Smith River near the Mouth water level

Name: Smith River near the Mouth 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, Smith River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

1.08m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 03:10 AM PDT (51 min ago)

Flow: 28.8 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Smith River near the Mouth is running below normal at 1.08 m.

The median for mid-October is 1.12 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.04 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 1.08 m and 1.09 m.

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

Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.12 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.05 m – 1.21 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.08 m – 1.09 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.08 m – 1.10 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.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 08:15 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 9 hr, 54 min First quarter 58%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Teeter Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Teeter Creek	7.63 m	Normal	±0	18 km
Liard River at Lower CrossingRiver gauge, Liard River	9.53 m	Normal	+0.04 m	27 km
Trout River at Kilometre 783.7 Alaska HighwayRiver gauge, Trout River	2.16 m	Very low	±0	39 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Smith River near the Mouth in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.12 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.05 m and 1.21 m, based on 14 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 1.08 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Smith River near the Mouth today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 03:10 AM PDT, the water level was 1.08 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Smith River near the Mouth rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Smith River near the Mouth normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 14 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:10BE013 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 59.55353, -126.48025 (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	1.08 m	2026-10-19 10:10	Provisional
Flow	28.8 m³/s	2026-10-19 10:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Smith River near the Mouth (eccc:10BE013). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/smith-river-near-the-mouth

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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