McGregor River at Lower Canyon
Water level and flow at gauge 08KB003, British Columbia. The flow is below normal for October (61% 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 65 years of monthly averages): 150 m³/s5,297 cfs – 270 m³/s9,535 cfs, median 191 m³/s6,745 cfs. Right now it is at 61% of the median.
June 12, 1972 · approved records 1960–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 6% 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 65 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
| Fraser RiverHansard · 21 km | 2.53 m8.28 ft | Normal |
| Bowron RiverBelow Box Canyon · 37 km | 3.80 m12.48 ft | Normal |
| Fraser RiverShelley · 67 km | 2.06 m6.76 ft | Below normal |
| Salmon RiverPrince George · 68 km | 1.15 m3.77 ft | Normal |
| Chuchinka CreekThe Mouth · 70 km | 3.09 m10.12 ft | Normal |
| Morkill RiverBelow Hellroaring Creek · 93 km | 1.58 m5.18 ft | Normal |
About this gauge
Station: 08KB003 · McGregor River at Lower Canyon
Location: 54.2312, -121.6688 · 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 McGregor River at Lower Canyon today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 1.33 m (4.37 ft) with a flow of 116 m³/s (4,097 cfs).
Is the McGregor River at Lower Canyon high right now?
The flow is below normal for October (61% of the median).
Is the McGregor River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the McGregor River at Lower Canyon?
2,090 m³/s (73,808 cfs) on June 12, 1972, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1960–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 08KB003 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.