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SwedenOkanagan River at Okanagan Falls water level
River gauge, Okanagan River, British Columbia, Canada
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 6.52 m³/s
History
20252026
What this means
Low water at Okanagan River at Okanagan Falls: the gauge reads 1.37 m, far below normal for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 1.45 m, based on 16 years of readings, so the water level is 0.07 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 1.45 m, a difference of −0.08 m.
It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 1.37 m – 1.39 m.
Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.
Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 1.45 m0.07 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 1.41 m – 1.50 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
- Same day last year
- 1.45 m−0.08 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 1.37 m – 1.39 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 1.35 m – 1.45 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.
About the Okanagan River
The Okanogan River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 115 mi (185 km) long, in southern British Columbia and north central Washington. It drains a scenic plateau region called the Okanagan Country east of the Cascade Range and north and west of the Columbia, and also the Okanagan region of British Columbia. The Canadian portion of the river has been channelized since the mid-1950s.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
No rain in the last 3 days.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the Okanagan River
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okanagan River below McIntyre DamRiver gauge, Okanagan River | 1.18 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 10 km |
| Okanagan River at PentictonRiver gauge, Okanagan River | 1.63 m | Low | −0.01 m | 18 km |
| Okanagan River near OliverRiver gauge, Okanagan River | 0.64 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 25 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaseux Lake near the OutletLake, Vaseux Lake | 7.88 m | Very high | ±0 | 8.6 km |
| Skaha Lake at Okanagan FallsLake, Skaha Lake | 2.43 m | Normal | ±0 | 9.4 km |
| Shatford Creek near PentictonRiver gauge, Shatford Creek | 1.06 m | Very low | ±0 | 16 km |
| Keremeos Creek below Willis IntakeRiver gauge, Keremeos Creek | 0.58 m | Very low | ±0 | 20 km |
| Vaseux Creek above Solco CreekRiver gauge, Vaseux Creek | 0.93 m | Very low | ±0 | 21 km |
| Trout Creek at the MouthRiver gauge, Trout Creek | 3.14 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 25 km |
| Inkaneep Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Inkaneep Creek | 1.19 m | Very low | ±0 | 30 km |
Questions and answers
Is the Okanagan River at Okanagan Falls higher than last year?
No, it is 0.08 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.45 m.
What is a normal level for the Okanagan River at Okanagan Falls in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 1.45 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.41 m and 1.50 m, based on 16 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 1.37 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Okanagan River at Okanagan Falls today?
On Oct 19, 2026, 12:30 PM MDT, the water level was 1.37 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Okanagan River at Okanagan Falls rising or falling?
Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Okanagan River at Okanagan Falls normal?
Very low for mid-October. Compared with 16 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.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
- Station code
eccc:08NM002(Agency page)- Coordinates
49.34205, -119.58041(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 | 1.37 m | 2026-10-19 18:30 | Provisional |
| Flow | 6.52 m³/s | 2026-10-19 18:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Okanagan River at Okanagan Falls (eccc:08NM002). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/okanagan-river-at-okanagan-falls
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