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Bulkley River near Houston water level

River gauge, Bulkley River, British Columbia, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.55m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
2.18 m³/s
0.5 0.8

History

0.40.60.8mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 190.40.60.8mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19
0.40.60.8mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 190.40.60.8mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Bulkley River near Houston reads 0.55 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.61 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.06 m below typical.

The level is falling, down 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.35 m and 0.59 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
0.61 m0.06 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.38 m – 0.84 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.35 m – 0.59 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.36 m – 0.58 m

Conditions at Bulkley River near Houston

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Bulkley River

Bulkley River

The Bulkley River in British Columbia is a major tributary of the Skeena River. The Bulkley is 257 kilometres (160 mi) long with a drainage basin covering 12,400 square kilometres (4,800 mi2).

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 10° 2° 1.9 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h
18 Sun 5° 0° 1.6 mm, 50% Wind 7 km/h
19 Mon 7° -1° 0.4 mm, 44% Wind 5 km/h
20 Tue 9° -2° – Wind 6 km/h
21 Wed 5° 0° 0.6 mm, 33% Wind 7 km/h
22 Thu 7° -1° 0.6 mm, 55% Wind 4 km/h
23 Fri 3° -3° – Wind 1 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:04 AM Sunset 06:21 PM Daylight 10 hr, 17 min First quarter 57%

Map

Other gauges on the Bulkley River

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Bulkley River at QuickRiver gauge, Bulkley River 0.57 m Normal ±0 27 km
Bulkley River near SmithersRiver gauge, Bulkley River 3.22 m Normal −0.02 m 49 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Buck Creek at the MouthRiver gauge, Buck Creek 0.41 m Normal −0.03 m 4.5 km
Goathorn Creek near TelkwaRiver gauge, Goathorn Creek 1.32 m Very high −0.02 m 38 km
Thautil Corner Creek near Morice LakeRiver gauge, Thautil Corner Creek 1.24 m Low ±0 44 km
Twain Creek Tributary near Babine LakeRiver gauge, Twain Creek Tributary 1.96 m Normal ±0 55 km
Telkwa River below Tsai CreekRiver gauge, Telkwa River 0.78 m Normal −0.05 m 55 km
Simpson Creek at the MouthRiver gauge, Simpson Creek 0.42 m Normal −0.02 m 55 km
Morice River near HoustonRiver gauge, Morice River 1.14 m Normal ±0 56 km
Nadina River at Outlet of Nadina LakeRiver gauge, Nadina River 1.04 m Normal ±0 57 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Bulkley River near Houston in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.61 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.38 m and 0.84 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 0.55 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bulkley River near Houston today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 11:40 PM PDT, the water level was 0.55 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Bulkley River near Houston rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bulkley River near Houston 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:08EE003 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.39938, -126.71941 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.55 m 2026-10-19 06:40 Provisional
Flow 2.18 m³/s 2026-10-19 06:40 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Bulkley River near Houston (eccc:08EE003). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/bulkley-river-near-houston

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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