Pitt River near Port Coquitlam water level

Name: Pitt River near Port Coquitlam 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, Pitt River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

3.31m Down 0.09 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 09:15 PM PDT (47 min ago)

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Pitt River near Port Coquitlam, where the gauge shows 3.31 m.

The median for mid-October is 3.19 m, based on 8 years of readings, so the water level is 0.12 m above typical.

It is still going down, by 0.09 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.91 m – 4.02 m.

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

Compared with 8 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 3.19 m0.12 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.89 m – 3.60 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (8 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.91 m – 4.02 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 3.01 m – 3.43 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 16° 6° – Wind 8 km/h

20 Tue 18° 3° – Wind 7 km/h

21 Wed 19° 6° – Wind 5 km/h

22 Thu 14° 7° – Wind 6 km/h

23 Fri 14° 7° – Wind 6 km/h

24 Sat 14° 5° – Wind 6 km/h

25 Sun 16° 7° – Wind 7 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 65%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Coquitlam River at Port CoquitlamRiver gauge, Coquitlam River	7.98 m	Normal	−0.01 m	4.1 km
Fraser River at Port Mann Pumping StationRiver gauge, Fraser River	3.28 m	Normal	−0.11 m	7.2 km
North Alouette River at 232ND Street, Maple RidgeRiver gauge, North Alouette River	0.19 m	Low	−0.02 m	11 km
Alouette River near HaneyRiver gauge, Alouette River	0.76 m	Normal	±0	11 km
Coquitlam Lake ForebayReservoir	45.05 m	Low	−0.05 m	13 km
Or Creek near CoquitlamRiver gauge, Or Creek	3.14 m	Very low	−0.03 m	13 km
Kanaka Creek near Webster CornersRiver gauge, Kanaka Creek	0.89 m	Low	−0.02 m	15 km
Cedar Creek above the MouthRiver gauge, Cedar Creek	1.35 m	Very low	−0.02 m	15 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Pitt River near Port Coquitlam in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.19 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.89 m and 3.60 m, based on 8 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 3.31 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Pitt River near Port Coquitlam today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 09:15 PM PDT, the water level was 3.31 m. Down 0.09 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Pitt River near Port Coquitlam rising or falling?

Down 0.09 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.45 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Pitt River near Port Coquitlam normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 8 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:08MH035 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.24481, -122.73407 (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	3.31 m	2026-10-20 04:15	Provisional

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