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Siwash Creek near Princeton water level

River gauge, Siwash Creek, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.68m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.07 m³/s
0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0

History

0.70.80.91.0mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 200.70.80.91.0mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20
0.70.80.91.0mSep 20Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 200.70.80.91.0mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 0.68 m, Siwash Creek near Princeton is far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.12 m below the median of 0.81 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. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.65 m and 0.69 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
0.81 m0.12 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.69 m – 0.98 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.65 m – 0.69 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.65 m – 0.69 m

Conditions at Siwash Creek near Princeton

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 16° 0° – Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 19° 5° – Wind 14 km/h
22 Thu 15° 4° – Wind 7 km/h
23 Fri 9° 0° – Wind 16 km/h
24 Sat 10° -2° – Wind 14 km/h
25 Sun 10° -3° – Wind 8 km/h
26 Mon 12° -5° – Wind 8 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:31 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 68%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Camp Creek at Mouth near ThirskRiver gauge, Camp Creek 0.83 m Very low ±0 24 km
Similkameen River at PrincetonRiver gauge, Similkameen River 0.49 m Very low ±0 26 km
Tulameen River at PrincetonRiver gauge, Tulameen River 0.18 m Low −0.01 m 26 km
Similkameen River near HedleyRiver gauge, Similkameen River 0.63 m Very low ±0 34 km
Pennask Creek near QuilchenaRiver gauge, Pennask Creek 0.38 m Very low ±0 37 km
Greata Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Greata Creek 1.05 m Low −0.01 m 38 km
Hedley Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Hedley Creek 2.13 m Normal −0.01 m 39 km
Coldwater River near BrookmereRiver gauge, Coldwater River 2.39 m High ±0 47 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Siwash Creek near Princeton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.81 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.69 m and 0.98 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 0.68 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Siwash Creek near Princeton today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:15 AM PDT, the water level was 0.68 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Siwash Creek near Princeton rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Siwash Creek near Princeton 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:08NL039 (Agency page)
Coordinates
49.66281, -120.33553 (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 0.68 m 2026-10-20 09:15 Provisional
Flow 0.07 m³/s 2026-10-20 09:15 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Siwash Creek near Princeton (eccc:08NL039). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/siwash-creek-near-princeton

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