Fraser River at Red Pass water level

Name: Fraser River at Red Pass 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, Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

2.35m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 12:10 PM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 32.5 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Fraser River at Red Pass is at 2.35 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.08 m above the median of 2.26 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 2.25 m (+0.10 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 2.17 m and 2.64 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 2.26 m0.08 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.07 m – 2.56 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Same day last year: 2.25 m+0.10 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.17 m – 2.64 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.17 m – 2.63 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 Fraser River

The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1,375 kilometres (854 mi), into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver. The river's annual discharge at its mouth is 112 cubic kilometres (27 mi3) or 3,550 cubic metres per second (125,000 cu ft/s), and each year, it discharges about 20 million tons of sediment into the ocean.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 14 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 7° -1° – Wind 7 km/h

19 Mon 8° 1° – Wind 4 km/h

20 Tue 9° -1° – Wind 4 km/h

21 Wed 12° 0° – Wind 5 km/h

22 Thu 10° 3° 2.4 mm, 76% Wind 6 km/h

23 Fri 5° -5° 9.6 mm, 80% Wind 7 km/h

24 Sat 0° -5° – Wind 5 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:28 AM Sunset 06:55 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the Fraser River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fraser River at McBrideRiver gauge, Fraser River	4.02 m	Normal	+0.05 m	83 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Canoe River below Kimmel CreekRiver gauge, Canoe River	1.88 m	Normal	−0.04 m	38 km
Miette River near JasperRiver gauge, Miette River	0.84 m	Normal	+0.04 m	62 km
Athabasca River near JasperRiver gauge, Athabasca River	1.24 m	Normal	+0.06 m	64 km

Questions and answers

How does the Fraser River at Red Pass compare with last year?

It is 0.10 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 2.25 m.

What is a normal level for the Fraser River at Red Pass in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.26 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.07 m and 2.56 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 2.35 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Fraser River at Red Pass today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 12:10 PM MDT, the water level was 2.35 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Fraser River at Red Pass rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.28 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Fraser River at Red Pass normal?

Normal 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:08KA007 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.98628, -119.00667 (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	2.35 m	2026-10-18 18:10	Provisional
Flow	32.5 m³/s	2026-10-18 18:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Fraser River at Red Pass (eccc:08KA007). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/fraser-river-at-red-pass

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