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Petitot River below Highway No. 77 water level

River gauge, Petitot River, British Columbia, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

5.78m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
29.0 m³/s
5.5 6.0

History

5.56.0mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 195.56.0mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19
5.56.06.5mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 195.56.06.5mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Petitot River below Highway No. 77 reads 5.78 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 5.76 m, based on 12 years of readings, so the water level is 0.02 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 5.78 m and 5.92 m.

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

Compared with 12 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
5.76 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
5.31 m – 6.27 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (12 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
5.78 m – 5.92 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
5.78 m – 5.92 m

Conditions at Petitot River below Highway No. 77

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

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 11° -1° – Wind 20 km/h
19 Mon 8° -3° – Wind 15 km/h
20 Tue 10° 2° – Wind 19 km/h
21 Wed 11° 2° – Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 3° -4° – Wind 9 km/h
23 Fri 2° -5° 0.3 mm, 25% Wind 12 km/h
24 Sat 0° -6° 0.6 mm, 25% Wind 15 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:02 AM Sunset 05:53 PM Daylight 9 hr, 51 min First quarter 61%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Liard River at Fort LiardRiver gauge, Liard River 2.49 m Very low −0.01 m 40 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Petitot River below Highway No. 77 in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 5.76 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 5.31 m and 6.27 m, based on 12 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 5.78 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Petitot River below Highway No. 77 today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 09:35 AM PDT, the water level was 5.78 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Petitot River below Highway No. 77 rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Petitot River below Highway No. 77 normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 12 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:10DA001 (Agency page)
Coordinates
59.98856, -122.96094 (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 5.78 m 2026-10-19 16:35 Provisional
Flow 29.0 m³/s 2026-10-19 16:35 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Petitot River below Highway No. 77 (eccc:10DA001). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/petitot-river-below-highway-no-77

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