Quinsam Diversion near Campbell River water level

Name: Quinsam Diversion near Campbell River 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

Canal gauge, Quinsam Diversion, British Columbia, Canada

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Very low for mid-October

Water level

1.00m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 08:20 AM PDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.00 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 1.00 m, the Quinsam Diversion near Campbell River is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.04 m, based on 16 years of readings, so the canal level is 0.04 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 1.02 m, a difference of −0.02 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.99 m and 1.01 m.

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.04 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.02 m – 1.59 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 1.02 m−0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.99 m – 1.01 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.00 m – 1.20 m

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 15° 4° – Wind 8 km/h

21 Wed 13° 4° – Wind 6 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° – Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 11° 3° – Wind 9 km/h

24 Sat 6° 5° 12 mm, 65% Wind 4 km/h

25 Sun 15° 5° – Wind 9 km/h

26 Mon 15° 6° – Wind 7 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:53 AM Sunset 06:22 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Quinsam River at Argonaut BridgeRiver gauge, Quinsam River	0.45 m	Very low	±0	1.7 km
Wokas Lake near Campbell RiverLake, Wokas Lake	2.36 m	Very low	−0.01 m	3.8 km
Upper Campbell Lake at Strathcona DamLake, Upper Campbell Lake	214.16 m	Very low	+0.01 m	7.6 km
Quinsam River below Lower Quinsam LakeRiver gauge, Quinsam River	2.16 m	Very low	±0	13 km
Buttle Lake above Upper Campbell LakeLake, Buttle Lake	214.11 m	Very low	±0	13 km
Quinsam River near Campbell RiverRiver gauge, Quinsam River	0.70 m	Very low	±0	19 km
Campbell River near Campbell River CablewayRiver gauge, Campbell River	4.23 m	Very low	±0	20 km
Oyster River below Woodhus CreekRiver gauge, Oyster River	0.60 m	Very low	±0	21 km

Questions and answers

Is the Quinsam Diversion near Campbell River higher than last year?

No, it is 0.02 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.02 m.

What is a normal level for the Quinsam Diversion near Campbell River in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.04 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.02 m and 1.59 m, based on 16 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 1.00 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Quinsam Diversion near Campbell River today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 08:20 AM PDT, the water level was 1.00 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Quinsam Diversion near Campbell River rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Quinsam Diversion near Campbell River normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 16 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:08HD026 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.94147, -125.52531 (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	1.00 m	2026-10-20 15:20	Provisional
Flow	0.00 m³/s	2026-10-20 15:15	Provisional

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