Ryan River near Pemberton Meadows water level

Name: Ryan River near Pemberton Meadows 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, Ryan River, British Columbia, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

17.85m Down 0.17 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 02:35 AM PDT (58 min ago)

Flow: 10.4 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 17.85 m, the Ryan River near Pemberton Meadows is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.22 m below the median of 18.07 m for mid-October, based on 5 years of readings.

The level is falling, down 0.17 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 17.76 m and 18.49 m.

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

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 18.07 m0.22 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 17.84 m – 18.59 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (5 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 17.76 m – 18.49 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 17.78 m – 18.13 m

Conditions at Ryan River near Pemberton Meadows

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

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 16° 7° – Wind 6 km/h

20 Tue 18° 5° – Wind 6 km/h

21 Wed 18° 5° – Wind 5 km/h

22 Thu 15° 7° 2.9 mm, 48% Wind 7 km/h

23 Fri 12° 2° 8.7 mm, 37% Wind 9 km/h

24 Sat 11° 2° 4.5 mm, 32% Wind 7 km/h

25 Sun 9° 4° 4.2 mm, 35% Wind 7 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 58%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lillooet River near PembertonRiver gauge, Lillooet River	2.13 m	Normal	−0.29 m	9.8 km
Pemberton Creek near PembertonRiver gauge, Pemberton Creek	1.85 m	Very low	−0.02 m	11 km
Fitzsimmons Creek below Blackcomb CreekRiver gauge, Fitzsimmons Creek	5.58 m	Normal	−0.03 m	31 km
Lillooet Lake near PembertonLake, Lillooet Lake	25.41 m	Normal	+0.02 m	34 km
Cheakamus River above Millar CreekRiver gauge, Cheakamus River	1.93 m	Low	−0.01 m	37 km
Hurley River below Lone Goat CreekRiver gauge, Hurley River	5.88 m	Normal	−0.05 m	37 km
Lillooet River at Tenas NarrowsRiver gauge, Lillooet River	8.65 m	Normal	+0.07 m	43 km
Elaho River near the MouthRiver gauge, Elaho River	3.25 m	Normal	−0.30 m	49 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Ryan River near Pemberton Meadows in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 18.07 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 17.84 m and 18.59 m, based on 5 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 17.85 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ryan River near Pemberton Meadows today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:35 AM PDT, the water level was 17.85 m. Down 0.17 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Ryan River near Pemberton Meadows rising or falling?

Down 0.17 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Ryan River near Pemberton Meadows normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 5 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:08MG028 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.39933, -122.89583 (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	17.85 m	2026-10-19 09:35	Provisional
Flow	10.4 m³/s	2026-10-19 09:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Ryan River near Pemberton Meadows (eccc:08MG028). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/ryan-river-near-pemberton-meadows

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