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Or Creek near Coquitlam water level

River gauge, Or Creek, British Columbia, Canada

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Very low for mid-October

Water level

3.15m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.16 m³/s
3.5 4.0

History

3.54.0mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 193.54.0mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19
3.03.54.0mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 193.03.54.0mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 3.15 m, Or Creek near Coquitlam is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 3.78 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.62 m below typical.

The level is falling, down 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 3.04 m and 3.40 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
3.78 m0.62 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
3.39 m – 4.24 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
3.04 m – 3.40 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
3.05 m – 3.38 m

Conditions at Or Creek near Coquitlam

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 11° 5° – Wind 9 km/h
20 Tue 18° 9° – Wind 24 km/h
21 Wed 15° 7° – Wind 12 km/h
22 Thu 12° 5° – Wind 9 km/h
23 Fri 10° 4° – Wind 10 km/h
24 Sat 12° 3° – Wind 12 km/h
25 Sun 12° 4° – Wind 11 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 62%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Coquitlam Lake ForebayReservoir 45.07 m Low −0.05 m 3.3 km
Cedar Creek above the MouthRiver gauge, Cedar Creek 1.36 m Very low −0.02 m 3.6 km
Coquitlam River at Port CoquitlamRiver gauge, Coquitlam River 7.98 m Normal −0.01 m 11 km
Pitt River near Port CoquitlamRiver gauge, Pitt River 3.39 m High −0.18 m 13 km
Coquitlam River above Coquitlam LakeRiver gauge, Coquitlam River 1.65 m Very low −0.03 m 14 km
Fraser River at Port Mann Pumping StationRiver gauge, Fraser River 3.47 m Very high −0.45 m 18 km
North Alouette River at 232ND Street, Maple RidgeRiver gauge, North Alouette River 0.19 m Normal −0.03 m 18 km
Alouette River near HaneyRiver gauge, Alouette River 0.77 m Normal ±0 18 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Or Creek near Coquitlam in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.78 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.39 m and 4.24 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 3.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Or Creek near Coquitlam today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 01:15 PM PDT, the water level was 3.15 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Or Creek near Coquitlam rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Or Creek near Coquitlam normal?

Very low 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:08MH168 (Agency page)
Coordinates
49.36387, -122.73466 (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 3.15 m 2026-10-19 20:15 Provisional
Flow 0.16 m³/s 2026-10-19 20:15 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Or Creek near Coquitlam (eccc:08MH168). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/or-creek-near-coquitlam

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