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Fishtrap Creek at International Boundary water level

River gauge, Fishtrap Creek, British Columbia, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Water level

3.52m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.24 m³/s
2.5 3.0 3.5

History

2.53.03.5mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 192.53.03.5mOct 13Oct 16Oct 19
2.53.03.5mSep 20Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 192.53.03.5mSep 20Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Fishtrap Creek at International Boundary shows 3.52 m, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.70 m above the median of 2.82 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings.

The level is falling, down 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.63 m and 3.74 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date
2.82 m0.70 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
2.54 m – 3.32 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
2.63 m – 3.74 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
2.63 m – 3.61 m

High water at Fishtrap Creek at International Boundary

Official flood alerts and warnings come from the provincial river forecast centre. They cover areas, not single gauges, so a warning can be in force before this reading looks dramatic.

Keep children and dogs well back from the edge, and stay off flooded footpaths and towpaths.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 15° 5° – Wind 10 km/h
20 Tue 21° 5° – Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 18° 7° – Wind 7 km/h
22 Thu 13° 6° 1.1 mm Wind 8 km/h
23 Fri 13° 5° – Wind 9 km/h
24 Sat 12° 3° – Wind 6 km/h
25 Sun 15° 3° – Wind 5 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Pepin Creek at International BoundaryRiver gauge, Pepin Creek 1.17 m Very low ±0 4.7 km
Unnamed Tributary to Bertrand Creek near H St near LyndenRiver gauge, Unnamed Tributary to Bertrand Creek 1.38 ft Normal ±0 4.3 mi
Bertrand Creek at International BoundaryRiver gauge, Bertrand Creek 0.94 m Low −0.02 m 8.5 km
Fishtrap Creek at Front Street at LyndenRiver gauge, Fishtrap Creek 2.91 ft Low ±0 5.5 mi
Nooksack River at EversonRiver gauge, Nooksack River 71.91 ft Low −0.18 ft 6 mi
Nooksack R Overflow at Highway 544 at EversonRiver gauge, Nooksack R Overflow 3.54 ft Below flood stage ±0 7 mi
Sumas River near SumasRiver gauge, Sumas River 8.7 cfs Very low +0.1 cfs 7 mi
Sumas River near HuntingdonRiver gauge, Sumas River 1.26 m Normal ±0 13 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Fishtrap Creek at International Boundary in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.82 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.54 m and 3.32 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 3.52 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Fishtrap Creek at International Boundary today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 03:15 PM PDT, the water level was 3.52 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Fishtrap Creek at International Boundary rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Fishtrap Creek at International Boundary normal?

Very high 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:08MH153 (Agency page)
Coordinates
49.00233, -122.40696 (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 3.52 m 2026-10-19 22:15 Provisional
Flow 0.24 m³/s 2026-10-19 22:15 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Fishtrap Creek at International Boundary (eccc:08MH153). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/fishtrap-creek-at-international-boundary

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