Big Creek above Groundhog Creek
Water level and flow at gauge 08MB006, British Columbia. The flow is above normal for October (139% 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 51 years of monthly averages): 1.86 m³/s65.7 cfs – 3.36 m³/s118 cfs, median 2.48 m³/s87.6 cfs. Right now it is at 139% of the median.
July 15, 1999 · approved records 1975–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 2% 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 51 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
| Big CreekBelow Graveyard Creek · 30 km | 0.77 m2.51 ft | Above normal |
| Dash CreekAbove Churn Creek · 34 km | 3.32 m10.89 ft | Above normal |
| Taseko RiverOutlet of Taseko Lakes · 39 km | 1.53 m5.03 ft | Normal |
| Chilcotin RiverHanceville · 44 km | 2.54 m8.33 ft | Very low |
| Chilko RiverRedstone · 67 km | 1.02 m3.35 ft | Normal |
| Gun CreekAbove Carpenter Lake · 69 km | 4.13 m13.56 ft | No normal yet |
About this gauge
Station: 08MB006 · Big Creek Above Groundhog Creek
Location: 51.5237, -123.1159 · British Columbia
Same river: Below Graveyard Creek
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 Big Creek above Groundhog Creek today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 0.71 m (2.32 ft) with a flow of 3.44 m³/s (121 cfs).
Is the Big Creek above Groundhog Creek high right now?
The flow is above normal for October (139% of the median).
Is the Big Creek rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Big Creek above Groundhog Creek?
169 m³/s (5,968 cfs) on July 15, 1999, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1975–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 08MB006 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.