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Hirsch Creek near the Mouth water level

River gauge, Hirsch Creek, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.01m Down 0.09 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
22.0 m³/s
0.8 1.0 1.3

History

0.81.01.31.5mOct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Oct 210.81.01.31.5mOct 14Oct 17Oct 21
1.01.52.0mSep 21Sep 28Oct 6Oct 13Oct 211.01.52.0mSep 21Oct 6Oct 21
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Hirsch Creek near the Mouth, where the gauge shows 1.01 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.96 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.05 m above typical.

It is still going down, by 0.09 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.78 m – 2.14 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
0.96 m0.05 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.78 m – 1.37 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.78 m – 2.14 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.72 m – 1.63 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: 31 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 11° 0° – Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 8° 7° 5.7 mm, 99% Wind 10 km/h
22 Thu 10° 1° 0.3 mm, 33% Wind 7 km/h
23 Fri 9° 0° – Wind 6 km/h
24 Sat 11° 1° – Wind 17 km/h
25 Sun 11° 0° – Wind 14 km/h
26 Mon 12° 1° – Wind 9 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:15 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 10 min Waxing gibbous 75%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Kitimat River below Hirsch CreekRiver gauge, Kitimat River 1.16 m Normal −0.19 m 6.0 km
Little Wedeene River below Bowbyes CreekRiver gauge, Little Wedeene River 0.99 m Normal −0.06 m 9.6 km
Renegade Creek near KitimatRiver gauge, Renegade Creek 2.42 m High −0.04 m 16 km
Zymoetz River above O.K. CreekRiver gauge, Zymoetz River 0.92 m Very low −0.10 m 51 km
Exchamsiks River near TerraceRiver gauge, Exchamsiks River 1.12 m Normal +0.08 m 57 km
Skeena River at UskRiver gauge, Skeena River 5.89 m Very high −0.14 m 65 km
Kemano River above Powerhouse TailraceRiver gauge, Kemano River 2.16 m High −0.11 m 70 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Hirsch Creek near the Mouth in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.96 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.78 m and 1.37 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 1.01 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hirsch Creek near the Mouth today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 10:00 PM PDT, the water level was 1.01 m. Down 0.09 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Hirsch Creek near the Mouth rising or falling?

Down 0.09 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.43 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hirsch Creek near the Mouth 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:08FF002 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.06405, -128.60262 (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 1.01 m 2026-10-21 05:00 Provisional
Flow 22.0 m³/s 2026-10-21 05:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Hirsch Creek near the Mouth (eccc:08FF002). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/hirsch-creek-near-the-mouth

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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