Skagit River at International Boundary water level

Name: Skagit River at International Boundary 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, Skagit River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Low for late September

Water level

2.50m Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Sep 21, 2026, 01:00 AM PDT (28 days ago)

This gauge last reported 28 days ago. The value may be out of date; check the agency page before you rely on it.

History

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What this means

At 2.50 m, the Skagit River at International Boundary is below normal for late September. That reading is from Sep 21, 2026, 01:00 AM PDT, so the gauge may be offline or reporting late.

That puts it 0.56 m below the median of 3.06 m for late September, based on 16 years of readings.

The level is falling, down 0.14 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 2.50 m and 2.72 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: 3.06 m0.56 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.35 m – 4.17 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)

Conditions at Skagit River at International Boundary

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

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Skagit River

The Skagit River is a river in southwestern British Columbia in Canada and northwestern Washington in the United States, approximately 150 mi (240 km) long. The river and its tributaries drain an area of 1.7 million acres (690,000 hectares) of the Cascade Range along the northern end of Puget Sound and flows into the sound.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 18° 7° – Wind 16 km/h

18 Sun 16° 5° – Wind 9 km/h

19 Mon 14° 6° – Wind 4 km/h

20 Tue 17° 4° – Wind 6 km/h

21 Wed 20° 6° – Wind 6 km/h

22 Thu 16° 6° – Wind 7 km/h

23 Fri 16° 3° – Wind 7 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 60%

Map

Other gauges on the Skagit River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Skagit River above Klesilkwa RiverRiver gauge, Skagit River	5.40 m	Normal	±0	15 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Big Beaver Creek near NewhalemRiver gauge, Big Beaver Creek	74.9 cfs	Very low	−9.4 cfs	15 mi
Chilliwack River at Outlet of Chilliwack LakeRiver gauge, Chilliwack River	0.37 m	Very low	−0.02 m	30 km
Ruby Creek below Panther Creek near NewhalemRiver gauge, Ruby Creek	65.2 cfs	Very low	−1.4 cfs	21 mi
Thunder Creek near NewhalemRiver gauge, Thunder Creek	6.94 ft	Normal	−0.15 ft	23 mi
Skagit River at NewhalemRiver gauge, Skagit River	84.39 ft	Very high	+0.77 ft	24 mi
Skagit River below Babcock Creek near NewhalemRiver gauge, Skagit River	28.61 ft	High	−0.07 ft	26 mi
Baker River above Blum Creek near ConcreteRiver gauge, Baker River	127 cfs	Very low	−12.0 cfs	28 mi
Chilliwack River above Slesse CreekRiver gauge, Chilliwack River	0.43 m	Very low	−0.02 m	45 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Skagit River at International Boundary in late September?

The median for late September is 3.06 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.35 m and 4.17 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 2.50 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Skagit River at International Boundary today?

On Sep 21, 2026, 01:00 AM PDT, the water level was 2.50 m. Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Skagit River at International Boundary rising or falling?

Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Skagit River at International Boundary normal?

Low for late September. 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.

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:08PA004 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.00026, -121.06662 (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	2.50 m	2026-09-21 08:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Skagit River at International Boundary (eccc:08PA004). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/skagit-river-at-international-boundary

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