Babine River at Outlet of Nilkitkwa Lake water level

Name: Babine River at Outlet of Nilkitkwa Lake 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, Babine River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.25m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:55 PM PDT (49 min ago)

Flow: 25.9 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Babine River at Outlet of Nilkitkwa Lake is running below normal at 0.25 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.33 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.08 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.24 m and 0.30 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: 0.33 m0.08 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.23 m – 0.50 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.24 m – 0.30 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.25 m – 0.29 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.

About the Babine River

Babine River is a river in central British Columbia, Canada. It drains Babine Lake and is a tributary of the Skeena River, and is about 97 kilometres (60 mi) long.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 08:08 AM Sunset 06:17 PM Daylight 10 hr, 9 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Other gauges on the Babine River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Babine River at BabineRiver gauge, Babine River	0.70 m	Low	±0	12 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Two Mile Creek in District Lot 4834River gauge, Two Mile Creek	0.32 m	Normal	±0	60 km
Driftwood River above Kastberg CreekRiver gauge, Driftwood River	1.71 m	Normal	−0.03 m	61 km
Skeena River at Glen VowellRiver gauge, Skeena River	1.82 m	Normal	−0.14 m	63 km
Kispiox River near HazeltonRiver gauge, Kispiox River	1.33 m	Normal	−0.08 m	64 km
Skeena River above Babine RiverRiver gauge, Skeena River	7.37 m	Normal	−0.18 m	70 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Babine River at Outlet of Nilkitkwa Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.33 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.23 m and 0.50 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 0.25 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Babine River at Outlet of Nilkitkwa Lake today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:55 PM PDT, the water level was 0.25 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Babine River at Outlet of Nilkitkwa Lake rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Babine River at Outlet of Nilkitkwa Lake normal?

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:08EC013 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.42654, -126.69763 (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	0.25 m	2026-10-20 21:55	Provisional
Flow	25.9 m³/s	2026-10-20 21:55	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Babine River at Outlet of Nilkitkwa Lake (eccc:08EC013). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/babine-river-at-outlet-of-nilkitkwa-lake

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