San Jose River above Borland Creek water level

Name: San Jose River above Borland Creek 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, San Jose River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

1.87m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 01:05 AM PDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.11 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 1.87 m, the San Jose River above Borland Creek is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.91 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.04 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.78 m and 1.87 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: 1.91 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.87 m – 2.15 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.78 m – 1.87 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.78 m – 1.87 m

Conditions at San Jose River above Borland Creek

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: 0.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 10° 3° – Wind 6 km/h

20 Tue 12° 0° – Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 16° 2° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 9° 3° 2.2 mm, 59% Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 8° -1° – Wind 6 km/h

24 Sat 8° -1° – Wind 7 km/h

25 Sun 8° -3° 0.6 mm, 22% Wind 13 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 67%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sheridan Creek above McLeese LakeRiver gauge, Sheridan Creek	0.12 m	Very low	±0	44 km
Moffat Creek near HorseflyRiver gauge, Moffat Creek	2.23 m	Very high	±0	48 km
Fraser River near MargueriteRiver gauge, Fraser River	3.06 m	Normal	−0.01 m	59 km
Quesnel Lake near LikelyLake, Quesnel Lake	0.51 m	Normal	±0	63 km
Quesnel River at LikelyRiver gauge, Quesnel River	75.2 m³/s	Normal	−0.40 m³/s	66 km
Horsefly River above McKinley CreekRiver gauge, Horsefly River	0.34 m	Normal	−0.01 m	67 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the San Jose River above Borland Creek in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.91 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.87 m and 2.15 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 1.87 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of San Jose River above Borland Creek today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 01:05 AM PDT, the water level was 1.87 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is San Jose River above Borland Creek rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of San Jose River above Borland Creek normal?

Very 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:08MC040 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.07708, -121.99189 (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	1.87 m	2026-10-20 08:05	Provisional
Flow	0.11 m³/s	2026-10-20 08:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: San Jose River above Borland Creek (eccc:08MC040). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/san-jose-river-above-borland-creek

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