Little Swift River at the Mouth water level

Name: Little Swift River at the Mouth 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, Little Swift River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.20m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 10:40 PM PDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 1.15 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Little Swift River at the Mouth reads 1.20 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.20 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.01 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.08 m and 1.46 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: 1.20 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.02 m – 1.37 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.08 m – 1.46 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.08 m – 1.35 m

Conditions at Little Swift River at the Mouth

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: 4.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 8° 1° – Wind 8 km/h

20 Tue 9° 0° – Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 12° 4° – Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 7° 0° 3.4 mm, 78% Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 4° -2° – Wind 10 km/h

24 Sat 5° -2° – Wind 15 km/h

25 Sun 6° -5° 0.6 mm Wind 13 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 19 min First quarter 66%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Quesnel River near QuesnelRiver gauge, Quesnel River	1.95 m	Normal	−0.01 m	32 km
Quesnel River at LikelyRiver gauge, Quesnel River	72.5 m³/s	Normal	−4.10 m³/s	36 km
Quesnel Lake near LikelyLake, Quesnel Lake	0.49 m	Normal	−0.03 m	41 km
Baker Creek at QuesnelRiver gauge, Baker Creek	1.58 m	Normal	±0	50 km
Fraser River near MargueriteRiver gauge, Fraser River	3.05 m	Normal	−0.03 m	63 km
Sheridan Creek above McLeese LakeRiver gauge, Sheridan Creek	0.12 m	Very low	±0	65 km
Moffat Creek near HorseflyRiver gauge, Moffat Creek	2.23 m	Very high	±0	71 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Little Swift River at the Mouth in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.20 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.02 m and 1.37 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 1.20 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Little Swift River at the Mouth today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 10:40 PM PDT, the water level was 1.20 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Little Swift River at the Mouth rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Little Swift River at the Mouth 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:08KE024 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.91490, -121.76747 (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	1.20 m	2026-10-20 05:40	Provisional
Flow	1.15 m³/s	2026-10-20 05:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Little Swift River at the Mouth (eccc:08KE024). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/little-swift-river-at-the-mouth

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