Vernon Creek at Outlet of Kalamalka Lake water level

Name: Vernon Creek at Outlet of Kalamalka Lake 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, Vernon Creek, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Very low for late October

Water level

0.30m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Vernon Creek at Outlet of Kalamalka Lake: the gauge reads 0.30 m, far below normal for late October.

The median for late October is 0.70 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.40 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 0.28 m – 0.48 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.70 m0.40 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.57 m – 0.92 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.28 m – 0.48 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.29 m – 0.33 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

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 14° 0° – Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 20° 4° – Wind 4 km/h

22 Thu 20° 8° – Wind 7 km/h

23 Fri 13° 3° – Wind 9 km/h

24 Sat 10° 0° – Wind 9 km/h

25 Sun 10° -1° – Wind 6 km/h

26 Mon 11° 0° – Wind 4 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:30 AM Sunset 06:55 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min Waxing gibbous 75%

Map

Other gauges on Vernon Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Vernon Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Vernon Creek	0.06 m	No reference yet	±0	3.3 km
Vernon Creek at Swalwell ParkRiver gauge, Vernon Creek	2.80 m	No reference yet	±0	25 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Kalamalka Lake at Vernon PumphouseLake, Kalamalka Lake	4.64 m	Very low	±0	1.1 km
Coldstream Creek at Coldstream Creek RoadRiver gauge, Coldstream Creek	4.19 m	Very low	±0	3.9 km
Whiteman Creek above Bouleau CreekRiver gauge, Whiteman Creek	0.62 m	Very low	±0	20 km
Clark Creek near WinfieldRiver gauge, Clark Creek	0.81 m	Very low	±0	22 km
Bessette Creek above Lumby Lagoon OutfallRiver gauge, Bessette Creek	0.14 m	Very low	−0.01 m	22 km
Vance Creek below Deafies CreekRiver gauge, Vance Creek	0.15 m	Normal	+0.01 m	23 km
Bessette Creek above Beaverjack CreekRiver gauge, Bessette Creek	0.41 m	Very low	±0	30 km
Belgo Creek below Hilda CreekRiver gauge, Belgo Creek	1.14 m	Normal	−0.01 m	30 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Vernon Creek at Outlet of Kalamalka Lake in late October?

The median for late October is 0.70 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.57 m and 0.92 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 0.30 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Vernon Creek at Outlet of Kalamalka Lake today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM MDT, the water level was 0.30 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Vernon Creek at Outlet of Kalamalka Lake rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Vernon Creek at Outlet of Kalamalka Lake normal?

Very low for late 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:08NM065 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.23847, -119.26689 (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	0.30 m	2026-10-21 06:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Vernon Creek at Outlet of Kalamalka Lake (eccc:08NM065). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/vernon-creek-at-outlet-of-kalamalka-lake

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