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Finlay River above Akie River water level

River gauge, Finlay River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.71m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
150 m³/s
0.5 0.8 1.0 1.3

History

0.50.81.01.3mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 190.50.81.01.3mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19
0.50.81.01.3mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 190.50.81.01.3mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
-0123mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0123mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Finlay River above Akie River reads 0.71 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.11 m below the median of 0.81 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings.

The water is rising: up 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.62 m and 0.89 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
0.81 m0.11 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.51 m – 1.29 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.62 m – 0.89 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.63 m – 0.97 m

Conditions at Finlay River above Akie River

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

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 7° -2° 2.9 mm, 82% Wind 3 km/h
20 Tue 8° -2° – Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 10° 0° 0.7 mm Wind 10 km/h
22 Thu 4° -1° 0.2 mm, 27% Wind 5 km/h
23 Fri 4° -2° – Wind 9 km/h
24 Sat 2° -4° – Wind 12 km/h
25 Sun 2° -4° – Wind 8 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:04 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 6 min First quarter 58%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Akie River near the 760 M ContourRiver gauge, Akie River 7.41 m Low −0.01 m 22 km
Ingenika River above Swannell RiverRiver gauge, Ingenika River 2.66 m Normal −0.04 m 45 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Finlay River above Akie River in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.81 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.51 m and 1.29 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 0.71 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Finlay River above Akie River today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 03:40 AM PDT, the water level was 0.71 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Finlay River above Akie River rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Finlay River above Akie River 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:07EA005 (Agency page)
Coordinates
57.12622, -125.24992 (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 0.71 m 2026-10-19 10:40 Provisional
Flow 150 m³/s 2026-10-19 10:40 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Finlay River above Akie River (eccc:07EA005). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/finlay-river-above-akie-river

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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