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Horseshoe River above Lois Lake water level

River gauge, Horseshoe River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

2.24m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.88 m³/s
2.5 3.0

History

2.53.0mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 192.53.0mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19
2.53.0mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 192.53.0mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Horseshoe River above Lois Lake is running below normal at 2.24 m.

The median for mid-October is 2.40 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.16 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 2.21 m and 2.24 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
2.40 m0.16 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
2.21 m – 3.21 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
2.21 m – 2.24 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
2.21 m – 2.24 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

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 13° 5° – Wind 8 km/h
20 Tue 17° 6° – Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 15° 8° – Wind 10 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 0.6 mm Wind 8 km/h
23 Fri 13° 4° – Wind 9 km/h
24 Sat 12° 4° – Wind 7 km/h
25 Sun 10° 6° – Wind 6 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:20 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Theodosia River below Olsen Lake DiversionRiver gauge, Theodosia River 3.74 m Normal ±0 34 km
Theodosia River Diversion above Olsen LakeCanal gauge, Theodosia River Diversion 9.54 m Normal −0.05 m 34 km
Theodosia River Diversion BypassCanal gauge 6.81 m Normal −0.02 m 34 km
Theodosia River above Scotty CreekRiver gauge, Theodosia River 3.38 m Normal −0.04 m 34 km
Comox Harbour at Goose SpitRiver gauge, Comox Harbour 5.77 m Very high +0.31 m 52 km
Courtenay River at 5TH Avenue BridgeRiver gauge, Courtenay River 2.63 m Very high +0.31 m 55 km
Tsolum River near CourtenayRiver gauge, Tsolum River 0.57 m Low ±0 56 km
Nile Creek near BowserRiver gauge, Nile Creek 1.14 m Very low ±0 58 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Horseshoe River above Lois Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.40 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.21 m and 3.21 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 2.24 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Horseshoe River above Lois Lake today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:45 PM PDT, the water level was 2.24 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Horseshoe River above Lois Lake rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Horseshoe River above Lois Lake normal?

Low 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:08GB014 (Agency page)
Coordinates
49.87803, -124.27836 (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 2.24 m 2026-10-19 21:45 Provisional
Flow 0.88 m³/s 2026-10-19 21:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Horseshoe River above Lois Lake (eccc:08GB014). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/horseshoe-river-above-lois-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