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This report contains low streamflow information for the Northeast Natural Resource Region. Please see the B.C. Drought Portal for information about provincial conditions. Data is provided as is and may be unverified and uncorrected. Users assume all responsibility for use and interpretation of data within.

Data is sourced from the Water Survey of Canada and B.C. Real-time Data, and was analyzed by the BC River Forecast Centre for the Northeast Natural Resource Region. Questions regarding any part of this product can be sent to the BC River Forecast Centre.

This report was generated on 20 July 2026, 03:41 AM.

7 Day Average Streamflow Percentiles

7 Day average streamflow percentiles compare current stream flows (averaged over the last seven days) to the same seven day period in a site’s historic record. Streamflows are averaged over seven days to minimize the impact of short term fluctuations, and gives a better representation of the overall trend in streamflow. Percentiles give an indication of how likely a seven day streamflow value is; for example, the 50th percentile represents normal conditions, where a streamflow percentile of 10 indicates that this value has occurred only 10% of the time within the history of the site. Data is sourced from real-time and historic Water Survey of Canada data.

In general, a 7 day average streamflow value of:

  • The highest ever measured for the day of year is considered “Highest Recorded”
  • Greater than the 90th percentile is considered “Much Above Normal”
  • Between 75th percentile and 90th percentile is considered “Above Normal”
  • Between 30th and 75th percentiles is considered “Drought Level 0”
  • Between the 20th and 30th percentile is considered “Drought Level 1”
  • Between the 10th and 20th percentile is considered “Drought Level 2”
  • Between the 5th and 10th percentile is considered “Drought Level 3”
  • Between the 3rd and 5th percentile is considered “Drought Level 4”
  • Less than the 2nd percentile is considered “Drought Level 5”
  • The lowest ever measured for the day of year is considered “Lowest Recorded”

The below map shows percentiles using both a rolling average over the last seven days of discharge as well as mean discharge over the last 24 hours.

Map data was updated on 20 July 2026, 03:41 AM.

Stations Much Below Normal - Seven Day Average Streamflow Percentiles

The table below lists all stations with 7 day discharge percentiles below their 10th percentile. If a location is not listed here there are no immediate low streamflow concerns (i.e., 7 day discharge is > 10th percentile).

Regulation Status refers to whether flows are natural or regulated by human activities such as dams; this (as well as the Basin Area) were determined by the Water Survey of Canada.

Data was updated on 20 July 2026, 03:41 AM.
Station Name ID Regulation Status Basin Area (km2) Latest 7-Day Discharge (m3/s) Percentile - 7 Day Discharge Percentile Category - 7 Day Discharge Last 24 hour Discharge (m3/s) Percentile - Last 24 Hour Discharge Percentile Category - Last 24 Hour Discharge
BLUEBERRY RIVER BELOW AITKEN CREEK 07FC003 Natural 1770 0.61 8 5-10th Percentile 0.50 7 5-10th Percentile
BOUGIE CREEK AT KILOMETRE 368 ALASKA HIGHWAY 10CD004 Natural 335 0.53 9 5-10th Percentile 0.32 5 2-5th Percentile

Long-Term Mean Annual Discharge (% LT MAD)

Environmental flow needs for fish during the summer will range from juvenile rearing flows near 10-20% (preferred) Long-Term Mean Annual Discharge (LT MAD) to adult salmon/char passage flows (>20% LT MAD) required prior to spawning. Sub-standard flows (<10% LT MAD) can affect fish populations by reducing the area and quality of riffle habitats that generate fish food and aeration. Flows nearing 5% LT MAD are considered sub-optimal for fish rearing and migration, indicate a degradation of instream habitat and may require restrictions on water use. A map of realtime streamflow data can be accessed at the BC River Forecast Centre website. LT MAD values were calculated by dividing the 7 day mean discharge by the mean annual discharge (MAD) calculated from historic data. MAD values were calculated for stations with at least 5 years of data in the historic record only from years with complete data using the R package fasstr.

Map data was updated on 20 July 2026, 03:41 AM.

Table of Stations Below 20% LT MAD

Any stations with LT MAD values of less than or equal to 20% LT MAD are shown in the table below; sites below 5% MAD and 10% MAD are highlighted. The report shows conditions as of today.

Regulation Status refers to whether flows are natural or regulated by human activities such as dams; this (as well as the Basin Area) were determined by the Water Survey of Canada.

