Icy Creek near the Mouth water level
River gauge, Icy Creek, British Columbia, Canada
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 0.97 m³/s
History
What this means
Icy Creek near the Mouth is running far below normal at 2.77 m.
The median for mid-October is 2.99 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.22 m below typical.
It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 2.72 m and 3.26 m.
Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.
Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 2.99 m0.22 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 2.81 m – 3.20 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 2.72 m – 3.26 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 2.74 m – 3.07 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: 40 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klinaklini River East Channel (Main) near the MouthRiver gauge, Klinaklini River East Channel (Main) | 4.31 m | Normal | −0.27 m | 11 km |
| Kingcome River below Atlatzi RiverRiver gauge, Kingcome River | 0.37 m | No reference yet | ±0 | 40 km |
| Wakeman River below Atwaykellesse RiverRiver gauge, Wakeman River | 3.37 m | Normal | −0.14 m | 58 km |
| Homathko River at the MouthRiver gauge, Homathko River | 14.12 m | Normal | −0.13 m | 59 km |
Questions and answers
What is a normal level for Icy Creek near the Mouth in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 2.99 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.81 m and 3.20 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 2.77 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Icy Creek near the Mouth today?
On Oct 20, 2026, 11:05 AM PDT, the water level was 2.77 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Icy Creek near the Mouth rising or falling?
Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Icy Creek near the Mouth normal?
Very low 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:08GE003(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.22761, -125.67146(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 | 2.77 m | 2026-10-20 18:05 | Provisional |
| Flow | 0.97 m³/s | 2026-10-20 18:05 | Provisional |
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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Icy Creek near the Mouth (eccc:08GE003). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/icy-creek-near-the-mouth
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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