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Oyster River below Woodhus Creek water level

River gauge, Oyster River, British Columbia, Canada

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.60m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
1.32 m³/s
0.5 1.0 1.5

History

History
0.51.01.5mOct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Oct 200.51.01.5mOct 13Oct 17Oct 20
0.51.01.5mSep 20Sep 28Oct 5Oct 13Oct 200.51.01.5mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Oyster River below Woodhus Creek: the gauge reads 0.60 m, far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.55 m below the median of 1.15 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 0.55 m – 0.61 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date
1.15 m0.55 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.93 m – 1.61 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.55 m – 0.61 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.55 m – 0.60 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 16° 7° – Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 15° 8° – Wind 11 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° – Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 13° 4° – Wind 10 km/h
24 Sat 13° 5° – Wind 8 km/h
25 Sun 15° 7° – Wind 9 km/h
26 Mon 16° 7° – Wind 6 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:51 AM Sunset 06:21 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min Waxing gibbous 69%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Little Oyster River at Yorke RoadRiver gauge, Little Oyster River 0.64 m Low ±0 2.0 km
Quinsam River below Lower Quinsam LakeRiver gauge, Quinsam River 2.16 m Very low ±0 8.0 km
Quinsam River near Campbell RiverRiver gauge, Quinsam River 0.69 m Very low ±0 16 km
Campbell River at Campbell River LodgeRiver gauge, Campbell River −0.14 m Very low −0.01 m 16 km
Campbell River near Campbell River CablewayRiver gauge, Campbell River 4.23 m Very low ±0 16 km
Campbell River at Argonaut WharfRiver gauge, Campbell River 1.78 m Very low −0.18 m 16 km
Quinsam River at Argonaut BridgeRiver gauge, Quinsam River 0.45 m Very low ±0 20 km
Dove Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Dove Creek 1.09 m Very low ±0 21 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Oyster River below Woodhus Creek in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.15 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.93 m and 1.61 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 0.60 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Oyster River below Woodhus Creek today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 07:20 AM PDT, the water level was 0.60 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Oyster River below Woodhus Creek rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Oyster River below Woodhus Creek normal?

Very low 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:08HD011 (Agency page)
Coordinates
49.89458, -125.24175 (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 0.60 m 2026-10-20 14:20 Provisional
Flow 1.32 m³/s 2026-10-20 14:20 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Oyster River below Woodhus Creek (eccc:08HD011). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/oyster-river-below-woodhus-creek

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.