Kanaka Creek near Webster Corners water level

Name: Kanaka Creek near Webster Corners 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, Kanaka Creek, British Columbia, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.89m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 11:20 PM PDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 0.26 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Kanaka Creek near Webster Corners: the gauge reads 0.89 m, below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.02 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.13 m below typical.

It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 0.82 m – 1.67 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: 1.02 m0.13 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.82 m – 1.31 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.82 m – 1.67 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.82 m – 1.21 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: 3.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 18° 4° – Wind 6 km/h

21 Wed 19° 9° – Wind 6 km/h

22 Thu 12° 6° – Wind 7 km/h

23 Fri 14° 5° – Wind 8 km/h

24 Sat 16° 5° – Wind 14 km/h

25 Sun 17° 7° – Wind 14 km/h

26 Mon 19° 5° – Wind 13 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 66%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Alouette River near HaneyRiver gauge, Alouette River	0.76 m	Normal	±0	4.7 km
North Alouette River at 232ND Street, Maple RidgeRiver gauge, North Alouette River	0.19 m	Low	−0.02 m	5.1 km
Fraser River at WhonockRiver gauge, Fraser River	3.39 m	Low	−0.08 m	5.9 km
West Creek near Fort LangleyRiver gauge, West Creek	1.84 m	Low	−0.01 m	6.6 km
Salmon River at 72 Avenue, LangleyRiver gauge, Salmon River	1.63 m	Normal	±0	9.3 km
Pitt River near Port CoquitlamRiver gauge, Pitt River	3.20 m	Normal	−0.13 m	15 km
Nicomekl River at 203 Street, LangleyRiver gauge, Nicomekl River	0.90 m	Normal	+0.01 m	15 km
Coquitlam River at Port CoquitlamRiver gauge, Coquitlam River	7.98 m	Normal	±0	19 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Kanaka Creek near Webster Corners in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.02 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.82 m and 1.31 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 0.89 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Kanaka Creek near Webster Corners today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 11:20 PM PDT, the water level was 0.89 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Kanaka Creek near Webster Corners 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 Kanaka Creek near Webster Corners 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:08MH076 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.20709, -122.53661 (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	0.89 m	2026-10-20 06:20	Provisional
Flow	0.26 m³/s	2026-10-20 06:20	Provisional

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