Data was updated on 20 July 2026, 03:41 AM.

Station Name ID Regulation Status Basin Area (km2) MAD (m3/s) Latest 7 Day Discharge (m3/s) % MAD Last 24 hour Discharge (m3/s) % MAD (24 hour Q)
POUCE COUPE RIVER BELOW HENDERSON CREEK 07FD007 Natural 2860 7.19 0.48 6.66 0.50 6.96
BLUEBERRY RIVER BELOW AITKEN CREEK 07FC003 Natural 1770 5.18 0.61 11.76 0.50 9.57
KISKATINAW RIVER NEAR FARMINGTON 07FD001 Natural 3630 10.71 2.04 19.02 1.85 17.31

Maximum Daily Water Temperature

The recommended mean weekly maximum temperature (which is the mean of the max daily temperatures from the last seven days) for the protection of all fish species should not exceed 20 degrees C and the maximum daily temperature should not exceed 23degrees C. Reaching either one of these thresholds may trigger fisheries closures and water use restrictions within the affected watersheds. Only a small subset of stations from the Water Survey of Canada collect temperature data in addition to streamflow data; thus the number of sites shown here is much smaller than for streamflow. Some provincially run hydrometric stations may also collect temperature data and may be shown.

Map data was updated on 20 July 2026, 03:41 AM.

Table of Stations: 7 Day Maximum Daily Temperature above 20degC

The table below shows stations with a 7-day maximum daily temperature (i.e., the max daily temperature from the past 7 days) above 20degC. Also shown are the days from the past week in which the maximum daily temperature exceeded either 20degC or 23degC (critical thresholds for fish health). If no sites are present, all sites with water temperature data show 7-day maximum daily temperatures below 20degC.

Regulation Status refers to whether flows are natural or regulated by human activities such as dams; this (as well as the Basin Area) were determined by the Water Survey of Canada.

Data was updated on 20 July 2026, 03:41 AM.

Station Name ID Regulation Status Basin Area (km2) Mean Max Daily Temp (last 7 days; deg C) Max temp over last 24 hours (degC) Min temp over last 24 hours (degC) Mean temp over last 24 hours (degC) Dates above 20 degC in last 7 days Dates above 23 degC in last 7 days
POUCE COUPE RIVER BELOW HENDERSON CREEK 07FD007 Natural 2860 23.37 22.9 21.1 21.97 Jul 14; Jul 15; Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19; Jul 20 Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19
BEATTON RIVER NEAR FORT ST. JOHN 07FC001 Natural 15600 22.74 22.0 20.3 21.18 Jul 14; Jul 15; Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19; Jul 20 Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19
CAMERON RIVER AT UPPER HALFWAY ROAD 07FA008 NA NA 22.60 21.5 18.0 19.77 Jul 14; Jul 15; Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19; Jul 20 Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18
KISKATINAW RIVER BELOW BORDEN CREEK 07FD019 Natural NA 22.04 19.7 17.6 18.71 Jul 15; Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19 Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18
PETITOT RIVER BELOW HIGHWAY NO. 77 10DA001 Natural 22400 21.56 21.7 20.4 20.93 Jul 14; Jul 15; Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19; Jul 20 NA
BOUGIE CREEK AT KILOMETRE 368 ALASKA HIGHWAY 10CD004 Natural 335 21.34 20.4 17.8 19.02 Jul 14; Jul 15; Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19; Jul 20 NA
MOBERLY RIVER NEAR FORT ST. JOHN 07FB008 Natural 1520 20.57 20.7 19.0 19.79 Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19; Jul 20 NA

Hydrometric Statistical Summary for All WSC Stations

The following table contains all of the drought-relevant statistics for all stations within the region.

These statistics include:

