Bridge River below Bridge Glacier
Water level and flow at gauge 08ME023, British Columbia. The flow is well below normal for October (55% 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 48 years of monthly averages): 6.72 m³/s237 cfs – 10.7 m³/s378 cfs, median 8.30 m³/s293 cfs. Right now it is at 55% of the median.
October 8, 1984 · approved records 1979–2025 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 2% of that record.
2% higher than on October 25, 2025 (4.47 m³/s158 cfs)
approved daily mean (HYDAT)
Last 30 days
Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month
This year compared with past years
Daily flow
Normal range: monthly averages of 46 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
| Bridge RiverAbove Downton Lake · 18 km | 0.79 m2.58 ft | Very low |
| Gun CreekAbove Carpenter Lake · 38 km | 4.13 m13.55 ft | No normal yet |
| Hurley RiverBelow Lone Goat Creek · 39 km | 5.82 m19.08 ft | Very low |
| Bridge RiverBelow Lajoie Dam · 42 km | 2.17 m7.12 ft | Very low |
| Big CreekBelow Graveyard Creek · 51 km | 0.77 m2.51 ft | Above normal |
| Dash CreekAbove Churn Creek · 57 km | 3.32 m10.91 ft | Very high |
About this gauge
Station: 08ME023 · Bridge River Below Bridge Glacier
Location: 50.8562, -123.4533 · British Columbia
Same river: Above Downton Lake, Below Lajoie Dam
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 Bridge River below Bridge Glacier today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 8 AM, local standard time) is 0.86 m (2.82 ft) with a flow of 4.56 m³/s (161 cfs).
Is the Bridge River below Bridge Glacier high right now?
The flow is well below normal for October (55% of the median).
Is the Bridge River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Bridge River below Bridge Glacier?
203 m³/s (7,169 cfs) on October 8, 1984, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1979–2025). Events after 2025 are not yet in the approved archive.
How does the Bridge River below Bridge Glacier compare with a year ago?
The flow is 2% higher than on October 25, 2025 (4.47 m³/s (158 cfs), approved daily mean (HYDAT)).
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 08ME023 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.