Nechako River below Cheslatta Falls water level

Name: Nechako River below Cheslatta Falls 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, Nechako River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.66m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 06:40 PM PDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 30.3 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Nechako River below Cheslatta Falls is at 0.66 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.67 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.01 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.67 m, a difference of −0.01 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.66 m and 0.67 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: 0.67 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.64 m – 1.43 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.67 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.66 m – 0.67 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.66 m – 0.68 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.

About the Nechako River

The Nechako River arises on the Nechako Plateau east of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, and flows north toward Fort Fraser, then east to Prince George where it enters the Fraser River. "Nechako" is an anglicization of netʃa koh, its name in the indigenous Carrier language which means "big river".

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:55 AM Sunset 06:15 PM Daylight 10 hr, 20 min First quarter 55%

Map

Other gauges on the Nechako River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Nechako River at VanderhoofRiver gauge, Nechako River	1.68 m	Normal	±0	66 km
Nechako River at Isle PierreRiver gauge, Nechako River	1.40 m	Normal	−0.01 m	110 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Stellako River at GlenannanRiver gauge, Stellako River	1.69 m	Low	−0.01 m	37 km
Nautley River near Fort FraserRiver gauge, Nautley River	1.26 m	Normal	−0.02 m	47 km
Cheslatta Lake at West EndLake, Cheslatta Lake	2.77 m	Normal	+0.01 m	51 km

Questions and answers

Is the Nechako River below Cheslatta Falls higher than last year?

No, it is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.67 m.

What is a normal level for the Nechako River below Cheslatta Falls in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.67 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.64 m and 1.43 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 0.66 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Nechako River below Cheslatta Falls today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 06:40 PM PDT, the water level was 0.66 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Nechako River below Cheslatta Falls rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Nechako River below Cheslatta Falls 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:08JA017 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.68550, -124.83928 (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	0.66 m	2026-10-19 01:40	Provisional
Flow	30.3 m³/s	2026-10-19 01:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Nechako River below Cheslatta Falls (eccc:08JA017). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/nechako-river-below-cheslatta-falls

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