Salmon River at 72 Avenue, Langley water level

Name: Salmon River at 72 Avenue, Langley 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, Salmon River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.63m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 02:50 PM PDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 0.23 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Salmon River at 72 Avenue, Langley, where the gauge shows 1.63 m.

The median for mid-October is 1.61 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.02 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.56 m – 1.98 m.

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

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.61 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.28 m – 1.97 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.56 m – 1.98 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.56 m – 1.88 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 15° 6° – Wind 8 km/h

20 Tue 19° 5° – Wind 8 km/h

21 Wed 18° 8° – Wind 7 km/h

22 Thu 13° 6° 1.2 mm Wind 7 km/h

23 Fri 14° 5° – Wind 7 km/h

24 Sat 12° 4° – Wind 5 km/h

25 Sun 15° 4° – Wind 5 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
West Creek near Fort LangleyRiver gauge, West Creek	1.85 m	Low	−0.02 m	5.0 km
Nicomekl River at 203 Street, LangleyRiver gauge, Nicomekl River	0.89 m	Normal	−0.01 m	6.3 km
Kanaka Creek near Webster CornersRiver gauge, Kanaka Creek	0.89 m	Low	−0.02 m	9.3 km
Fraser River at WhonockRiver gauge, Fraser River	4.22 m	High	+0.02 m	9.8 km
Alouette River near HaneyRiver gauge, Alouette River	0.77 m	Normal	±0	12 km
North Alouette River at 232ND Street, Maple RidgeRiver gauge, North Alouette River	0.19 m	Low	−0.03 m	12 km
Bertrand Creek at International BoundaryRiver gauge, Bertrand Creek	0.94 m	Low	−0.02 m	16 km
Pitt River near Port CoquitlamRiver gauge, Pitt River	3.83 m	Very high	−0.03 m	16 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Salmon River at 72 Avenue, Langley in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.61 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.28 m and 1.97 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 1.63 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Salmon River at 72 Avenue, Langley today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:50 PM PDT, the water level was 1.63 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Salmon River at 72 Avenue, Langley rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Salmon River at 72 Avenue, Langley normal?

Normal 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:08MH090 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.13354, -122.59643 (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	1.63 m	2026-10-19 21:50	Provisional
Flow	0.23 m³/s	2026-10-19 21:50	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Salmon River at 72 Avenue, Langley (eccc:08MH090). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/salmon-river-at-72-avenue-langley

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