Moffat Creek near Horsefly water level

Name: Moffat Creek near Horsefly 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, Moffat Creek, British Columbia, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Water level

2.23m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 01:35 PM PDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.46 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Moffat Creek near Horsefly shows 2.23 m, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.91 m above the median of 1.32 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.18 m and 2.25 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.32 m0.91 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.14 m – 1.52 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.18 m – 2.25 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.18 m – 2.25 m

High water at Moffat Creek near Horsefly

Official flood alerts and warnings come from the provincial river forecast centre. They cover areas, not single gauges, so a warning can be in force before this reading looks dramatic.

Keep children and dogs well back from the edge, and stay off flooded footpaths and towpaths.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 12° 0° – Wind 6 km/h

21 Wed 15° 1° – Wind 6 km/h

22 Thu 9° 1° – Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 7° -1° – Wind 6 km/h

24 Sat 9° 1° – Wind 5 km/h

25 Sun 7° -3° – Wind 5 km/h

26 Mon 7° -1° – Wind 1 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Horsefly River above McKinley CreekRiver gauge, Horsefly River	0.33 m	Normal	−0.01 m	23 km
McKinley Creek below Outlet of McKinley LakeRiver gauge, McKinley Creek	0.83 m	Low	±0	28 km
Quesnel Lake near LikelyLake, Quesnel Lake	0.50 m	Normal	−0.01 m	30 km
Quesnel River at LikelyRiver gauge, Quesnel River	73.9 m³/s	Normal	−1.40 m³/s	35 km
San Jose River above Borland CreekRiver gauge, San Jose River	1.87 m	Very low	±0	48 km
Sheridan Creek above McLeese LakeRiver gauge, Sheridan Creek	0.12 m	Very low	±0	61 km
Little Swift River at the MouthRiver gauge, Little Swift River	1.19 m	Normal	−0.01 m	71 km
Quesnel River near QuesnelRiver gauge, Quesnel River	1.92 m	Normal	−0.03 m	81 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Moffat Creek near Horsefly in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.32 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.14 m and 1.52 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 2.23 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Moffat Creek near Horsefly today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 01:35 PM PDT, the water level was 2.23 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Moffat Creek near Horsefly rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Moffat Creek near Horsefly normal?

Very high 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:08KH019 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.31572, -121.40844 (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	2.23 m	2026-10-20 20:35	Provisional
Flow	0.46 m³/s	2026-10-20 20:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Moffat Creek near Horsefly (eccc:08KH019). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/moffat-creek-near-horsefly

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