Buck Creek at the Mouth water level

Name: Buck Creek at 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, Buck Creek, British Columbia, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

0.46m Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 12:40 AM PDT (43 min ago)

Flow: 1.19 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Buck Creek at the Mouth is above normal at 0.46 m.

That puts it 0.08 m above the median of 0.38 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings.

It has risen 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. If the rise continues, low-lying paths and riverside parking can go under water. In the last month it has stayed between 0.26 m and 0.50 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.38 m0.08 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.30 m – 0.49 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.26 m – 0.50 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.28 m – 0.47 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

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 10° -2° – Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 6° 1° 1.0 mm, 37% Wind 8 km/h

22 Thu 7° -2° 2.6 mm, 33% Wind 5 km/h

23 Fri 6° -2° – Wind 3 km/h

24 Sat 7° -3° – Wind 14 km/h

25 Sun 6° -4° – Wind 4 km/h

26 Mon 5° -3° – Wind 3 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:05 AM Sunset 06:19 PM Daylight 10 hr, 13 min First quarter 66%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bulkley River near HoustonRiver gauge, Bulkley River	0.54 m	Normal	−0.01 m	4.5 km
Bulkley River at QuickRiver gauge, Bulkley River	0.56 m	Normal	±0	30 km
Goathorn Creek near TelkwaRiver gauge, Goathorn Creek	1.30 m	Very high	−0.02 m	41 km
Thautil Corner Creek near Morice LakeRiver gauge, Thautil Corner Creek	1.24 m	Low	±0	48 km
Twain Creek Tributary near Babine LakeRiver gauge, Twain Creek Tributary	1.96 m	Normal	±0	51 km
Bulkley River near SmithersRiver gauge, Bulkley River	3.20 m	Normal	−0.02 m	52 km
Babine Lake at Topley LandingLake, Babine Lake	0.94 m	Normal	±0	57 km
Simpson Creek at the MouthRiver gauge, Simpson Creek	0.40 m	Normal	−0.02 m	58 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Buck Creek at the Mouth in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.38 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.30 m and 0.49 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 0.46 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Buck Creek at the Mouth today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 12:40 AM PDT, the water level was 0.46 m. Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Buck Creek at the Mouth rising or falling?

Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Buck Creek at the Mouth normal?

High 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:08EE013 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.39608, -126.65024 (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	0.46 m	2026-10-20 07:40	Provisional
Flow	1.19 m³/s	2026-10-20 07:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Buck Creek at the Mouth (eccc:08EE013). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/buck-creek-at-the-mouth

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