Quesnel River near Quesnel water level

Name: Quesnel River near Quesnel 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, Quesnel River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.97m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 10:05 PM PDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 152 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Quesnel River near Quesnel, where the gauge shows 1.97 m.

The median for mid-October is 2.17 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.19 m below typical.

It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.78 m – 2.11 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: 2.17 m0.19 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.63 m – 2.52 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.78 m – 2.11 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.79 m – 2.09 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.

About the Quesnel River

The Quesnel River is a major tributary of the Fraser River in the Cariboo District of central British Columbia. It begins at the outflow of Quesnel Lake, at the town of Likely and flows for about 100 kilometres (60 mi) northwest to its confluence with the Fraser at the city of Quesnel.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 9 km/h

19 Mon 11° 3° – Wind 4 km/h

20 Tue 12° 0° – Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 14° 2° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 7° 3° 1.5 mm, 49% Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 8° 0° 2.7 mm, 46% Wind 10 km/h

24 Sat 5° -2° – Wind 12 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 56%

Map

Other gauges on the Quesnel River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Quesnel River at LikelyRiver gauge, Quesnel River	75.1 m³/s	Normal	−1.00 m³/s	51 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Baker Creek at QuesnelRiver gauge, Baker Creek	1.58 m	Normal	±0	24 km
Little Swift River at the MouthRiver gauge, Little Swift River	1.21 m	Normal	−0.02 m	32 km
Fraser River near MargueriteRiver gauge, Fraser River	3.08 m	Normal	−0.16 m	38 km
Sheridan Creek above McLeese LakeRiver gauge, Sheridan Creek	0.12 m	Very low	±0	47 km
Quesnel Lake near LikelyLake, Quesnel Lake	0.51 m	Normal	−0.01 m	55 km
West Road River near CinemaRiver gauge, West Road River	−0.64 m	Low	±0	68 km
Moffat Creek near HorseflyRiver gauge, Moffat Creek	2.24 m	Very high	±0	81 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Quesnel River near Quesnel in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.17 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.63 m and 2.52 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 1.97 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Quesnel River near Quesnel today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 10:05 PM PDT, the water level was 1.97 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Quesnel River near Quesnel rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.13 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Quesnel River near Quesnel 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:08KH006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.84306, -122.22528 (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	1.97 m	2026-10-19 05:05	Provisional
Flow	152 m³/s	2026-10-19 05:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Quesnel River near Quesnel (eccc:08KH006). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/quesnel-river-near-quesnel

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