  • Last 24 hour Discharge: Mean discharge taken over the last 24 hours (in m3/s)
  • Percentile - Last 24 Hour Discharge: Percentile of the average discharge over the last 24 hours
  • Latest 7 Day Discharge: Rolling 7-day average of daily mean discharge for today’s date. All 7 day means are calculated based on the past 7 days.
  • Percentile - 7 Day Discharge: Percentile of the rolling 7 day average of daily mean discharge measurements to the 7 day rolling mean of the historical daily values.
  • Historic Mean 7 Day Discharge: Value of the rolling 7-day averaged daily mean discharge value for today’s date, calculated using the station’s historic data (in m3/s).
  • Percent of Daily Mean 7 Day Discharge: Percent of the 7 Day Discharge for today’s date compared to the mean 7 Day Discharge value for today’s date within the historic record of the station (i.e., Latest 7 Day Discharge/Historic Mean 7 Day Discharge *100)
  • Historic Median 7 Day Discharge: Value of the rolling 7-day averaged daily median discharge value for today’s date, calculated using the station’s historic data (in m3/s).
  • Percent of Daily Median 7 Day Discharge: Percent of the 7 Day Discharge for today’s date compared to the median 7 Day Discharge value for today’s date within the historic record of the station (i.e., Latest 7 Day Discharge/Historic Median 7 Day Discharge *100).
  • Historic Min 7 Day Discharge: The minimum 7 day averaged mean daily discharge value for today’s date within the historic record (in m3/s).
  • MAD (m3/s) and % MAD: Flow needs during the summer will range from juvenile rearing flows near 10-20% (preferred) MAD to adult salmon/char passage flows (>20% MAD) required prior to spawning. Sub-standard flows (<10% MAD) can affect fish populations by reducing the area and quality of riffle habitats that generate fish food and aeration. Flows nearing 5% MAD are considered sub-optimal for fish rearing and migration, indicate a degradation of instream habitat and may require restrictions on water use.
  • Mean Max Daily Temp (last 7 days; deg C): Mean of the max daily temperatures from the past week. Temperatures greater than 20 degrees C can indicate increased stress on fish populations.
  • Max temp over last 24 hours (degC): Maximum temperature over the last 24 hours (degree C).
  • Dates above 23 degC and 20 degC in last 7 days: Dates from the past week that the stream temperature has gone beyond either 20 or 23 degrees C.

Regulation Status refers to whether flows are natural or regulated by human activities such as dams; this (as well as the Basin Area) were determined by the Water Survey of Canada.

Data was updated on 20 July 2026, 03:41 AM.

