Chilliwack River at Vedder Crossing water level

Name: Chilliwack River at Vedder Crossing 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, Chilliwack River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

1.44m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 03:20 AM PDT (49 min ago)

Flow: 14.0 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Chilliwack River at Vedder Crossing is running far below normal at 1.44 m.

That puts it 0.50 m below the median of 1.93 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 2.03 m (−0.59 m).

It has dropped 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 1.32 m and 2.44 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.93 m0.50 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.55 m – 2.22 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 2.03 m−0.59 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.32 m – 2.44 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.32 m – 3.17 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 Chilliwack River

The Vedder River, called the Chilliwack River above Vedder Crossing, is a river in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 15° 8° – Wind 9 km/h

20 Tue 21° 8° – Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 20° 8° – Wind 7 km/h

22 Thu 15° 8° 0.5 mm Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 14° 5° 1.0 mm, 20% Wind 7 km/h

24 Sat 13° 4° – Wind 8 km/h

25 Sun 10° 5° 2.7 mm, 41% Wind 7 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 58%

Map

Other gauges on the Chilliwack River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Chilliwack River above Slesse CreekRiver gauge, Chilliwack River	0.44 m	Very low	−0.02 m	22 km
Chilliwack River at Outlet of Chilliwack LakeRiver gauge, Chilliwack River	0.38 m	Low	±0	37 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fraser River at CannorRiver gauge, Fraser River	1.78 m	Low	−0.01 m	9.1 km
Slesse Creek near Vedder CrossingRiver gauge, Slesse Creek	0.26 m	Very low	−0.03 m	20 km
Harrison River below Morris CreekRiver gauge, Harrison River	8.76 m	Low	+0.01 m	21 km
Sumas River near HuntingdonRiver gauge, Sumas River	1.25 m	Normal	−0.01 m	22 km
Chehalis River near Harrison MillsRiver gauge, Chehalis River	8.94 m	Low	−0.04 m	23 km
Nf Nooksack River below Cascade Creek near GlacierRiver gauge, Nf Nooksack River	1.94 ft	Low	−0.09 ft	14 mi
Fraser River at MissionRiver gauge, Fraser River	0.98 m	Normal	+0.06 m	25 km
Sumas River near SumasRiver gauge, Sumas River	9.1 cfs	Low	+0.5 cfs	15 mi

Questions and answers

How does the Chilliwack River at Vedder Crossing compare with last year?

It is 0.59 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 2.03 m.

What is a normal level for the Chilliwack River at Vedder Crossing in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.93 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.55 m and 2.22 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 1.44 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Chilliwack River at Vedder Crossing today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 03:20 AM PDT, the water level was 1.44 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Chilliwack River at Vedder Crossing rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Chilliwack River at Vedder Crossing normal?

Very low 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:08MH001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.09738, -121.96748 (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	1.44 m	2026-10-19 10:20	Provisional
Flow	14.0 m³/s	2026-10-19 10:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Chilliwack River at Vedder Crossing (eccc:08MH001). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/chilliwack-river-at-vedder-crossing

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