Horsefly River above McKinley Creek
Water level and flow at gauge 08KH010, British Columbia. The flow is normal for October (71% 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 64 years of monthly averages): 7.62 m³/s269 cfs – 14.5 m³/s511 cfs, median 11.0 m³/s388 cfs. Right now it is at 71% of the median.
July 8, 1999 · approved records 1965–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 3% 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 61 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
| McKinley CreekBelow Outlet of McKinley Lake · 5 km | 0.82 m2.68 ft | Below normal |
| Moffat CreekHorsefly · 23 km | 2.24 m7.33 ft | Below normal |
| Horsefly RiverAbove Quesnel Lake · 29 km | 4.53 m14.85 ft | Normal |
| Quesnel LakeLikely · 45 km | 0.45 m1.47 ft | Below normal |
| Quesnel RiverLikely · 50 km | — | Below normal |
| San Jose RiverAbove Borland Creek · 67 km | 1.87 m6.14 ft | Very low |
About this gauge
Station: 08KH010 · Horsefly River Above McKinley Creek
Location: 52.2914, -121.0669 · British Columbia
Same river: Above Quesnel Lake
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 Horsefly River above McKinley Creek today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 8 AM, local standard time) is 0.29 m (0.95 ft) with a flow of 7.76 m³/s (274 cfs).
Is the Horsefly River above McKinley Creek high right now?
The flow is normal for October (71% of the median).
Is the Horsefly River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Horsefly River above McKinley Creek?
224 m³/s (7,910 cfs) on July 8, 1999, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1965–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 08KH010 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.