Nechako River at Isle Pierre water level

Name: Nechako River at Isle Pierre 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, Nechako River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.41m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 08:40 AM PDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 129 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Nechako River at Isle Pierre reads 1.41 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.05 m below the median of 1.45 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.40 m and 1.64 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.45 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.08 m – 2.69 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.40 m – 1.64 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.40 m – 1.68 m

Conditions at Nechako River at Isle Pierre

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Nechako River

The Nechako River arises on the Nechako Plateau east of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, and flows north toward Fort Fraser, then east to Prince George where it enters the Fraser River. "Nechako" is an anglicization of netʃa koh, its name in the indigenous Carrier language which means "big river".

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 8.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 7° 1° 0.1 mm Wind 9 km/h

20 Tue 10° -2° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 10° 1° 0.3 mm Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 5° -1° 0.6 mm, 27% Wind 11 km/h

23 Fri 6° -2° – Wind 12 km/h

24 Sat 4° -3° – Wind 20 km/h

25 Sun 2° -2° 0.6 mm Wind 20 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:49 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 19 min First quarter 60%

Map

Other gauges on the Nechako River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Nechako River at VanderhoofRiver gauge, Nechako River	1.68 m	Normal	−0.01 m	51 km
Nechako River below Cheslatta FallsRiver gauge, Nechako River	0.66 m	Normal	±0	110 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fraser River at South Fort GeorgeRiver gauge, Fraser River	4.29 m	Normal	+0.17 m	33 km
Salmon River near Prince GeorgeRiver gauge, Salmon River	1.17 m	Normal	+0.02 m	39 km
Fraser River at ShelleyRiver gauge, Fraser River	2.81 m	Normal	+0.06 m	40 km
Chuchinka Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Chuchinka Creek	3.19 m	Normal	−0.04 m	75 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Nechako River at Isle Pierre in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.45 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.08 m and 2.69 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 1.41 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Nechako River at Isle Pierre today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 08:40 AM PDT, the water level was 1.41 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Nechako River at Isle Pierre rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Nechako River at Isle Pierre normal?

Normal 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:08JC002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.96044, -123.23486 (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	1.41 m	2026-10-19 15:40	Provisional
Flow	129 m³/s	2026-10-19 15:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Nechako River at Isle Pierre (eccc:08JC002). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/nechako-river-at-isle-pierre

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