Below Hirsch Creek 08FF001
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
Below Hirsch Creek 08FF001
Level is typically highest in May (1.64 m) and lowest in March (0.85 m).
| Month | Typical level (m) | Middle half of days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1.02 | 0.80 – 1.33 |
| February | 0.94 | 0.76 – 1.14 |
| March | 0.85 | 0.68 – 0.99 |
| April | 1.13 | 0.86 – 1.41 |
| May | 1.64 | 1.36 – 1.88 |
| June | 1.54 | 1.38 – 1.78 |
| July | 1.27 | 1.12 – 1.43 |
| August | 1.01 | 0.86 – 1.22 |
| September | 0.98 | 0.77 – 1.34 |
| October | 1.18 | 0.80 – 1.51 |
| November | 1.26 | 1.08 – 1.60 |
| December | 1.02 | 0.82 – 1.26 |
Level: median of daily means, 9 complete years from 2016 to 2024.
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.
Below Hirsch Creek (08FF001): over 9 complete years from 2016 to 2024, the highest daily level between March and July came around May 16 (the median date). In 5 of those 9 years it came between May 11 and June 2. The median peak was 2.43 m; the highest in the period, 3.65 m, came on June 2, 2021.
About the gauges
Below Hirsch Creek
- Station number
- 08FF001
- Official name
- KITIMAT RIVER BELOW HIRSCH CREEK
- Agency
- Water Survey of Canada
- Drainage area
- 1,999 km²
- Level datum
- ASSUMED DATUM
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Questions
What is the Kitimat 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 08FF001 (Below Hirsch Creek). The table of typical values shows whether the reading is high or low for the season.
When does the Kitimat River peak in spring?
Below Hirsch Creek (08FF001): over 9 complete years from 2016 to 2024, the highest daily level between March and July came around May 16 (the median date). In 5 of those 9 years it came between May 11 and June 2. The median peak was 2.43 m; the highest in the period, 3.65 m, came on June 2, 2021.
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.