Smith River at The Mouth

Water level and flow at gauge 10BE013, British Columbia. The level is below normal for October. In the last 24 hours it has been steady.

Water level
1.08m3.53ft
−0 cm−0.0 in in 24 h
Flow
—
 
Status
Below normal
→ steady

Latest reading Oct 25, 5 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 11 years of monthly averages): 1.08 m3.55 ft – 1.14 m3.75 ft, median 1.12 m3.67 ft.

Highest level on record
3.42m11.21ft

June 11, 2012 · approved records 2011–2023 (HYDAT). Right now the level is 2.34 m7.69 ft below that record.

Last 30 days

Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month

28.5 m³/s29.0 m³/s29.5 m³/s1,000 cfs1,020 cfs1,040 cfs
Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 11Oct 16Oct 21

This year compared with past years

Daily water level

1.2 m1.4 m1.6 m1.8 m2.0 m4 ft5 ft6 ft
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal range (25th–75th percentile)Median2026 (provisional)

Normal range: monthly averages of 5 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

Today

Mainly sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 14 this morning and minus 8 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low.

Tonight

Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 13. Wind chill minus 10 this evening and minus 19 overnight.

Monday

Cloudy. Light snow beginning in the afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 18 in the morning and minus 9 in the afternoon.

Monday night

Snow. Low minus 8.

Forecast for Liard River (27 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.

Nearby gauges

Teeter CreekThe Mouth · 18 km7.62 m25.01 ftNormal
Liard RiverLower Crossing · 27 km9.46 m31.03 ftBelow normal
Trout RiverKilometre 783.7 Alaska Highway · 39 km2.13 m7.00 ftNormal
Toad RiverAbove Nonda Creek · 100 km1.34 m4.40 ftVery low
Liard RiverUpper Crossing · 147 km2.22 m7.28 ftNormal
Frances RiverWatson Lake · 179 km1.46 m4.80 ftBelow normal

About this gauge

Station: 10BE013 · Smith River Near the Mouth

Location: 59.5535, -126.4803 · 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.

Questions

What is the water level of the Smith River at The Mouth today?

The latest reading (Oct 25, 5 AM, local standard time) is 1.08 m (3.53 ft).

Is the Smith River at The Mouth high right now?

The level is below normal for October.

Is the Smith River rising or falling?

In the last 24 hours it has been steady.

What is the highest water level ever recorded on the Smith River at The Mouth?

3.42 m (11.21 ft) on June 11, 2012, the highest instantaneous level in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (2011–2023). Events after 2023 are not yet in the approved archive.

Where does this data come from?

Gauge 10BE013 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.