Harrison Lake near Harrison Hot Springs water level

Name: Harrison Lake near Harrison Hot Springs 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

Lake, Harrison Lake, British Columbia, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Surface elevation

8.95m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 16, 2026, 01:30 PM PDT (2 hours ago)

History

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water is short at Harrison Lake near Harrison Hot Springs: the latest reading of 8.95 m is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 9.22 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.27 m below typical.

It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. With the water still dropping, the shoreline keeps moving out. The 30-day range is 8.95 m – 9.26 m.

Many reservoirs reach their low point of the year in fall, before winter rain and snow start the refill.

Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 9.22 m0.27 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 8.90 m – 10.06 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 8.95 m – 9.26 m

Boating and fishing at Harrison Lake near Harrison Hot Springs

At low levels, launching can mean a long walk or a closed ramp, and shallow points stick out further than charts suggest.

Conditions at the shore change with the level, so check with the agency that runs the lake before a trip.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 06:16 PM Daylight 10h 46m First quarter 34 %

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Harrison River below Morris CreekRiver gauge, Harrison River	8.78 m	Low	−0.02 m	9.8 km
Chehalis River near Harrison MillsRiver gauge, Chehalis River	8.90 m	Low	−0.02 m	12 km
Chilliwack River above Slesse CreekRiver gauge, Chilliwack River	0.44 m	Very low	−0.01 m	24 km
Fraser River at HopeRiver gauge, Fraser River	4.19 m	Normal	−0.21 m	25 km
Slesse Creek near Vedder CrossingRiver gauge, Slesse Creek	0.25 m	Very low	−0.01 m	27 km
Chilliwack River at Vedder CrossingRiver gauge, Chilliwack River	1.44 m	Very low	−0.02 m	27 km
Fraser River at CannorRiver gauge, Fraser River	1.78 m	Low	−0.01 m	28 km
Coquihalla River above Alexander CreekRiver gauge, Coquihalla River	1.33 m	Very low	−0.01 m	29 km

Questions and answers

How often is Harrison Lake near Harrison Hot Springs updated?

Several times an hour. New readings from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada appear here as they arrive. Latest: Oct 16, 2026, 01:30 PM PDT.

Is Harrison Lake near Harrison Hot Springs rising or falling?

It is falling, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours.

What is the water level of Harrison Lake near Harrison Hot Springs today?

On Oct 16, 2026, 01:30 PM PDT, the surface elevation was 8.95 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Harrison Lake near Harrison Hot Springs rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Harrison Lake near Harrison Hot Springs normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 11 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:08MG012 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.30926, -121.77373 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA 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
Surface elevation `elevation`	8.95 m	2026-10-16 20:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Harrison Lake near Harrison Hot Springs (eccc:08MG012). Accessed October 16, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/harrison-lake-near-harrison-hot-springs

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