Okanagan River below McIntyre Dam water level

Name: Okanagan River below McIntyre Dam 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, Okanagan River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

1.20m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 04:45 AM MDT (26 min ago)

Flow: 6.47 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Okanagan River below McIntyre Dam is running far below normal at 1.20 m.

That puts it 0.11 m below the median of 1.30 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.27 m (−0.07 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 1.16 m and 1.20 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: 1.30 m0.11 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.25 m – 1.38 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Same day last year: 1.27 m−0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.16 m – 1.20 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.17 m – 1.28 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.

About the Okanagan River

The Okanogan River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 115 mi (185 km) long, in southern British Columbia and north central Washington. It drains a scenic plateau region called the Okanagan Country east of the Cascade Range and north and west of the Columbia, and also the Okanagan region of British Columbia. The Canadian portion of the river has been channelized since the mid-1950s.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 17° 5° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 20° 9° – Wind 20 km/h

21 Wed 20° 6° – Wind 10 km/h

22 Thu 21° 8° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 14° 4° – Wind 24 km/h

24 Sat 13° 1° – Wind 11 km/h

25 Sun 11° 4° 1.5 mm, 36% Wind 9 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:26 AM Sunset 07:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 58%

Map

Other gauges on the Okanagan River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Okanagan River at Okanagan FallsRiver gauge, Okanagan River	1.38 m	Very low	±0	10 km
Okanagan River near OliverRiver gauge, Okanagan River	0.65 m	Low	±0	16 km
Okanagan River at PentictonRiver gauge, Okanagan River	1.64 m	Normal	±0	28 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Vaseux Lake near the OutletLake, Vaseux Lake	7.88 m	Very high	±0	1.8 km
Vaseux Creek above Solco CreekRiver gauge, Vaseux Creek	0.92 m	Very low	±0	15 km
Skaha Lake at Okanagan FallsLake, Skaha Lake	2.43 m	Normal	±0	19 km
Inkaneep Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Inkaneep Creek	1.19 m	Very low	±0	20 km
Keremeos Creek below Willis IntakeRiver gauge, Keremeos Creek	0.58 m	Very low	±0	22 km
Shatford Creek near PentictonRiver gauge, Shatford Creek	1.06 m	Very low	±0	25 km
Similkameen River near NighthawkRiver gauge, Similkameen River	2.19 ft	Very low	−0.01 ft	19 mi

Questions and answers

How does the Okanagan River below McIntyre Dam compare with last year?

It is 0.07 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.27 m.

What is a normal level for the Okanagan River below McIntyre Dam in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.30 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.25 m and 1.38 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 1.20 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Okanagan River below McIntyre Dam today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 04:45 AM MDT, the water level was 1.20 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Okanagan River below McIntyre Dam rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Okanagan River below McIntyre Dam 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:08NM247 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.25684, -119.52803 (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	1.20 m	2026-10-19 10:45	Provisional
Flow	6.47 m³/s	2026-10-19 10:45	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Okanagan River below McIntyre Dam (eccc:08NM247). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/okanagan-river-below-mcintyre-dam

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