Guichon Creek above Tunkwa Lake Diversion water level

Name: Guichon Creek above Tunkwa Lake Diversion 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, Guichon Creek, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.19m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 11:35 AM PDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.04 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Guichon Creek above Tunkwa Lake Diversion is running far below normal at 0.19 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.23 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.04 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 0.17 m and 0.22 m.

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

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.23 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.21 m – 0.30 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.17 m – 0.22 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.17 m – 0.22 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 Guichon Creek

Guichon Creek is one of the most significant tributaries of Still Creek, an important waterway in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 10° 2° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 12° -1° – Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 16° 4° – Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 11° 2° – Wind 8 km/h

23 Fri 6° -1° 0.7 mm, 27% Wind 18 km/h

24 Sat 6° -4° – Wind 7 km/h

25 Sun 6° 0° – Wind 7 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Other gauges on Guichon Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Guichon Creek at Outlet of Mamit LakeRiver gauge, Guichon Creek	2.24 m	Very low	±0	28 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Thompson River near SavonaRiver gauge, Thompson River	10.45 m	Normal	−0.03 m	16 km
Criss Creek near SavonaRiver gauge, Criss Creek	−0.33 m	Very low	±0	31 km
Dairy Creek above Tsotin LakeRiver gauge, Dairy Creek	0.25 m	Normal	±0	31 km
Arrowstone Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Arrowstone Creek	1.73 m	Normal	±0	34 km
Bonaparte River below Cache CreekRiver gauge, Bonaparte River	1.33 m	Very low	±0	36 km
Thompson River at KamloopsRiver gauge, Thompson River	2.40 m	Low	−0.01 m	40 km
Nicola River South of ShackanRiver gauge	2.93 m	Very low	±0	42 km
Thompson River near Spences BridgeRiver gauge, Thompson River	1.21 m	Low	−0.03 m	44 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Guichon Creek above Tunkwa Lake Diversion in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.23 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.21 m and 0.30 m, based on 13 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 0.19 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Guichon Creek above Tunkwa Lake Diversion today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 11:35 AM PDT, the water level was 0.19 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Guichon Creek above Tunkwa Lake Diversion rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Guichon Creek above Tunkwa Lake Diversion normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 13 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:08LG056 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.60783, -120.91086 (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	0.19 m	2026-10-20 18:35	Provisional
Flow	0.04 m³/s	2026-10-20 18:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Guichon Creek above Tunkwa Lake Diversion (eccc:08LG056). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/guichon-creek-above-tunkwa-lake-diversion

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