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Tsitika River below Catherine Creek water level

River gauge, Tsitika River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.65m Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
9.97 m³/s
1.5 2.0

History

1.52.0mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 191.52.0mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19
1.52.0mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 191.52.0mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
123mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026123mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
123mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026123mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Tsitika River below Catherine Creek is at 1.65 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.76 m, based on 16 years of readings, so the water level is 0.11 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 1.80 m, a difference of −0.15 m.

It has dropped 0.11 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.29 m and 2.07 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
1.76 m0.11 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.32 m – 2.31 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year
1.80 m−0.15 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.29 m – 2.07 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.29 m – 3.08 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: 13 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 13° 6° 0.3 mm Wind 6 km/h
20 Tue 16° 5° – Wind 5 km/h
21 Wed 15° 7° 3.4 mm, 33% Wind 4 km/h
22 Thu 12° 7° 3.7 mm, 47% Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 10° 4° – Wind 11 km/h
24 Sat 6° 4° 19 mm, 37% Wind 18 km/h
25 Sun 10° 5° 3.0 mm, 37% Wind 19 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:56 AM Sunset 06:28 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 60%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Nimpkish River above Woss RiverRiver gauge, Nimpkish River 0.66 m Low −0.02 m 25 km
Eve River below Kunnum CreekRiver gauge, Eve River 3.13 m Low −0.04 m 28 km
Zeballos River at Mook PeakRiver gauge, Zeballos River 1.66 m Normal −0.09 m 38 km
Salmon River near SaywardRiver gauge, Salmon River 1.45 m Very low −0.03 m 48 km
Zeballos River near ZeballosRiver gauge, Zeballos River 1.72 m Low −0.12 m 51 km
Marble River at Outlet of Alice LakeRiver gauge, Marble River 3.33 m No reference yet +0.02 m 61 km
Salmon River above Memekay RiverRiver gauge, Salmon River 0.48 m Low −0.04 m 65 km
Kingcome River below Atlatzi RiverRiver gauge, Kingcome River 0.37 m No reference yet ±0 70 km

Questions and answers

Is the Tsitika River below Catherine Creek higher than last year?

No, it is 0.15 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.80 m.

What is a normal level for the Tsitika River below Catherine Creek in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.76 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.32 m and 2.31 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 1.65 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Tsitika River below Catherine Creek today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 08:30 AM PDT, the water level was 1.65 m. Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Tsitika River below Catherine Creek rising or falling?

Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.17 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Tsitika River below Catherine Creek 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:08HF004 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.44036, -126.57851 (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 1.65 m 2026-10-19 15:30 Provisional
Flow 9.97 m³/s 2026-10-19 15:30 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Tsitika River below Catherine Creek (eccc:08HF004). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/tsitika-river-below-catherine-creek

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