Seymour River near North Vancouver water level

Name: Seymour River near North Vancouver water level (Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada)
Creator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
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River gauge, Seymour River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.95m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 03:35 PM PDT (40 min ago)

Flow: 3.29 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Seymour River near North Vancouver, where the gauge shows 0.95 m.

That puts it 0.11 m below the median of 1.05 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.17 m (−0.23 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.87 m – 1.49 m.

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

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.05 m0.11 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.31 m – 3.66 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 1.17 m−0.23 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.87 m – 1.49 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.88 m – 3.24 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 Seymour River

The Seymour River is a river in the North Shuswap of British Columbia, Canada. It starts from the Monashee Mountains north of Shuswap Lake, and flows towards south into the northern end of the Seymour Arm of the lake.

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.

20 Tue 14° 7° – Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 16° 11° – Wind 6 km/h

22 Thu 13° 7° – Wind 8 km/h

23 Fri 12° 6° – Wind 8 km/h

24 Sat 12° 6° – Wind 9 km/h

25 Sun 15° 8° – Wind 7 km/h

26 Mon 15° 8° – Wind 6 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Other gauges on the Seymour River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Seymour River above LakeheadRiver gauge, Seymour River	8.94 m	Very low	−0.02 m	17 km
Seymour River below Orchid CreekRiver gauge, Seymour River	1.70 m	Normal	−0.01 m	20 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mackay Creek at Montroyal BoulevardRiver gauge, Mackay Creek	0.51 m	Very low	±0	7.3 km
Coquitlam Lake ForebayReservoir	44.98 m	Low	−0.07 m	16 km
North Arm Fraser River at VancouverRiver gauge, North Arm Fraser River	4.06 m	Very high	−0.03 m	16 km
Cedar Creek above the MouthRiver gauge, Cedar Creek	1.34 m	Very low	−0.01 m	17 km
Coquitlam River at Port CoquitlamRiver gauge, Coquitlam River	7.98 m	Normal	±0	18 km
Fraser River at Port Mann Pumping StationRiver gauge, Fraser River	3.93 m	Very high	−0.16 m	19 km
Or Creek near CoquitlamRiver gauge, Or Creek	3.13 m	Very low	−0.02 m	20 km
Coquitlam River above Coquitlam LakeRiver gauge, Coquitlam River	1.63 m	Very low	−0.01 m	22 km

Questions and answers

How does the Seymour River near North Vancouver compare with last year?

It is 0.23 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.17 m.

What is a normal level for the Seymour River near North Vancouver in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.05 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.31 m and 3.66 m, based on 16 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 0.95 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Seymour River near North Vancouver today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 03:35 PM PDT, the water level was 0.95 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Seymour River near North Vancouver rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Seymour River near North Vancouver normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 16 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:08GA030 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.34198, -123.00212 (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	0.95 m	2026-10-20 22:35	Provisional
Flow	3.29 m³/s	2026-10-20 22:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Seymour River near North Vancouver (eccc:08GA030). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/seymour-river-near-north-vancouver

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