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Kitimat River below Hirsch Creek water level

River gauge, Kitimat River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.56m Down 0.18 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
201 m³/s
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0

History

0.51.01.52.0mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 190.51.01.52.0mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19
123mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19123mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Kitimat River below Hirsch Creek is at 1.56 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.17 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.39 m above typical.

It has dropped 0.18 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.68 m and 3.19 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date
1.17 m0.39 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.60 m – 2.21 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.68 m – 3.19 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.68 m – 2.41 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: 85 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 8° 6° 11 mm, 100% Wind 6 km/h
19 Mon 12° 2° 1.4 mm, 89% Wind 10 km/h
20 Tue 11° 2° – Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 9° 4° 7.2 mm, 98% Wind 8 km/h
22 Thu 11° 1° 0.5 mm, 40% Wind 8 km/h
23 Fri 9° -1° – Wind 7 km/h
24 Sat 9° -1° – Wind 20 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:11 AM Sunset 06:30 PM Daylight 10 hr, 19 min First quarter 58%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Hirsch Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Hirsch Creek 1.22 m High −0.11 m 6.0 km
Little Wedeene River below Bowbyes CreekRiver gauge, Little Wedeene River 1.14 m Normal −0.10 m 9.7 km
Renegade Creek near KitimatRiver gauge, Renegade Creek 2.55 m Very high −0.07 m 11 km
Exchamsiks River near TerraceRiver gauge, Exchamsiks River 1.12 m Normal +0.08 m 53 km
Zymoetz River above O.K. CreekRiver gauge, Zymoetz River 1.12 m Normal −0.11 m 55 km
Skeena River at UskRiver gauge, Skeena River 6.20 m Very high +0.16 m 68 km
Kemano River above Powerhouse TailraceRiver gauge, Kemano River 2.35 m Very high −0.11 m 73 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Kitimat River below Hirsch Creek in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.17 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.60 m and 2.21 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 1.56 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Kitimat River below Hirsch Creek today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:15 AM PDT, the water level was 1.56 m. Down 0.18 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Kitimat River below Hirsch Creek rising or falling?

Down 0.18 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.48 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kitimat River below Hirsch Creek normal?

Normal 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:08FF001 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.04872, -128.69051 (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 1.56 m 2026-10-19 09:15 Provisional
Flow 201 m³/s 2026-10-19 09:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Kitimat River below Hirsch Creek (eccc:08FF001). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/kitimat-river-below-hirsch-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