Kettle River near Westbridge water level

Name: Kettle River near Westbridge 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, Kettle River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.77m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 11:40 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 1.81 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Kettle River near Westbridge, where the gauge shows 0.77 m.

That puts it 0.05 m below the median of 0.81 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.72 m (+0.05 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.74 m – 0.92 m.

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

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.81 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.71 m – 1.15 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.72 m+0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.74 m – 0.92 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.73 m – 1.09 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Kettle River

The Kettle River is a 281-kilometre (175 mi) tributary of the Columbia River, encompassing a 10,877-square-kilometre (4,200 sq mi) drainage basin, of which 8,228 square kilometres (3,177 sq mi) are in southern British Columbia, Canada and 2,649 square kilometres (1,023 sq mi) in northeastern Washington, US.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 14° 0° – Wind 7 km/h

19 Mon 16° 4° – Wind 8 km/h

20 Tue 19° 7° – Wind 7 km/h

21 Wed 18° 5° – Wind 9 km/h

22 Thu 18° 5° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 11° 2° – Wind 26 km/h

24 Sat 11° -1° – Wind 10 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:23 AM Sunset 06:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 61%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
West Kettle River at WestbridgeRiver gauge, West Kettle River	0.61 m	Very low	±0	7.5 km
Vaseux Creek above Solco CreekRiver gauge, Vaseux Creek	0.93 m	Very low	±0	29 km
Kettle River near FerryRiver gauge, Kettle River	9.27 ft	Low	±0	19 mi
Trapping Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Trapping Creek	0.67 m	Low	±0	38 km
Granby River at Grand ForksRiver gauge, Granby River	0.86 m	Normal	±0	41 km
Vaseux Lake near the OutletLake, Vaseux Lake	7.88 m	Very high	±0	44 km
Okanagan River below McIntyre DamRiver gauge, Okanagan River	1.18 m	Very low	−0.01 m	44 km
Inkaneep Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Inkaneep Creek	1.19 m	Very low	±0	45 km

Questions and answers

How does the Kettle River near Westbridge compare with last year?

It is 0.05 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.72 m.

What is a normal level for the Kettle River near Westbridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.81 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.71 m and 1.15 m, based on 16 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 0.77 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Kettle River near Westbridge today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 11:40 AM MDT, the water level was 0.77 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Kettle River near Westbridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Kettle River near Westbridge normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 16 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:08NN026 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.23005, -118.92812 (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	0.77 m	2026-10-19 17:40	Provisional
Flow	1.81 m³/s	2026-10-19 17:40	Provisional

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