Kiskatinaw River near Farmington water level

Name: Kiskatinaw River near Farmington 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, Kiskatinaw River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Very high for mid-October

Water level

95.61m Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 10:00 AM PDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 17.1 m³/s

History

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Water level

What this means

The gauge at Kiskatinaw River near Farmington shows 95.61 m, well above normal for mid-October.

The water is rising: up 0.07 m over the past 24 hours. If the rise continues, low-lying paths and riverside parking can go under water. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 94.94 m and 95.61 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days: 94.94 m – 95.61 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 94.94 m – 95.49 m

High water at Kiskatinaw River near Farmington

Official flood alerts and warnings come from the provincial river forecast centre. They cover areas, not single gauges, so a warning can be in force before this reading looks dramatic.

Keep children and dogs well back from the edge, and stay off flooded footpaths and towpaths.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 12 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 10° 1° – Wind 28 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° – Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 9° 2° 0.5 mm, 20% Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 6° -1° 0.1 mm Wind 10 km/h

24 Sat 4° -3° – Wind 9 km/h

25 Sun 3° -4° – Wind 14 km/h

26 Mon 6° 0° – Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 05:51 PM Daylight 10 hr, 6 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Peace River near TaylorRiver gauge, Peace River	3.45 m	Very high	+0.05 m	21 km
Peace River above Pine RiverRiver gauge, Peace River	1.90 m	Very high	+0.06 m	31 km
Pouce Coupe River below Henderson CreekRiver gauge, Pouce Coupe River	10.04 m	Low	−0.03 m	35 km
Beatton River near Fort St. JohnRiver gauge, Beatton River	2.12 m	Normal	±0	37 km
Peace River above Alces RiverRiver gauge, Peace River	3.70 m	Very high	+0.03 m	37 km
Pine River at East PineRiver gauge, Pine River	2.88 m	Very high	−0.18 m	48 km
Moberly River near Fort St. JohnRiver gauge, Moberly River	1.92 m	Very high	+0.01 m	52 km
Murray River near the MouthRiver gauge, Murray River	8.11 m	Very high	−0.09 m	60 km

Questions and answers

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 95.61 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Kiskatinaw River near Farmington today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 10:00 AM PDT, the water level was 95.61 m. Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Kiskatinaw River near Farmington rising or falling?

Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.35 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kiskatinaw River near Farmington normal?

Very high for mid-October. Compared with 5 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:07FD001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.95736, -120.56436 (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	95.61 m	2026-10-20 17:00	Provisional
Flow	17.1 m³/s	2026-10-20 17:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Kiskatinaw River near Farmington (eccc:07FD001). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/kiskatinaw-river-near-farmington

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