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Glacier Raft Company
Glacier Raft Company

Glacier Raft Company

Glacier Raft Company is a rafting outfitter based in Golden, BC.

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Around Glacier Raft Company

Cedar Lake2.8 miLoon Lake18 mi5 mi

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

Typical flow by month

1911 to 2026

The water at Glacier Raft Company typically runs highest in June, at a median 4,450 cfs, and lowest in February, at 200 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,197 cfs, in 1916.

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Typical flow by month at Kicking Horse River at Golden, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January230194 to 262
February200178 to 219
March200177 to 234
April309249 to 415
May1,7711,237 to 2,882
June4,4503,430 to 5,677
July3,7263,065 to 4,971
August2,3872,050 to 2,742
September1,2571,047 to 1,462
October636531 to 809
November392318 to 471
December260217 to 312

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 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kicking Horse River at Golden (site 08NA006). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Mon

77Go/ 100

FogHigh 51°F, low 36°FRain 3%Wind 7 kt, gusts 10

Streamflow

410 cfs

Below normal (17th)

Water level

10.51 ft

Air quality

53 Moderate

Golden Helipad monitor, 1 km

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Air quality: British Columbia Ministry of Environment via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified. River data: Water Survey of Canada, Open Government Licence - Canada.