Skip to content

Ash River in British Columbia

River41.8 mi
Make a poster

Around here

Around Ash River

Lowry Lake · 3.8 miScout Beach · 4 mi5 mi

Source: Recreation Sites and Trails BC, Open Government Licence (British Columbia) · Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada

About this river

Ash River is a 41.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Ash River below Moran Creek (site 08HB023). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1959 to 2025

Ash River typically runs highest in November, at a median 510 cfs, and lowest in August, at 137 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,787 cfs, in 1975.

Show the numbers
Typical flow by month at Ash River below Moran Creek, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January413243 to 946
February420278 to 852
March401269 to 720
April373243 to 625
May434234 to 872
June314174 to 686
July152127 to 210
August137127 to 155
September147127 to 169
October190136 to 376
November510284 to 1,180
December505275 to 1,164

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 63 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ash River below Moran Creek (site 08HB023). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Made to print

Put Ash River on your wall

This river section as an art print, drawn over the real terrain with its miles, plus the trails, roads and peaks around it. Pick the colors and the size, and see the finished print before you buy. From $39, shipping included.

Make the posterOrder by December 8 for Christmas delivery.
Free widget

Embed this gauge on your site

Paste this snippet anywhere, an outfitter page, a club site, a trip report, to show Ash River's live streamflow, water level and 7-day trend. It reads the USGS gauge directly, updates itself, and links back here.

Embed code

See every free widget you can put on your site, including live conditions and a 7 day forecast.