Elk River below Elko Dam Diversion water level

Name: Elk River below Elko Dam Diversion 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

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.70m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 05:05 AM MDT (49 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Elk River below Elko Dam Diversion is at 1.70 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.01 m above the median of 1.69 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.61 m (+0.09 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.70 m and 2.05 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: 1.69 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.55 m – 1.93 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 1.61 m+0.09 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.70 m – 2.05 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.53 m – 2.95 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° 2° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 18° 8° – Wind 19 km/h

21 Wed 16° 3° – Wind 6 km/h

22 Thu 16° 5° – Wind 7 km/h

23 Fri 9° 4° 16 mm, 70% Wind 9 km/h

24 Sat 5° 1° 2.0 mm, 56% Wind 8 km/h

25 Sun 3° 0° 3.4 mm, 29% Wind 7 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:08 AM Sunset 06:44 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 58%

Map

Other gauges on the Elk River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Elk River at Elko Dam ForebayRiver gauge, Elk River	8.90 m	No reference yet	±0	0.3 km
Elk River at FernieRiver gauge, Elk River	1.62 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	30 km
Hosmer Creek above DiversionsRiver gauge, Hosmer Creek	2.10 m	Very high	±0	35 km
Tobacco River at EurekaRiver gauge, Tobacco River	79.1 cfs	Normal	−1.7 cfs	28 mi
Kootenay River at Fort SteeleRiver gauge, Kootenay River	0.64 m	Low	−0.01 m	53 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

How does the Elk River below Elko Dam Diversion compare with last year?

It is 0.09 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.61 m.

What is a normal level for the Elk River below Elko Dam Diversion in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.69 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.55 m and 1.93 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 1.70 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Elk River below Elko Dam Diversion today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 05:05 AM MDT, the water level was 1.70 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Elk River below Elko Dam Diversion rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Elk River below Elko Dam Diversion 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:08NK030 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.28806, -115.10361 (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	1.70 m	2026-10-19 11:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Elk River below Elko Dam Diversion (eccc:08NK030). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/elk-river-below-elko-dam-diversion

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