Big Creek above Groundhog Creek water level

Name: Big Creek above Groundhog Creek water level (Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada)
Creator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
License: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

River gauge, Big Creek, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.77m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 02:10 PM PDT (41 min ago)

Flow: 4.60 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Big Creek above Groundhog Creek, where the gauge shows 0.77 m.

That puts it 0.07 m above the median of 0.70 m for mid-October, based on 14 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.70 m – 0.81 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.70 m0.07 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.64 m – 0.88 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.70 m – 0.81 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.71 m – 0.89 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About Big Creek

Big Creek is a roughly 120-kilometre (75 mi) long tributary of British Columbia's Chilcotin River. Its surroundings are protected as the Big Creek Ecological Reserve.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 62%

Map

Other gauges on Big Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Big Creek below Graveyard CreekRiver gauge, Big Creek	0.81 m	Very high	−0.02 m	30 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Dash Creek above Churn CreekRiver gauge, Dash Creek	3.32 m	Normal	−0.02 m	34 km
Taseko River at Outlet of Taseko LakesRiver gauge, Taseko River	1.62 m	Normal	±0	39 km
Chilcotin River near HancevilleRiver gauge, Chilcotin River	2.60 m	Low	−0.01 m	44 km
Chilko River near RedstoneRiver gauge, Chilko River	1.09 m	Normal	−0.02 m	67 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Big Creek above Groundhog Creek in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.70 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.64 m and 0.88 m, based on 14 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 0.77 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Big Creek above Groundhog Creek today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:10 PM PDT, the water level was 0.77 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Big Creek above Groundhog Creek rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Big Creek above Groundhog Creek normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 14 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:08MB006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.52369, -123.11589 (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	0.77 m	2026-10-19 21:10	Provisional
Flow	4.60 m³/s	2026-10-19 21:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Big Creek above Groundhog Creek (eccc:08MB006). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/big-creek-above-groundhog-creek

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer