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SwedenFraser River at McBride water level
River gauge, Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 134 m³/s
History
What this means
The gauge at Fraser River at McBride reads 4.03 m, a normal level for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 3.87 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.16 m above typical.
The water is rising: up 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 3.69 m and 5.21 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
- 3.87 m0.16 m above the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 3.47 m – 4.40 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 3.69 m – 5.21 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 3.70 m – 5.03 m
Conditions at Fraser River at McBride
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.
About the Fraser River
The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1,375 kilometres (854 mi), into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver. The river's annual discharge at its mouth is 112 cubic kilometres (27 mi3) or 3,550 cubic metres per second (125,000 cu ft/s), and each year, it discharges about 20 million tons of sediment into the ocean.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 10 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the Fraser River
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser River at Red PassRiver gauge, Fraser River | 2.35 m | Normal | ±0 | 83 km |
| Fraser River at HansardRiver gauge, Fraser River | 2.92 m | Normal | −0.12 m | 142 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dore River near McBrideRiver gauge, Dore River | 1.29 m | High | +0.02 m | 7.2 km |
| Morkill River below Hellroaring CreekRiver gauge, Morkill River | 1.83 m | High | +0.12 m | 52 km |
| Canoe River below Kimmel CreekRiver gauge, Canoe River | 1.96 m | Normal | +0.12 m | 81 km |
Questions and answers
What is a normal level for the Fraser River at McBride in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 3.87 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.47 m and 4.40 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 4.03 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Fraser River at McBride today?
On Oct 18, 2026, 02:30 AM PDT, the water level was 4.03 m. Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Fraser River at McBride rising or falling?
Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.64 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Fraser River at McBride 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:08KA005(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.30172, -120.14092(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 | 4.03 m | 2026-10-18 09:30 | Provisional |
| Flow | 134 m³/s | 2026-10-18 09:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Fraser River at McBride (eccc:08KA005). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/fraser-river-at-mcbride
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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer