Fitzsimmons Creek below Blackcomb Creek water level

Name: Fitzsimmons Creek below Blackcomb Creek 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, Fitzsimmons Creek, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

5.57m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 06:45 AM PDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 1.38 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Fitzsimmons Creek below Blackcomb Creek, where the gauge shows 5.57 m.

That puts it 0.15 m above the median of 5.43 m for mid-October, based on 14 years of readings.

It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 5.48 m – 5.90 m.

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

Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 5.43 m0.15 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 5.13 m – 5.88 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 5.48 m – 5.90 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 5.57 m – 5.75 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 11 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 12° 4° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 15° 5° – Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 16° 6° – Wind 9 km/h

22 Thu 13° 6° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 10° 4° 4.5 mm, 27% Wind 8 km/h

24 Sat 11° 3° – Wind 8 km/h

25 Sun 8° 5° – Wind 8 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 60%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cheakamus River above Millar CreekRiver gauge, Cheakamus River	1.93 m	Low	−0.02 m	7.6 km
Pemberton Creek near PembertonRiver gauge, Pemberton Creek	1.84 m	Very low	−0.03 m	24 km
Lillooet River near PembertonRiver gauge, Lillooet River	2.11 m	Normal	−0.23 m	26 km
Lillooet River at Tenas NarrowsRiver gauge, Lillooet River	8.64 m	Normal	+0.04 m	30 km
Ryan River near Pemberton MeadowsRiver gauge, Ryan River	17.84 m	Very low	−0.14 m	31 km
Elaho River near the MouthRiver gauge, Elaho River	3.21 m	Normal	−0.25 m	34 km
Lillooet Lake near PembertonLake, Lillooet Lake	25.41 m	Normal	+0.02 m	36 km
Cheakamus River near BrackendaleRiver gauge, Cheakamus River	0.81 m	Very low	±0	37 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Fitzsimmons Creek below Blackcomb Creek in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 5.43 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 5.13 m and 5.88 m, based on 14 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 5.57 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Fitzsimmons Creek below Blackcomb Creek today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 06:45 AM PDT, the water level was 5.57 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Fitzsimmons Creek below Blackcomb Creek rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Fitzsimmons Creek below Blackcomb Creek normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 14 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:08MG026 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.12025, -122.94881 (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	5.57 m	2026-10-19 13:45	Provisional
Flow	1.38 m³/s	2026-10-19 13:45	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Fitzsimmons Creek below Blackcomb Creek (eccc:08MG026). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/fitzsimmons-creek-below-blackcomb-creek

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