Fraser River at Steveston water level

Name: Fraser River at Steveston 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, Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Very high for mid-October

Water level

4.02m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 01:10 PM PDT (35 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Fraser River at Steveston shows 4.02 m, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 1.21 m above the median of 2.81 m for mid-October, based on 9 years of readings.

The water is rising: up 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. If the rise continues, low-lying paths and riverside parking can go under water. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.64 m and 4.23 m.

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

Compared with 9 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 2.81 m1.21 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.69 m – 3.09 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (9 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.64 m – 4.23 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.73 m – 3.43 m

High water at Fraser River at Steveston

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.

About the Fraser River

The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1,375 kilometres (854 mi), into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver. The river's annual discharge at its mouth is 112 cubic kilometres (27 mi3) or 3,550 cubic metres per second (125,000 cu ft/s), and each year, it discharges about 20 million tons of sediment into the ocean.

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.

18 Sun 13° 4° – Wind 14 km/h

19 Mon 14° 9° – Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 15° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 15° 6° – Wind 10 km/h

22 Thu 13° 7° 0.1 mm Wind 24 km/h

23 Fri 12° 4° 0.5 mm Wind 10 km/h

24 Sat 10° 5° 18 mm, 32% Wind 15 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:18 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the Fraser River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fraser River at Deas Island TunnelRiver gauge, Fraser River	1.64 m	Very high	−0.17 m	8.4 km
Fraser River at Port Mann Pumping StationRiver gauge, Fraser River	3.68 m	Very high	−0.36 m	29 km
Fraser River at WhonockRiver gauge, Fraser River	3.57 m	Normal	−0.59 m	52 km
Fraser River at MissionRiver gauge, Fraser River	1.08 m	Normal	−0.39 m	65 km
Fraser River at CannorRiver gauge, Fraser River	1.78 m	Low	−0.01 m	82 km
Fraser River at HopeRiver gauge, Fraser River	4.18 m	Normal	+0.07 m	129 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
North Arm Fraser River at VancouverRiver gauge, North Arm Fraser River	4.02 m	Very high	−0.02 m	12 km
Mackay Creek at Montroyal BoulevardRiver gauge, Mackay Creek	0.52 m	Very low	−0.01 m	27 km
Seymour River near North VancouverRiver gauge, Seymour River	0.96 m	Normal	±0	28 km
Coquitlam River at Port CoquitlamRiver gauge, Coquitlam River	7.99 m	Normal	−0.01 m	34 km
Pitt River near Port CoquitlamRiver gauge, Pitt River	3.57 m	High	−0.20 m	36 km
Nicomekl River at 203 Street, LangleyRiver gauge, Nicomekl River	0.91 m	Normal	−0.07 m	39 km
Coquitlam Lake ForebayReservoir	45.12 m	Low	−0.07 m	39 km
Cedar Creek above the MouthRiver gauge, Cedar Creek	1.38 m	Very low	−0.01 m	41 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Fraser River at Steveston in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.81 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.69 m and 3.09 m, based on 9 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 4.02 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Fraser River at Steveston today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 01:10 PM PDT, the water level was 4.02 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Fraser River at Steveston rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 1.55 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Fraser River at Steveston normal?

Very high for mid-October. Compared with 9 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:08MH028 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.12452, -123.19220 (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	4.02 m	2026-10-18 20:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Fraser River at Steveston (eccc:08MH028). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/fraser-river-at-steveston

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