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Dairy Creek above Tsotin Lake water level

River gauge, Dairy Creek, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.25m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.01 m³/s
0.1 0.2 0.4 0.5

History

0.20.4mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 200.20.4mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20
0.20.4mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 200.20.4mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Dairy Creek above Tsotin Lake is at 0.25 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 0.25 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.23 m and 0.27 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
0.25 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.10 m – 0.48 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.23 m – 0.27 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.23 m – 0.26 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.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 64%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Arrowstone Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Arrowstone Creek 1.74 m Normal ±0 6.0 km
Bonaparte River below Cache CreekRiver gauge, Bonaparte River 1.33 m Very low ±0 13 km
Criss Creek near SavonaRiver gauge, Criss Creek −0.33 m Very low −0.01 m 14 km
Thompson River near SavonaRiver gauge, Thompson River 10.48 m Normal −0.02 m 22 km
Guichon Creek above Tunkwa Lake DiversionRiver gauge, Guichon Creek 0.19 m Very low ±0 31 km
Joe Ross Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Joe Ross Creek 2.31 m Normal ±0 40 km
Fraser River above Texas CreekRiver gauge, Fraser River 1.72 m Normal −0.16 m 55 km
Thompson River near Spences BridgeRiver gauge, Thompson River 1.23 m Low −0.03 m 57 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Dairy Creek above Tsotin Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.25 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.10 m and 0.48 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 0.25 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Dairy Creek above Tsotin Lake today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 07:10 PM PDT, the water level was 0.25 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Dairy Creek above Tsotin Lake rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Dairy Creek above Tsotin Lake 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:08LF100 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.84079, -121.15444 (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 0.25 m 2026-10-20 02:10 Provisional
Flow 0.01 m³/s 2026-10-20 02:10 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Dairy Creek above Tsotin Lake (eccc:08LF100). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/dairy-creek-above-tsotin-lake

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