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SwedenFraser River at Shelley water level
River gauge, Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 708 m³/s
History
What this means
The Fraser River at Shelley is at 2.75 m, in the normal range for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 2.61 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.13 m above typical.
It has dropped 0.19 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.61 m and 4.76 m.
Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.
Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 2.61 m0.13 m above the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 1.48 m – 3.62 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 1.61 m – 4.76 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 1.62 m – 4.70 m
On the river
Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.
Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.
About the Fraser River
The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1,375 kilometres (854 mi), into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver. The river's annual discharge at its mouth is 112 cubic kilometres (27 mi3) or 3,550 cubic metres per second (125,000 cu ft/s), and each year, it discharges about 20 million tons of sediment into the ocean.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
The forecast is not available right now.
Map
Other gauges on the Fraser River
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser River at South Fort GeorgeRiver gauge, Fraser River | 4.29 m | Normal | +0.17 m | 14 km |
| Fraser River at HansardRiver gauge, Fraser River | 2.89 m | Normal | −0.09 m | 51 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon River near Prince GeorgeRiver gauge, Salmon River | 1.15 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 11 km |
| Bowron River below Box CanyonRiver gauge, Bowron River | 3.96 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 34 km |
| Nechako River at Isle PierreRiver gauge, Nechako River | 1.40 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 40 km |
| Chuchinka Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Chuchinka Creek | 3.23 m | Normal | ±0 | 58 km |
| McGregor River at Lower CanyonRiver gauge, McGregor River | 2.11 m | High | +0.24 m | 67 km |
Questions and answers
What is a normal level for the Fraser River at Shelley in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 2.61 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.48 m and 3.62 m, based on 15 years of records.
Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?
No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 2.75 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Fraser River at Shelley today?
On Oct 18, 2026, 11:05 AM PDT, the water level was 2.75 m. Down 0.19 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Fraser River at Shelley rising or falling?
Down 0.19 m over the last 24 hours. Down 1.94 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Fraser River at Shelley normal?
Normal for mid-October. Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year.
How often is this data updated?
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada publishes a new reading every hour. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.
Where does this data come from?
The values come directly from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence – Canada. We do not estimate or model live values.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
- Station code
eccc:08KB001(Agency page)- Coordinates
54.00367, -122.62475(WGS84)- Vertical datum
- station datum (assumed datum)
- Update interval
- every hour
- Licence
- Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Published series
| Parameter | Last value | Time (UTC) | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water level | 2.75 m | 2026-10-18 18:05 | Provisional |
| Flow | 708 m³/s | 2026-10-18 18:05 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Fraser River at Shelley (eccc:08KB001). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/fraser-river-at-shelley
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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer