Big Creek near the Mouth water level

Name: Big Creek near the Mouth 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, Big Creek, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

98.56m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 02:00 AM MDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 0.49 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Big Creek near the Mouth is at 98.56 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 98.51 m, based on 10 years of readings, so the water level is 0.05 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 98.39 m, a difference of +0.17 m.

It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 98.48 m and 98.72 m.

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

Compared with 10 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 98.51 m0.05 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 98.39 m – 98.93 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (10 years of records)
Same day last year: 98.39 m+0.17 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 98.48 m – 98.72 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 98.39 m – 98.99 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.

About Big Creek

Big Creek is a roughly 120-kilometre (75 mi) long tributary of British Columbia's Chilcotin River. Its surroundings are protected as the Big Creek Ecological Reserve.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 3° – Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 10° 1° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 10° -1° – Wind 19 km/h

21 Wed 13° 4° – Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 11° 0° – Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 5° 1° 6.0 mm, 41% Wind 23 km/h

24 Sat 1° -3° 2.4 mm, 25% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:10 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 3 min First quarter 58%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Firebag River near the MouthRiver gauge, Firebag River	1.01 m	Normal	+0.02 m	17 km
Eymundson Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Eymundson Creek	97.92 m	Normal	−0.03 m	17 km
McClelland Lake Outlet above Firebag RiverRiver gauge, McClelland Lake Outlet	96.69 m	Normal	−0.03 m	21 km
Calumet River near the MouthRiver gauge, Calumet River	96.52 m	High	−0.01 m	29 km
Muskeg River above Stanley CreekRiver gauge, Muskeg River	98.33 m	Very high	±0	34 km
Muskeg River above Muskeg CreekRiver gauge, Muskeg River	1.61 m³/s	Normal	−0.08 m³/s	38 km
Tar River near the MouthRiver gauge, Tar River	97.67 m	Normal	−0.04 m	38 km
Tar River above Canadian Natural Resources Limited LakeRiver gauge, Tar River	97.25 m	Very high	+0.01 m	41 km

Questions and answers

Is Big Creek near the Mouth higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.17 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 98.39 m.

What is a normal level for Big Creek near the Mouth in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 98.51 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 98.39 m and 98.93 m, based on 10 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 98.56 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Big Creek near the Mouth today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:00 AM MDT, the water level was 98.56 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Big Creek near the Mouth rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Big Creek near the Mouth normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 10 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:07DA040 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 57.64338, -111.48870 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station 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	98.56 m	2026-10-19 08:00	Provisional
Flow	0.49 m³/s	2026-10-19 08:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Big Creek near the Mouth (eccc:07DA040). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/big-creek-near-the-mouth

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