Canyon 08GA031
Reading the latest value from Water Survey of Canada…
Shaded band: the middle half of the month's daily means in the agency's archive.
Live readings are provisional: the agency publishes them before checking them and can revise them. CanoeMap shows the agency's numbers as published. See this gauge at the agency
Latest value at each gauge
| Gauge | Level | Flow | Latest reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon 08GA031 | … | … | … |
| Above Eastcap Creek 08GA026 | … | … | … |
Typical flow by month
Canyon 08GA031
No typical values for this gauge: the agency's archive holds fewer than five complete years in the last 30.
Above Eastcap Creek 08GA026
Flow is typically highest in May (11.0 m³/s) and lowest in September (1.23 m³/s).
| Month | Typical flow (m³/s) | Middle half of days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 6.24 | 3.57 – 13.0 |
| February | 4.79 | 2.76 – 8.64 |
| March | 6.53 | 3.98 – 10.3 |
| April | 7.63 | 5.31 – 11.2 |
| May | 11.0 | 8.12 – 15.7 |
| June | 10.6 | 6.83 – 15.1 |
| July | 4.03 | 2.35 – 7.06 |
| August | 1.34 | 0.84 – 2.86 |
| September | 1.23 | 0.61 – 2.45 |
| October | 4.67 | 1.74 – 12.1 |
| November | 8.87 | 4.21 – 19.1 |
| December | 7.20 | 4.30 – 14.3 |
Flow: median of daily means, 9 complete years from 1997 to 2025.
When does the spring peak come?
Computed from the agency's published daily means: for each year, the highest day between March 1 and July 31.
Above Eastcap Creek (08GA026): over 9 complete years from 1997 to 2025, the highest daily flow between March and July came around March 27 (the median date). In 5 of those 9 years it came between March 19 and June 3. The median peak was 51.0 m³/s; the highest in the period, 152 m³/s, came on March 19, 1997.
About the gauges
Canyon
- Station number
- 08GA031
- Official name
- CAPILANO RIVER AT CANYON
- Agency
- Water Survey of Canada
- Operator
- Private
- Drainage area
- 198 km²
- Level datum
- ASSUMED DATUM
Above Eastcap Creek
- Station number
- 08GA026
- Official name
- CAPILANO RIVER ABOVE EASTCAP CREEK
- Agency
- Water Survey of Canada
- Operator
- Private
- Drainage area
- 82 km²
- Level datum
- ASSUMED DATUM
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Questions
What is the Capilano River water level today?
The reading at the top of this page comes from Water Survey of Canada each time the page loads, for gauge 08GA031 (Canyon). The table of typical values shows whether the reading is high or low for the season.
When does the Capilano River peak in spring?
Above Eastcap Creek (08GA026): over 9 complete years from 1997 to 2025, the highest daily flow between March and July came around March 27 (the median date). In 5 of those 9 years it came between March 19 and June 3. The median peak was 51.0 m³/s; the highest in the period, 152 m³/s, came on March 19, 1997.
Data source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (real-time readings and the HYDAT archive), end-use licence. CanoeMap computes the typical values and the peak dates from those archives.