North Arm Fraser River at Vancouver water level

Name: North Arm Fraser River at Vancouver 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, North Arm Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

2.24m Down 0.33 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 09:10 AM PDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 2.24 m, the North Arm Fraser River at Vancouver is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 2.86 m, based on 8 years of readings, so the water level is 0.62 m below typical.

The level is falling, down 0.33 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.86 m and 4.30 m.

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

Compared with 8 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 2.86 m0.62 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.73 m – 3.10 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (8 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.86 m – 4.30 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.76 m – 3.44 m

Conditions at North Arm Fraser River at Vancouver

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 6° – Wind 10 km/h

19 Mon 14° 7° – Wind 9 km/h

20 Tue 16° 7° – Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 16° 9° – Wind 7 km/h

22 Thu 14° 8° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 14° 6° – Wind 10 km/h

24 Sat 14° 7° – Wind 6 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:16 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 61%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fraser River at Deas Island TunnelRiver gauge, Fraser River	−0.22 m	Very low	−0.75 m	9.1 km
Fraser River at StevestonRiver gauge, Fraser River	2.35 m	Very low	−0.32 m	12 km
Seymour River near North VancouverRiver gauge, Seymour River	0.95 m	Normal	±0	16 km
Mackay Creek at Montroyal BoulevardRiver gauge, Mackay Creek	0.51 m	Very low	±0	17 km
Fraser River at Port Mann Pumping StationRiver gauge, Fraser River	2.39 m	Very low	−0.65 m	19 km
Coquitlam River at Port CoquitlamRiver gauge, Coquitlam River	7.98 m	Normal	−0.01 m	23 km
Pitt River near Port CoquitlamRiver gauge, Pitt River	2.24 m	Very low	−0.09 m	26 km
Coquitlam Lake ForebayReservoir	45.07 m	Low	−0.07 m	28 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the North Arm Fraser River at Vancouver in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.86 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.73 m and 3.10 m, based on 8 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 2.24 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of North Arm Fraser River at Vancouver today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 09:10 AM PDT, the water level was 2.24 m. Down 0.33 m over the last 24 hours.

Is North Arm Fraser River at Vancouver rising or falling?

Down 0.33 m over the last 24 hours. Down 1.81 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of North Arm Fraser River at Vancouver normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 8 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:08MH032 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.20536, -123.08864 (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	2.24 m	2026-10-19 16:10	Provisional

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