B.X. Creek below Swan Lake Control Dam water level

Name: B.X. Creek below Swan Lake Control Dam 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, B.X. Creek, British Columbia, Canada

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Latest reading

Water level

4.05m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:45 AM MDT (30 min ago)

History

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Water level

What this means

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada has B.X. Creek below Swan Lake Control Dam at 4.05 m. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 4.01 m – 4.17 m.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.01 m.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days: 4.01 m – 4.17 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 4.02 m – 4.06 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 14° 4° – Wind 9 km/h

20 Tue 17° 4° – Wind 8 km/h

21 Wed 20° 7° – Wind 6 km/h

22 Thu 18° 5° – Wind 6 km/h

23 Fri 13° 2° – Wind 14 km/h

24 Sat 11° -1° – Wind 5 km/h

25 Sun 10° -3° – Wind 6 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:28 AM Sunset 06:57 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 67%

Map

Other gauges on B.X. Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
B.X. Creek at B.X. Ranch ParkRiver gauge, B.X. Creek	4.88 m	No reference yet	±0	3.3 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Vernon Creek at Outlet of Kalamalka LakeRiver gauge, Vernon Creek	0.30 m	Very low	±0	3.6 km
Kalamalka Lake at Vernon PumphouseLake, Kalamalka Lake	4.63 m	Very low	±0	4.4 km
Coldstream Creek at Coldstream Creek RoadRiver gauge, Coldstream Creek	4.19 m	Very low	±0	7.0 km
Whiteman Creek above Bouleau CreekRiver gauge, Whiteman Creek	0.62 m	Very low	±0	20 km
Bessette Creek above Lumby Lagoon OutfallRiver gauge, Bessette Creek	0.15 m	Very low	±0	23 km
Vance Creek below Deafies CreekRiver gauge, Vance Creek	0.14 m	Normal	±0	24 km
Clark Creek near WinfieldRiver gauge, Clark Creek	0.81 m	Very low	±0	25 km
Bessette Creek above Beaverjack CreekRiver gauge, Bessette Creek	0.40 m	Very low	+0.01 m	30 km

Questions and answers

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 4.05 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of B.X. Creek below Swan Lake Control Dam today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:45 AM MDT, the water level was 4.05 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is B.X. Creek below Swan Lake Control Dam rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of B.X. Creek below Swan Lake Control Dam normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

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:08NM123 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.26975, -119.27710 (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	4.05 m	2026-10-20 08:45	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: B.X. Creek below Swan Lake Control Dam (eccc:08NM123). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/b-x-creek-below-swan-lake-control-dam

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