Quesnel River at Likely water level

Name: Quesnel River at Likely 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, Quesnel River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Flow

73.5m³/s Down 6.90 m³/s over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 07:55 AM PDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Flow Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Quesnel River at Likely reads 73.5 m³/s, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 93.0 m³/s, based on 21 years of readings, so the flow is 19.50 m³/s below typical. A year ago it stood at 73.5 m³/s as well.

The level is falling, down 6.90 m³/s over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 67.9 m³/s and 81.7 m³/s.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 93.0 m³/s19.5 m³/s below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 52.9 m³/s – 146 m³/s8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 73.5 m³/s0.00 m³/s
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 67.9 m³/s – 81.7 m³/s
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 50.2 m³/s – 81.7 m³/s

Conditions at Quesnel River at Likely

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Quesnel River

The Quesnel River is a major tributary of the Fraser River in the Cariboo District of central British Columbia. It begins at the outflow of Quesnel Lake, at the town of Likely and flows for about 100 kilometres (60 mi) northwest to its confluence with the Fraser at the city of Quesnel.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 10° 1° – Wind 8 km/h

19 Mon 10° 0° – Wind 7 km/h

20 Tue 10° -2° – Wind 8 km/h

21 Wed 13° 2° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 10° 3° 2.1 mm, 37% Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 5° -1° 0.6 mm, 24% Wind 12 km/h

24 Sat 4° -2° – Wind 7 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on the Quesnel River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Quesnel River near QuesnelRiver gauge, Quesnel River	1.97 m	Normal	−0.03 m	51 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Quesnel Lake near LikelyLake, Quesnel Lake	0.50 m	Normal	−0.06 m	5.1 km
Moffat Creek near HorseflyRiver gauge, Moffat Creek	2.24 m	Very high	±0	35 km
Little Swift River at the MouthRiver gauge, Little Swift River	1.22 m	Normal	+0.01 m	36 km
Horsefly River above McKinley CreekRiver gauge, Horsefly River	0.37 m	Normal	+0.01 m	50 km
Sheridan Creek above McLeese LakeRiver gauge, Sheridan Creek	0.12 m	Very low	±0	53 km
McKinley Creek below Outlet of McKinley LakeRiver gauge, McKinley Creek	0.83 m	Low	−0.01 m	54 km
Fraser River near MargueriteRiver gauge, Fraser River	3.17 m	Normal	−0.16 m	60 km
San Jose River above Borland CreekRiver gauge, San Jose River	1.87 m	Very low	±0	66 km

Questions and answers

Is the Quesnel River at Likely higher than last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 73.5 m³/s.

What is a normal level for the Quesnel River at Likely in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 93.0 m³/s. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 52.9 m³/s and 146 m³/s, based on 21 years of records.

What is the water level of Quesnel River at Likely today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 07:55 AM PDT, the flow was 73.5 m³/s. Down 6.90 m³/s over the last 24 hours.

Is Quesnel River at Likely rising or falling?

Down 6.90 m³/s over the last 24 hours. Down 1.80 m³/s over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Quesnel River at Likely normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 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:08KH001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.61583, -121.57233 (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
Flow	73.5 m³/s	2026-10-18 14:55	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Quesnel River at Likely (eccc:08KH001). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/quesnel-river-at-likely

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