Port Coquitlam 08MH002
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
Typical level by month
Port Coquitlam 08MH002
Level is typically highest in January (8.11 m) and lowest in July (7.68 m).
| Month | Typical level (m) | Middle half of days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8.11 | 7.98 – 8.40 |
| February | 8.00 | 7.87 – 8.28 |
| March | 7.97 | 7.93 – 8.07 |
| April | 8.01 | 7.95 – 8.08 |
| May | 8.02 | 7.91 – 8.08 |
| June | 7.84 | 7.79 – 7.89 |
| July | 7.68 | 7.66 – 7.72 |
| August | 7.75 | 7.74 – 7.78 |
| September | 7.82 | 7.75 – 7.86 |
| October | 8.00 | 7.94 – 8.11 |
| November | 8.04 | 7.93 – 8.25 |
| December | 8.05 | 7.97 – 8.23 |
Level: median of daily means, 10 complete years from 2016 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.
Port Coquitlam (08MH002): over 10 complete years from 2016 to 2025, the highest daily level between March and July came around March 29 (the median date). In 5 of those 10 years it came between March 27 and April 8. The median peak was 8.41 m; the highest in the period, 8.84 m, came on March 12, 2016.
About the gauges
Port Coquitlam
- Station number
- 08MH002
- Official name
- COQUITLAM RIVER AT PORT COQUITLAM
- Agency
- Water Survey of Canada
- Operator
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Drainage area
- 234 km²
- Level datum
- ASSUMED DATUM
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Questions
What is the Coquitlam 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 08MH002 (Port Coquitlam). The table of typical values shows whether the reading is high or low for the season.
When does the Coquitlam River peak in spring?
Port Coquitlam (08MH002): over 10 complete years from 2016 to 2025, the highest daily level between March and July came around March 29 (the median date). In 5 of those 10 years it came between March 27 and April 8. The median peak was 8.41 m; the highest in the period, 8.84 m, came on March 12, 2016.
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.