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Stawamus River at Highway No. 99 water level

River gauge, Stawamus River, British Columbia, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.59m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.44 m³/s
1.5 1.8 2.0

History

1.61.82.0mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 201.61.82.0mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20
1.41.61.82.0mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 201.41.61.82.0mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Stawamus River at Highway No. 99 is at 1.59 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.65 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.06 m below typical.

It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.54 m and 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
1.65 m0.06 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.47 m – 2.03 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.54 m – 2.11 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.54 m – 1.88 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 15° 6° – Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 20° 9° – Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 21° 10° – Wind 14 km/h
22 Thu 15° 9° – Wind 6 km/h
23 Fri 16° 6° – Wind 6 km/h
24 Sat 17° 6° – Wind 9 km/h
25 Sun 17° 6° – Wind 10 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 66%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Mamquam River above Ring CreekRiver gauge, Mamquam River 1.21 m Very low −0.03 m 5.1 km
Squamish River near BrackendaleRiver gauge, Squamish River 2.13 m Low −0.24 m 12 km
Cheakamus River near BrackendaleRiver gauge, Cheakamus River 0.80 m Very low −0.01 m 14 km
Seymour River below Orchid CreekRiver gauge, Seymour River 1.71 m Normal −0.01 m 21 km
Clowhom River near Clowhom LakeRiver gauge, Clowhom River 2.69 m Very low −0.05 m 22 km
Seymour River above LakeheadRiver gauge, Seymour River 8.95 m Very low −0.03 m 25 km
Coquitlam River above Coquitlam LakeRiver gauge, Coquitlam River 1.64 m Very low −0.02 m 34 km
Mackay Creek at Montroyal BoulevardRiver gauge, Mackay Creek 0.51 m Very low ±0 37 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Stawamus River at Highway No. 99 in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.65 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.47 m and 2.03 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 1.59 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Stawamus River at Highway No. 99 today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 10:35 PM PDT, the water level was 1.59 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Stawamus River at Highway No. 99 rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Stawamus River at Highway No. 99 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:08GA076 (Agency page)
Coordinates
49.68982, -123.14648 (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 1.59 m 2026-10-20 05:35 Provisional
Flow 0.44 m³/s 2026-10-20 05:35 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Stawamus River at Highway No. 99 (eccc:08GA076). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/stawamus-river-at-highway-no-99

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