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Nation River near Fort St. James water level

River gauge, Nation River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.01m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
30.4 m³/s
0.5 0.8 1.0

History

0.60.81.0mOct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Oct 200.60.81.0mOct 13Oct 17Oct 20
0.50.81.0mSep 20Sep 28Oct 5Oct 13Oct 200.50.81.0mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Nation River near Fort St. James is at 1.01 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.01 m above the median of 1.01 m for mid-October, based on 5 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.74 m and 1.04 m.

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

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
1.01 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.52 m – 1.15 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (5 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.74 m – 1.04 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.75 m – 1.02 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 Nation River

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 8° -2° – Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 8° 1° 2.8 mm, 45% Wind 12 km/h
22 Thu 6° -2° 0.3 mm Wind 11 km/h
23 Fri 5° -3° – Wind 4 km/h
24 Sat 5° -5° – Wind 7 km/h
25 Sun 5° -7° – Wind 7 km/h
26 Mon 4° -4° – Wind 4 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:57 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 10 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Other gauges on the Nation River

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Nation River near the MouthRiver gauge, Nation River 0.51 m Normal −0.01 m 45 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Tsilcoh River near the MouthRiver gauge, Tsilcoh River 3.25 m Normal −0.01 m 66 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Nation River near Fort St. James in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.01 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.52 m and 1.15 m, based on 5 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 Nation River near Fort St. James today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 07:40 AM PDT, the water level was 1.01 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Nation River near Fort St. James rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.10 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Nation River near Fort St. James normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 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:07ED001 (Agency page)
Coordinates
55.20253, -124.23337 (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 2026-10-20 14:40 Provisional
Flow 30.4 m³/s 2026-10-20 14:40 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Nation River near Fort St. James (eccc:07ED001). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/nation-river-near-fort-st-james

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