Skagit River above Klesilkwa River water level

Name: Skagit River above Klesilkwa 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

River gauge, Skagit River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

5.40m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 12:05 AM PDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.68 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Skagit River above Klesilkwa River is at 5.40 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 5.36 m, based on 7 years of readings, so the water level is 0.04 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 5.38 m and 5.55 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 7 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 5.36 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 5.10 m – 5.55 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 5.38 m – 5.55 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 5.38 m – 5.48 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 Skagit River

The Skagit River is a river in southwestern British Columbia in Canada and northwestern Washington in the United States, approximately 150 mi (240 km) long. The river and its tributaries drain an area of 1.7 million acres (690,000 hectares) of the Cascade Range along the northern end of Puget Sound and flows into the sound.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 17° 8° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 20° 9° – Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 23° 9° – Wind 10 km/h

22 Thu 15° 6° – Wind 8 km/h

23 Fri 11° 3° 0.6 mm Wind 6 km/h

24 Sat 14° 3° – Wind 6 km/h

25 Sun 17° 4° – Wind 7 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 66%

Map

Other gauges on the Skagit River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Skagit River at International BoundaryRiver gauge, Skagit River	2.50 m	Low	−0.14 m	15 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Chilliwack River at Outlet of Chilliwack LakeRiver gauge, Chilliwack River	0.37 m	Very low	−0.01 m	22 km
Coquihalla River above Alexander CreekRiver gauge, Coquihalla River	1.33 m	Very low	−0.02 m	32 km
Chilliwack River above Slesse CreekRiver gauge, Chilliwack River	0.42 m	Very low	−0.02 m	36 km
Fraser River at HopeRiver gauge, Fraser River	4.02 m	Normal	−0.11 m	36 km
Big Beaver Creek near NewhalemRiver gauge, Big Beaver Creek	71.6 cfs	Very low	−4.4 cfs	24 mi
Slesse Creek near Vedder CrossingRiver gauge, Slesse Creek	0.25 m	Very low	−0.01 m	39 km
Tulameen River below Vuich CreekRiver gauge, Tulameen River	0.71 m	Normal	±0	41 km
Coquihalla River below Needle CreekRiver gauge, Coquihalla River	1.81 m	Very low	±0	47 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Skagit River above Klesilkwa River in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 5.36 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 5.10 m and 5.55 m, based on 7 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 5.40 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Skagit River above Klesilkwa River today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 12:05 AM PDT, the water level was 5.40 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Skagit River above Klesilkwa River rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Skagit River above Klesilkwa River normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 7 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:08PA012 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.11869, -121.16686 (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	5.40 m	2026-10-20 07:05	Provisional
Flow	0.68 m³/s	2026-10-20 07:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Skagit River above Klesilkwa River (eccc:08PA012). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/skagit-river-above-klesilkwa-river

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