Station Name ID Record Length Basin Area (km2) Regulation Status Last 24 hour Discharge (m3/s) Percentile - Last 24 Hour Discharge Percentile Category - Last 24 Hour Discharge Latest 7 Day Discharge (m3/s) Percentile - 7 Day Discharge Percentile Category - 7 Day Discharge Percent of Daily Mean 7 Day Discharge (%; Historic Mean 7 Day Discharge in m3/s) Percent of Daily Median 7 Day Discharge (%; Historic Median 7 Day Discharge in m3/s) Historic Min 7 Day Discharge (m3/s) MAD (m3/s) % MAD MAD Category % MAD (24 hour Q) Mean Max Daily Temp (last 7 days; deg C) Max temp over last 24 hours (degC) Min temp over last 24 hours (degC) Mean temp over last 24 hours (degC) Dates above 23 degC in last 7 days Dates above 20 degC in last 7 days Drought Level
BLUEBERRY RIVER BELOW AITKEN CREEK 07FC003 61 1770.0 Natural 0.50 7 5-10th Percentile 0.61 8 5-10th Percentile 7 (8.21) 24 (8.21) 0.00 5.18 11.76 10 to 20% 9.57 19.93 19.4 18.5 18.87 NA Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19 Drought Level 3
BOUGIE CREEK AT KILOMETRE 368 ALASKA HIGHWAY 10CD004 44 335.0 Natural 0.32 5 2-5th Percentile 0.53 9 5-10th Percentile 8 (6.67) 14 (6.67) 0.24 2.45 21.51 20 to 100% 12.94 21.34 20.4 17.8 19.02 NA Jul 14; Jul 15; Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19; Jul 20 Drought Level 3
KISKATINAW RIVER NEAR FARMINGTON 07FD001 69 3630.0 Natural 1.85 18 10-20th Percentile 2.04 13 10-20th Percentile 10 (20.93) 32 (20.93) 0.35 10.71 19.02 10 to 20% 17.31 19.11 20.5 19.8 20.02 NA Jul 18; Jul 19; Jul 20 Drought Level 2
SUKUNKA RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH 07FB003 48 2590.0 Natural 36.57 28 20-30th Percentile 36.22 21 20-30th Percentile 50 (72.99) 67 (72.99) 18.69 56.12 64.53 20 to 100% 65.17 15.16 13.6 12.7 13.14 NA NA Drought Level 1
BEATTON RIVER NEAR FORT ST. JOHN 07FC001 64 15600.0 Natural 19.76 21 20-30th Percentile 23.43 22 20-30th Percentile 25 (93.89) 39 (93.89) 5.28 51.50 45.5 20 to 100% 38.38 22.74 22 20.3 21.18 Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19 Jul 14; Jul 15; Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19; Jul 20 Drought Level 1
MUSKWA RIVER NEAR FORT NELSON 10CD001 81 20300.0 Natural 375.38 25 20-30th Percentile 369.20 25 20-30th Percentile 59 (627.34) 72 (627.34) 231.43 209.50 176.22 > 100% 179.18 NA NA NA NA NA NA Drought Level 1
RASPBERRY CREEK NEAR THE MOUTH 10CD003 46 277.0 Natural 0.34 26 20-30th Percentile 0.44 28 20-30th Percentile 24 (1.82) 48 (1.82) 0.02 1.20 36.37 20 to 100% 28.04 NA NA NA NA NA NA Drought Level 1
DICKEBUSCH CREEK NEAR THE MOUTH 07FB004 47 82.4 Natural 0.23 39 30-75th Percentile 0.21 30 20-30th Percentile 11 (1.85) 49 (1.85) 0.01 0.61 34.14 20 to 100% 37.60 NA NA NA NA NA NA Drought Level 1
POUCE COUPE RIVER BELOW HENDERSON CREEK 07FD007 52 2860.0 Natural 0.50 36 30-75th Percentile 0.48 36 30-75th Percentile 3 (15.61) 31 (15.61) 0.00 7.19 6.66 5 to 10% 6.96 23.37 22.9 21.1 21.97 Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19 Jul 14; Jul 15; Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19; Jul 20 Drought Level 0
FLATBED CREEK AT KILOMETRE 110 HERITAGE HIGHWAY 07FB009 43 486.0 Natural 2.00 42 30-75th Percentile 2.22 37 30-75th Percentile 32 (6.93) 62 (6.93) 0.36 4.10 54.16 20 to 100% 48.68 NA NA NA NA NA NA Drought Level 0
KISKATINAW RIVER BELOW BORDEN CREEK 07FD019 9 NA Natural 0.93 62 30-75th Percentile 0.82 38 30-75th Percentile 50 (1.65) 77 (1.65) 0.15 2.45 33.55 20 to 100% 38.19 22.04 19.7 17.6 18.71 Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18 Jul 15; Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19 Drought Level 0
MOBERLY RIVER NEAR FORT ST. JOHN 07FB008 45 1520.0 Natural 12.93 47 30-75th Percentile 15.06 47 30-75th Percentile 73 (20.69) 89 (20.69) 4.33 11.64 129.36 > 100% 111.08 20.57 20.7 19.0 19.79 NA Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19; Jul 20 Drought Level 0
