Cottonwood River above Bass Creek
Water level and flow at gauge 10AC005, British Columbia. The flow is well below normal for October (70% 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 61 years of monthly averages): 12.6 m³/s445 cfs – 19.6 m³/s692 cfs, median 15.5 m³/s547 cfs. Right now it is at 70% of the median.
June 4, 1970 · approved records 1964–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 4% 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 62 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.
Weather near this gauge
Sunny. High zero. UV index 1 or low.
Clear. Becoming partly cloudy this evening. Low minus 12.
Mainly cloudy. High minus 2. UV index 1 or low.
Cloudy with 70 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 8.
Forecast for Cassiar (35 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.
Nearby gauges
| Big CreekKm 1084.8 Alaska Highway · 116 km | 3.32 m10.90 ft | Very low |
| Liard RiverUpper Crossing · 116 km | 2.21 m7.26 ft | Normal |
| Rancheria RiverThe Mouth · 122 km | 8.27 m27.15 ft | Very low |
| Tuya RiverTelegraph Creek · 130 km | 0.76 m2.48 ft | Below normal |
| Tahltan RiverThe Mouth · 140 km | 3.83 m12.56 ft | No normal yet |
| Swift RiverSwift River · 142 km | 0.62 m2.03 ft | Below normal |
About this gauge
Station: 10AC005 · Cottonwood River Above Bass Creek
Location: 59.1175, -129.8256 · 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 Cottonwood River above Bass Creek today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 0.70 m (2.30 ft) with a flow of 10.8 m³/s (381 cfs).
Is the Cottonwood River above Bass Creek high right now?
The flow is well below normal for October (70% of the median).
Is the Cottonwood River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Cottonwood River above Bass Creek?
242 m³/s (8,546 cfs) on June 4, 1970, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1964–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 10AC005 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.