Kicking Horse River at Golden water level

Name: Kicking Horse River at Golden 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, Kicking Horse River, British Columbia, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

3.26m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:40 AM MDT (36 min ago)

Flow: 14.4 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Kicking Horse River at Golden: the gauge reads 3.26 m, below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 3.33 m, based on 16 years of readings, so the water level is 0.07 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 3.20 m, a difference of +0.07 m.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 3.26 m – 3.60 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 3.33 m0.07 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 3.21 m – 3.48 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 3.20 m+0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 3.26 m – 3.60 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 3.05 m – 4.07 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 14° 3° – Wind 22 km/h

21 Wed 18° 6° – Wind 8 km/h

22 Thu 14° 5° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 10° 2° 2.3 mm, 57% Wind 20 km/h

24 Sat 8° 1° – Wind 14 km/h

25 Sun 7° -1° – Wind 7 km/h

26 Mon 8° -2° – Wind 6 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:21 AM Sunset 06:46 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 67%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Columbia River at NicholsonRiver gauge, Columbia River	0.56 m	Low	−0.01 m	7.6 km
Blaeberry River above Willowbank CreekRiver gauge, Blaeberry River	0.91 m	Normal	±0	20 km
Columbia River at DonaldRiver gauge, Columbia River	0.98 m	Low	−0.02 m	25 km
Beaver River above Cupola CreekRiver gauge, Beaver River	1.80 m	Low	−0.01 m	42 km
Bow River at Lake LouiseRiver gauge, Bow River	1.12 m	Normal	±0	56 km
Pipestone River near Lake LouiseRiver gauge, Pipestone River	0.56 m	Normal	±0	57 km
Spillimacheen River near SpillimacheenRiver gauge, Spillimacheen River	0.41 m	Low	−0.01 m	59 km
Silverhorn Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Silverhorn Creek	7.28 m	Very high	±0	62 km

Questions and answers

Is the Kicking Horse River at Golden higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.07 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 3.20 m.

What is a normal level for the Kicking Horse River at Golden in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.33 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.21 m and 3.48 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 3.26 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Kicking Horse River at Golden today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:40 AM MDT, the water level was 3.26 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Kicking Horse River at Golden rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kicking Horse River at Golden normal?

Low 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:08NA006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.30118, -116.97207 (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	3.26 m	2026-10-20 08:40	Provisional
Flow	14.4 m³/s	2026-10-20 08:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Kicking Horse River at Golden (eccc:08NA006). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/kicking-horse-river-at-golden

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