PINE RIVER AT EAST PINE 07FB001 64 12100.0 Natural 216.81 53 30-75th Percentile 217.68 47 30-75th Percentile 73 (300.11) 93 (300.11) 83.23 188.56 115.44 > 100% 114.98 NA NA NA NA NA NA Drought Level 0
GRAHAM RIVER ABOVE COLT CREEK 07FA005 42 2140.0 Natural 43.03 54 30-75th Percentile 45.66 49 30-75th Percentile 98 (46.4) 101 (46.4) 14.06 23.24 196.45 > 100% 185.11 NA NA NA NA NA NA Drought Level 0
CARBON CREEK NEAR THE MOUTH 07EF004 26 741.0 Natural 11.56 48 30-75th Percentile 12.70 52 30-75th Percentile 85 (14.94) 123 (14.94) 3.86 13.13 96.73 20 to 100% 88.08 11.94 11.95 8.5 10.14 NA NA Drought Level 0
ADSETT CREEK AT KILOMETRE 386.0 ALASKA HIGHWAY 10CD005 42 109.0 Natural 1.52 76 76-90th Percentile 1.23 52 30-75th Percentile 35 (3.53) 115 (3.53) 0.08 0.80 152.45 > 100% 189.19 NA NA NA NA NA NA Drought Level 0
HALFWAY RIVER ABOVE GRAHAM RIVER 07FA003 33 3780.0 Natural 54.16 50 30-75th Percentile 57.75 53 30-75th Percentile 79 (73.27) 111 (73.27) 21.90 33.29 173.46 > 100% 162.66 NA NA NA NA NA NA Drought Level 0
SIKANNI CHIEF RIVER NEAR FORT NELSON 10CB001 81 2180.0 Natural 59.66 64 30-75th Percentile 56.44 53 30-75th Percentile 90 (62.93) 105 (62.93) 18.69 24.86 227.02 > 100% 239.95 NA NA NA NA NA NA Drought Level 0
MURRAY RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH 07FB002 48 5550.0 Natural 126.89 66 30-75th Percentile 125.32 57 30-75th Percentile 85 (147.29) 111 (147.29) 51.20 83.35 150.35 > 100% 152.24 16.64 15.5 13.9 14.93 NA NA Drought Level 0
TROUT RIVER AT KILOMETRE 783.7 ALASKA HIGHWAY 10BE007 54 1170.0 Natural 32.08 58 30-75th Percentile 35.82 58 30-75th Percentile 99 (36.32) 112 (36.32) 12.99 16.26 220.31 > 100% 197.32 NA NA NA NA NA NA Drought Level 0
TOAD RIVER ABOVE NONDA CREEK 10BE004 63 2540.0 Natural 116.42 63 30-75th Percentile 124.92 62 30-75th Percentile 106 (117.73) 106 (117.73) 57.44 42.96 290.8 > 100% 271.01 NA NA NA NA NA NA Drought Level 0
LIARD RIVER AT LOWER CROSSING 10BE001 79 104000.0 Natural 2325.40 59 30-75th Percentile 2564.37 67 30-75th Percentile 109 (2355.79) 119 (2355.79) 1181.43 1135.77 225.78 > 100% 204.74 NA NA NA NA NA NA Drought Level 0
MURRAY RIVER ABOVE WOLVERINE RIVER 07FB006 48 2370.0 Natural 111.33 70 30-75th Percentile 106.84 68 30-75th Percentile 106 (100.74) 133 (100.74) 40.20 57.71 185.12 > 100% 192.91 NA NA NA NA NA NA Drought Level 0
PETITOT RIVER BELOW HIGHWAY NO. 77 10DA001 12 22400.0 Natural 85.99 70 30-75th Percentile 104.36 70 30-75th Percentile 143 (73.2) 207 (73.2) 6.00 53.26 195.95 > 100% 161.45 21.56 21.7 20.4 20.93 NA Jul 14; Jul 15; Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19; Jul 20 Drought Level 0
TEETER CREEK NEAR THE MOUTH 10BE009 45 209.0 Natural 1.78 64 30-75th Percentile 2.02 73 30-75th Percentile 111 (1.82) 134 (1.82) 0.63 1.12 180.52 > 100% 159.28 NA NA NA NA NA NA Drought Level 0
PEACE RIVER NEAR TAYLOR 07FD002 81 101000.0 Regulated 1789.04 67 30-75th Percentile 2158.83 73 30-75th Percentile 120 (1795.87) 132 (1795.87) 499.14 1411.18 152.98 > 100% 126.78 9.49 9.6 9.2 9.48 NA NA Drought Level 0
SMITH RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH 10BE013 41 3740.0 Natural 46.03 79 76-90th Percentile 49.44 85 76-90th Percentile 131 (37.81) 146 (37.81) 16.33 25.95 190.48 > 100% 177.34 NA NA NA NA NA NA Drought Level 0
PEACE RIVER ABOVE ALCES RIVER 07FD010 33 121000.0 Regulated 1819.26 76 76-90th Percentile 2214.59 88 76-90th Percentile 142 (1556.26) 161 (1556.26) 621.86 1503.76 147.27 > 100% 120.98 14.59 15.4 13.9 14.73 NA NA Drought Level 0
PEACE RIVER ABOVE PINE RIVER 07FA004 46 87200.0 Regulated 1606.71 89 76-90th Percentile 1940.48 91 Much above normal (>90th Percentile) 163 (1187.27) 192 (1187.27) 409.43 1239.94 156.5 > 100% 129.58 7.04 7.1 7.1 7.10 NA NA Drought Level 0
CAMERON RIVER AT UPPER HALFWAY ROAD 07FA008 NA NA NA NA NA Not ranked NA NA Not ranked NA (NA) NA (NA) NA NA NA Not ranked NA 22.6 21.5 18.0 19.77 Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18 Jul 14; Jul 15; Jul 16; Jul 17; Jul 18; Jul 19; Jul 20 Not ranked