Kemano River above Powerhouse Tailrace water level

Name: Kemano River above Powerhouse Tailrace 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, Kemano River, British Columbia, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

2.16m Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:40 PM PDT (36 min ago)

Flow: 46.4 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Kemano River above Powerhouse Tailrace is above normal at 2.16 m.

That puts it 0.46 m above the median of 1.70 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings.

It has dropped 0.11 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.98 m and 3.64 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: 1.70 m0.46 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.15 m – 2.19 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.98 m – 3.64 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: 36 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 11° -1° – Wind 7 km/h

21 Wed 7° 5° 10 mm, 96% Wind 3 km/h

22 Thu 7° 1° 0.9 mm, 59% Wind 3 km/h

23 Fri 8° 2° – Wind 4 km/h

24 Sat 10° 2° – Wind 5 km/h

25 Sun 11° 0° – Wind 5 km/h

26 Mon 13° 1° – Wind 6 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:09 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 17 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Nanika River at Outlet of Kidprice LakeRiver gauge, Nanika River	3.66 m	Normal	−0.04 m	52 km
Whitesail Middle Creek near Tahtsa ReachRiver gauge, Whitesail Middle Creek	1.96 m	Normal	±0	64 km
Renegade Creek near KitimatRiver gauge, Renegade Creek	2.43 m	High	−0.05 m	67 km
Hirsch Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Hirsch Creek	1.04 m	Normal	−0.11 m	70 km
Morice River near HoustonRiver gauge, Morice River	1.12 m	Normal	−0.02 m	71 km
Kitimat River below Hirsch CreekRiver gauge, Kitimat River	1.22 m	Normal	−0.22 m	73 km
Nadina Lake near NoraleeLake, Nadina Lake	0.65 m	Normal	±0	75 km
Nadina River at Outlet of Nadina LakeRiver gauge, Nadina River	1.04 m	Normal	±0	76 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Kemano River above Powerhouse Tailrace in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.70 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.15 m and 2.19 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 2.16 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Kemano River above Powerhouse Tailrace today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:40 PM PDT, the water level was 2.16 m. Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Kemano River above Powerhouse Tailrace rising or falling?

Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kemano River above Powerhouse Tailrace 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:08FE003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.56355, -127.95236 (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	2.16 m	2026-10-20 21:40	Provisional
Flow	46.4 m³/s	2026-10-20 21:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Kemano River above Powerhouse Tailrace (eccc:08FE003). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/kemano-river-above-powerhouse-tailrace

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