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Nimpkish River above Woss River water level

River gauge, Nimpkish River, British Columbia, Canada

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.68m Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
23.5 m³/s
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0

History

History
0.51.01.52.0mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 180.51.01.52.0mOct 12Oct 15Oct 18
0.51.01.52.0mSep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 180.51.01.52.0mSep 19Oct 3Oct 18
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Nimpkish River above Woss River is running below normal at 0.68 m.

That puts it 0.45 m below the median of 1.13 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings.

It has risen 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.31 m and 0.68 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
1.13 m0.45 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.43 m – 1.89 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.31 m – 0.68 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.31 m – 0.66 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: 24 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 4° 0.1 mm Wind 4 km/h
19 Mon 14° 6° 0.7 mm Wind 6 km/h
20 Tue 18° 4° – Wind 4 km/h
21 Wed 15° 4° 0.2 mm, 39% Wind 5 km/h
22 Thu 11° 5° 3.6 mm, 43% Wind 12 km/h
23 Fri 10° 5° 0.3 mm, 25% Wind 4 km/h
24 Sat 8° 3° 0.6 mm, 30% Wind 6 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:54 AM Sunset 06:30 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 54%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Zeballos River at Mook PeakRiver gauge, Zeballos River 1.72 m Normal −0.13 m 17 km
Tsitika River below Catherine CreekRiver gauge, Tsitika River 1.73 m Normal −0.11 m 25 km
Zeballos River near ZeballosRiver gauge, Zeballos River 1.79 m Normal −0.25 m 28 km
Eve River below Kunnum CreekRiver gauge, Eve River 3.15 m Low −0.04 m 29 km
Salmon River near SaywardRiver gauge, Salmon River 1.48 m Very low +0.02 m 50 km
Salmon River above Memekay RiverRiver gauge, Salmon River 0.51 m Low +0.04 m 62 km
Crest Lake near Highway 28Lake, Crest Lake 1.06 m Normal −0.01 m 65 km
Gold River below Ucona RiverRiver gauge, Gold River 1.08 m Low −0.08 m 67 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Nimpkish River above Woss River in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.13 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.43 m and 1.89 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 0.68 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Nimpkish River above Woss River today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 03:05 PM PDT, the water level was 0.68 m. Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Nimpkish River above Woss River rising or falling?

Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.20 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Nimpkish River above Woss River normal?

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:08HF005 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.21483, -126.61081 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.68 m 2026-10-18 22:05 Provisional
Flow 23.5 m³/s 2026-10-18 22:05 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Nimpkish River above Woss River (eccc:08HF005). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/nimpkish-river-above-woss-river

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.