Elk River above Campbell Lake water level

Name: Elk River above Campbell Lake 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, Elk River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

4.48m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 10:15 AM PDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 3.14 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Elk River above Campbell Lake is at 4.48 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.14 m below the median of 4.62 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 4.63 m (−0.15 m).

It has dropped 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 4.32 m and 4.86 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: 4.62 m0.14 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 4.27 m – 5.09 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Same day last year: 4.63 m−0.15 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 4.32 m – 4.86 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 4.32 m – 5.82 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 Elk River

The Elk River is a 220-kilometre (140 mi) long river, in the southeastern Kootenay district of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its drainage basin is 4,450 square kilometres (1,720 sq mi) in area. Its mean discharge is approximately 60 cubic metres per second (2,100 cu ft/s), with a maximum recorded discharge of 818 cubic metres per second (28,900 cu ft/s). It is a tributary of the Kootenay River, and falls within the basin of the Columbia River.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 13° 4° – Wind 7 km/h

20 Tue 16° 4° – Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 17° 8° – Wind 9 km/h

22 Thu 11° 4° 0.7 mm Wind 6 km/h

23 Fri 13° 3° – Wind 6 km/h

24 Sat 13° 5° – Wind 6 km/h

25 Sun 11° 7° – Wind 7 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:52 AM Sunset 06:26 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 61%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Crest Lake near Highway 28Lake, Crest Lake	1.03 m	Normal	−0.04 m	7.0 km
Buttle Lake above Upper Campbell LakeLake, Buttle Lake	214.11 m	Very low	+0.01 m	14 km
Wokas Lake near Campbell RiverLake, Wokas Lake	2.36 m	Very low	−0.01 m	20 km
Upper Campbell Lake at Strathcona DamLake, Upper Campbell Lake	214.15 m	Very low	±0	22 km
Quinsam Diversion near Campbell RiverCanal gauge, Quinsam Diversion	1.00 m	Very low	±0	23 km
Quinsam River at Argonaut BridgeRiver gauge, Quinsam River	0.45 m	Very low	±0	23 km
Gold River below Ucona RiverRiver gauge, Gold River	1.02 m	Low	−0.08 m	28 km
Quinsam River below Lower Quinsam LakeRiver gauge, Quinsam River	2.16 m	Very low	−0.01 m	35 km

Questions and answers

How does the Elk River above Campbell Lake compare with last year?

It is 0.15 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 4.63 m.

What is a normal level for the Elk River above Campbell Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 4.62 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 4.27 m and 5.09 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 4.48 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Elk River above Campbell Lake today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 10:15 AM PDT, the water level was 4.48 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Elk River above Campbell Lake rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Elk River above Campbell Lake 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:08HD018 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.85723, -125.81268 (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	4.48 m	2026-10-19 17:15	Provisional
Flow	3.14 m³/s	2026-10-19 17:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Elk River above Campbell Lake (eccc:08HD018). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/elk-river-above-campbell-lake

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