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Horsefly River above McKinley Creek water level

River gauge, Horsefly River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.33m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
9.63 m³/s
0.3 0.5

History

0.20.40.6mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 200.20.40.6mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20
0.20.40.6mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 200.20.40.6mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Horsefly River above McKinley Creek, where the gauge shows 0.33 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.34 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.01 m below typical.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.17 m – 0.58 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
0.34 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.19 m – 0.61 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.17 m – 0.58 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.17 m – 0.53 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

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 12° 0° – Wind 6 km/h
21 Wed 15° 2° – Wind 10 km/h
22 Thu 8° 1° 1.4 mm, 78% Wind 10 km/h
23 Fri 6° 0° – Wind 8 km/h
24 Sat 8° 0° – Wind 4 km/h
25 Sun 8° -3° – Wind 4 km/h
26 Mon 9° -1° – Wind 4 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 67%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
McKinley Creek below Outlet of McKinley LakeRiver gauge, McKinley Creek 0.83 m Low ±0 4.6 km
Moffat Creek near HorseflyRiver gauge, Moffat Creek 2.23 m Very high ±0 23 km
Quesnel Lake near LikelyLake, Quesnel Lake 0.51 m Normal ±0 45 km
Quesnel River at LikelyRiver gauge, Quesnel River 74.5 m³/s Normal −0.10 m³/s 50 km
San Jose River above Borland CreekRiver gauge, San Jose River 1.87 m Very low ±0 67 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Horsefly River above McKinley Creek in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.34 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.19 m and 0.61 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 0.33 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Horsefly River above McKinley Creek today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 03:00 AM PDT, the water level was 0.33 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Horsefly River above McKinley Creek rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Horsefly River above McKinley Creek 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:08KH010 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.29139, -121.06694 (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 0.33 m 2026-10-20 10:00 Provisional
Flow 9.63 m³/s 2026-10-20 10:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Horsefly River above McKinley Creek (eccc:08KH010). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/horsefly-river-above-mckinley-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.

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