 m³/s (111,948 cfs) on June 14, 1972, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1972–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 08KA004 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.