Simpson Creek at the Mouth water level

Name: Simpson Creek at the Mouth 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, Simpson Creek, British Columbia, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.41m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 08:50 AM PDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 0.26 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Simpson Creek at the Mouth is at 0.41 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.04 m above the median of 0.37 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings.

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.32 m and 0.46 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: 0.37 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.34 m – 0.47 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.32 m – 0.46 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.33 m – 0.45 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 9° -1° 0.2 mm, 69% Wind 6 km/h

20 Tue 9° -1° – Wind 6 km/h

21 Wed 8° 0° 0.8 mm, 45% Wind 4 km/h

22 Thu 8° -1° – Wind 5 km/h

23 Fri 5° -3° – Wind 4 km/h

24 Sat 7° 0° – Wind 12 km/h

25 Sun 4° -2° – Wind 4 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:07 AM Sunset 06:22 PM Daylight 10 hr, 16 min First quarter 61%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bulkley River near SmithersRiver gauge, Bulkley River	3.22 m	Normal	−0.02 m	6.4 km
M3 Creek near SmithersRiver gauge, M3 Creek	3.09 m	High	−0.01 m	17 km
Goathorn Creek near TelkwaRiver gauge, Goathorn Creek	1.31 m	Very high	−0.02 m	19 km
Bulkley River at QuickRiver gauge, Bulkley River	0.57 m	Normal	−0.01 m	29 km
Telkwa River below Tsai CreekRiver gauge, Telkwa River	0.76 m	Normal	−0.05 m	29 km
Bulkley River near HoustonRiver gauge, Bulkley River	0.55 m	Normal	−0.01 m	55 km
Buck Creek at the MouthRiver gauge, Buck Creek	0.42 m	Normal	−0.03 m	58 km
Two Mile Creek in District Lot 4834River gauge, Two Mile Creek	0.33 m	Normal	±0	60 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Simpson Creek at the Mouth in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.37 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.34 m and 0.47 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 0.41 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Simpson Creek at the Mouth today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 08:50 AM PDT, the water level was 0.41 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Simpson Creek at the Mouth rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Simpson Creek at the Mouth 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:08EE012 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.80994, -127.20416 (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	0.41 m	2026-10-19 15:50	Provisional
Flow	0.26 m³/s	2026-10-19 15:50	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Simpson Creek at the Mouth (eccc:08EE012). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/simpson-creek-at-the-mouth

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