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Fraser River near Marguerite water level

River gauge, Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

3.04m Down 0.12 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
1,070 m³/s
2 3 4

History

234mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19234mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19
234mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19234mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Fraser River near Marguerite is at 3.04 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 3.16 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.12 m below typical.

It has dropped 0.12 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 2.35 m and 4.46 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
3.16 m0.12 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
2.06 m – 3.82 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
2.35 m – 4.46 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
2.36 m – 4.41 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

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.

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Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 12° 3° – Wind 4 km/h
20 Tue 13° 1° – Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 14° 0° – Wind 8 km/h
22 Thu 7° 2° 3.2 mm, 45% Wind 11 km/h
23 Fri 8° 0° – Wind 4 km/h
24 Sat 6° 0° – Wind 9 km/h
25 Sun 5° 1° 2.4 mm Wind 8 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 61%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Sheridan Creek above McLeese LakeRiver gauge, Sheridan Creek 0.12 m Very low ±0 15 km
Quesnel River near QuesnelRiver gauge, Quesnel River 1.95 m Normal −0.02 m 38 km
Baker Creek at QuesnelRiver gauge, Baker Creek 1.58 m Normal −0.01 m 50 km
San Jose River above Borland CreekRiver gauge, San Jose River 1.87 m Very low ±0 59 km
Quesnel River at LikelyRiver gauge, Quesnel River 76.2 m³/s Normal +0.60 m³/s 60 km
Quesnel Lake near LikelyLake, Quesnel Lake 0.52 m Normal +0.01 m 61 km
Little Swift River at the MouthRiver gauge, Little Swift River 1.20 m Normal −0.01 m 63 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Fraser River near Marguerite in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.16 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.06 m and 3.82 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 3.04 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Fraser River near Marguerite today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 10:15 AM PDT, the water level was 3.04 m. Down 0.12 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Fraser River near Marguerite rising or falling?

Down 0.12 m over the last 24 hours. Down 1.36 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Fraser River near Marguerite 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.

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:08MC018 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.53028, -122.44433 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 3.04 m 2026-10-19 17:15 Provisional
Flow 1,070 m³/s 2026-10-19 17:15 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Fraser River near Marguerite (eccc:08MC018). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/fraser-river-near-marguerite

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