Elk River at Elko Dam Forebay water level

Name: Elk River at Elko Dam Forebay 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, Elk River, British Columbia, Canada

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Water level

8.90m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 11:05 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

History

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Water level

What this means

The Elk River at Elko Dam Forebay reads 8.90 m as of Oct 19, 2026, 11:05 AM MDT. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 8.78 m and 8.99 m.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to −0.02 m.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Same day last year: 6.45 m+2.45 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 8.78 m – 8.99 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 6.45 m – 9.75 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 the Elk River

The Elk River is a 220-kilometre (140 mi) long river, in the southeastern Kootenay district of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its drainage basin is 4,450 square kilometres (1,720 sq mi) in area. Its mean discharge is approximately 60 cubic metres per second (2,100 cu ft/s), with a maximum recorded discharge of 818 cubic metres per second (28,900 cu ft/s). It is a tributary of the Kootenay River, and falls within the basin of the Columbia River.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 14° -1° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 18° 7° – Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 16° 3° – Wind 6 km/h

22 Thu 18° 5° 0.3 mm, 38% Wind 6 km/h

23 Fri 14° 6° 4.5 mm, 76% Wind 10 km/h

24 Sat 9° 4° – Wind 5 km/h

25 Sun 10° 1° – Wind 7 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:08 AM Sunset 06:44 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 61%

Map

Other gauges on the Elk River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Elk River below Elko Dam DiversionRiver gauge, Elk River	1.70 m	Normal	−0.01 m	0.3 km
Elk River at FernieRiver gauge, Elk River	1.63 m	Normal	±0	24 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bull River near WardnerRiver gauge, Bull River	1.17 m	Low	±0	29 km
Hosmer Creek above DiversionsRiver gauge, Hosmer Creek	2.10 m	Very high	±0	35 km
Tobacco River at EurekaRiver gauge, Tobacco River	80.8 cfs	Normal	±0	29 mi
Kootenay River at Fort SteeleRiver gauge, Kootenay River	0.64 m	Low	−0.02 m	52 km
Castle River at Ranger StationRiver gauge, Castle River	1.61 m	Normal	±0	57 km
Crowsnest River at FrankRiver gauge, Crowsnest River	1.34 m	Normal	±0	61 km
Gold Creek near FrankRiver gauge, Gold Creek	1.12 m	High	±0	62 km
Moyie River above Noke CreekRiver gauge, Moyie River	1.78 m	Normal	±0	66 km

Questions and answers

Is the Elk River at Elko Dam Forebay higher than last year?

Yes, it is 2.45 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 6.45 m.

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 8.90 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Elk River at Elko Dam Forebay today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 11:05 AM MDT, the water level was 8.90 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Elk River at Elko Dam Forebay rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Elk River at Elko Dam Forebay normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

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:08NK031 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.29042, -115.10522 (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	8.90 m	2026-10-19 17:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Elk River at Elko Dam Forebay (eccc:08NK031). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/elk-river-at-elko-dam-forebay

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