Slocan River near Crescent Valley water level

Name: Slocan River near Crescent Valley 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, Slocan River, British Columbia, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.76m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 04:15 PM MDT (47 min ago)

Flow: 29.4 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Slocan River near Crescent Valley reads 0.76 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.05 m below the median of 0.82 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.54 m (+0.22 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.73 m and 0.95 m.

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

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.82 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.58 m – 1.06 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.54 m+0.22 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.73 m – 0.95 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.53 m – 1.22 m

Conditions at Slocan River near Crescent Valley

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.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 17° 4° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 20° 7° – Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 19° 5° – Wind 7 km/h

22 Thu 21° 5° – Wind 5 km/h

23 Fri 13° 2° – Wind 13 km/h

24 Sat 12° 0° – Wind 7 km/h

25 Sun 12° 1° – Wind 5 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:18 AM Sunset 06:53 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Anderson Creek near NelsonRiver gauge, Anderson Creek	0.03 m	Very low	±0	22 km
Duhamel Creek above DiversionsRiver gauge, Duhamel Creek	0.63 m	Normal	±0	27 km
Lemon Creek above South Lemon CreekRiver gauge, Lemon Creek	0.74 m	Normal	±0	28 km
Columbia River at BirchbankRiver gauge, Columbia River	2.96 m	Normal	+0.01 m	33 km
Hidden Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Hidden Creek	0.23 m	Low	±0	34 km
Deer Creek at Deer ParkRiver gauge, Deer Creek	0.14 m	Low	±0	35 km
Redfish Creek near HarropRiver gauge, Redfish Creek	4.65 m	High	±0	41 km
Salmo River near SalmoRiver gauge, Salmo River	0.49 m	Low	±0	50 km

Questions and answers

How does the Slocan River near Crescent Valley compare with last year?

It is 0.22 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.54 m.

What is a normal level for the Slocan River near Crescent Valley in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.82 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.58 m and 1.06 m, based on 16 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 0.76 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Slocan River near Crescent Valley today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 04:15 PM MDT, the water level was 0.76 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Slocan River near Crescent Valley rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Slocan River near Crescent Valley normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 16 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:08NJ013 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.46008, -117.56480 (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	0.76 m	2026-10-19 22:15	Provisional
Flow	29.4 m³/s	2026-10-19 22:15	Provisional

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