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Roberts Creek at Roberts Creek water level

River gauge, Roberts Creek, British Columbia, Canada

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Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.29m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.12 m³/s
0.3 0.5 0.8

History

0.40.6mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 200.40.6mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20
0.40.6mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 200.40.6mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 0.29 m, Roberts Creek at Roberts Creek is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.47 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.18 m below typical.

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.25 m and 0.55 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
0.47 m0.18 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.30 m – 0.71 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.25 m – 0.55 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.25 m – 0.39 m

Conditions at Roberts Creek at Roberts Creek

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 7° – Wind 15 km/h
20 Tue 15° 9° – Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 16° 9° – Wind 9 km/h
22 Thu 15° 8° 0.1 mm Wind 8 km/h
23 Fri 12° 6° – Wind 8 km/h
24 Sat 13° 6° – Wind 8 km/h
25 Sun 16° 8° – Wind 8 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:16 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 66%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Millstone River at NanaimoRiver gauge, Millstone River 1.22 m Very low −0.01 m 36 km
Mackay Creek at Montroyal BoulevardRiver gauge, Mackay Creek 0.51 m Very low ±0 40 km
Nanaimo River near CassidyRiver gauge, Nanaimo River 0.69 m Low +0.01 m 43 km
Clowhom River near Clowhom LakeRiver gauge, Clowhom River 2.69 m Very low −0.05 m 44 km
Fraser River at StevestonRiver gauge, Fraser River 2.92 m Normal −0.23 m 46 km
Stawamus River at Highway No. 99River gauge, Stawamus River 1.59 m Normal −0.01 m 47 km
North Arm Fraser River at VancouverRiver gauge, North Arm Fraser River 2.90 m Normal −0.25 m 47 km
Seymour River near North VancouverRiver gauge, Seymour River 0.95 m Normal −0.01 m 47 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Roberts Creek at Roberts Creek in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.47 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.30 m and 0.71 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 0.29 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Roberts Creek at Roberts Creek today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 10:15 PM PDT, the water level was 0.29 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Roberts Creek at Roberts Creek rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Roberts Creek at Roberts Creek normal?

Very 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:08GA047 (Agency page)
Coordinates
49.42083, -123.64022 (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 0.29 m 2026-10-20 05:15 Provisional
Flow 0.12 m³/s 2026-10-20 05:15 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Roberts Creek at Roberts Creek (eccc:08GA047). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/roberts-creek-at-roberts-creek

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