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Nass River above Shumal Creek water level

River gauge, Nass River, British Columbia, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

4.44m Down 0.22 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
722 m³/s
2 3 4

History

24mOct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Oct 2124mOct 14Oct 17Oct 21
24mSep 21Sep 28Oct 6Oct 13Oct 2124mSep 21Oct 6Oct 21
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Nass River above Shumal Creek is above normal at 4.44 m.

That puts it 1.03 m above the median of 3.41 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings.

It has dropped 0.22 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 3.67 m and 5.48 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
3.41 m1.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.97 m – 4.50 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
3.67 m – 5.48 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
3.69 m – 5.16 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 25 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 12° 3° 0.5 mm, 65% Wind 6 km/h
21 Wed 10° 5° 11 mm, 100% Wind 4 km/h
22 Thu 9° 3° 0.5 mm, 21% Wind 6 km/h
23 Fri 8° 2° 0.5 mm Wind 3 km/h
24 Sat 8° 0° – Wind 11 km/h
25 Sun 8° -1° – Wind 9 km/h
26 Mon 7° 0° – Wind 5 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:19 AM Sunset 06:24 PM Daylight 10 hr, 5 min Waxing gibbous 74%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Ansedagan Creek near New AiyanshRiver gauge, Ansedagan Creek 4.47 m Normal −0.01 m 23 km
Clarence Creek near RosswoodRiver gauge, Clarence Creek 2.24 m Low −0.02 m 35 km
Kitwanga River near KitwangaRiver gauge, Kitwanga River 1.94 m No reference yet −0.03 m 67 km
Kitsumkalum River below Alice CreekRiver gauge, Kitsumkalum River 3.82 m High −0.13 m 68 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Nass River above Shumal Creek in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.41 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.97 m and 4.50 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 4.44 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Nass River above Shumal Creek today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 10:15 PM PDT, the water level was 4.44 m. Down 0.22 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Nass River above Shumal Creek rising or falling?

Down 0.22 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.60 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Nass River above Shumal Creek normal?

High 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:08DB001 (Agency page)
Coordinates
55.26225, -129.08504 (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 4.44 m 2026-10-21 05:15 Provisional
Flow 722 m³/s 2026-10-21 05:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Nass River above Shumal Creek (eccc:08DB001). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/nass-river-above-shumal-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