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SwedenLillooet River near Pemberton water level
River gauge, Lillooet River, British Columbia, Canada
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 60.8 m³/s
History
What this means
The Lillooet River near Pemberton is at 2.06 m, in the normal range for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 2.09 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.03 m below typical.
It has dropped 0.14 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.91 m and 3.10 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
- 2.09 m0.03 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 1.79 m – 2.65 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 1.91 m – 3.10 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 1.95 m – 2.63 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 Lillooet River
The Lillooet River is a major river of the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia. It begins at Silt Lake, on the southern edge of the Lillooet Crown Icecap about 80 kilometres northwest of Pemberton and about 85 kilometres northwest of Whistler. Its upper valley is about 95 kilometres in length, entering Lillooet Lake about 15 km downstream from Pemberton on the eastern outskirts of the Mount Currie reserve of the Lil'wat branch of the St'at'imc people. From Pemberton Meadows, about 40 km upstream from Pemberton, to Lillooet Lake, the flat bottomlands of the river form the Pemberton Valley farming region.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 4.3 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 Lillooet River
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillooet River at Tenas NarrowsRiver gauge, Lillooet River | 8.63 m | Low | −0.01 m | 33 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pemberton Creek near PembertonRiver gauge, Pemberton Creek | 1.85 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 2.3 km |
| Ryan River near Pemberton MeadowsRiver gauge, Ryan River | 17.81 m | Very low | −0.08 m | 9.8 km |
| Lillooet Lake near PembertonLake, Lillooet Lake | 25.39 m | Normal | −0.04 m | 25 km |
| Fitzsimmons Creek below Blackcomb CreekRiver gauge, Fitzsimmons Creek | 5.57 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 26 km |
| Cheakamus River above Millar CreekRiver gauge, Cheakamus River | 1.91 m | Low | −0.02 m | 33 km |
| Hurley River below Lone Goat CreekRiver gauge, Hurley River | 5.86 m | Low | −0.02 m | 45 km |
| Elaho River near the MouthRiver gauge, Elaho River | 3.14 m | Low | −0.19 m | 51 km |
| Bridge River below Lajoie DamRiver gauge, Bridge River | 2.17 m | Very low | ±0 | 57 km |
Questions and answers
What is a normal level for the Lillooet River near Pemberton in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 2.09 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.79 m and 2.65 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 2.06 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Lillooet River near Pemberton today?
On Oct 19, 2026, 03:35 PM PDT, the water level was 2.06 m. Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Lillooet River near Pemberton rising or falling?
Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.07 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Lillooet River near Pemberton 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:08MG005(Agency page)- Coordinates
50.33602, -122.80025(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 | 2.06 m | 2026-10-19 22:35 | Provisional |
| Flow | 60.8 m³/s | 2026-10-19 22:35 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Lillooet River near Pemberton (eccc:08MG005). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/lillooet-river-near-pemberton
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