Skip to content

Kelowna Paddle Centre

Vernon Creek in British Columbia

Stream44.3 mi
Make a poster

Around here

Around Vernon Creek

King Edward Lake North9 miOyama Lake9.2 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

Vernon Creek is a 44.3 mile stream near Kelowna Paddle Centre in British Columbia. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Vernon Creek near the Mouth (site 08NM160). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1969 to 2024

Vernon Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 128 cfs, and lowest in October, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 297 cfs, in 1972.

Show the numbers
Typical flow by month at Vernon Creek near the Mouth, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2114 to 40
February2616 to 57
March4924 to 73
April6230 to 104
May11154 to 154
June12826 to 184
July6916 to 131
August1710 to 68
September149.8 to 32
October139.7 to 23
November1511 to 25
December2012 to 28

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 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Vernon Creek near the Mouth (site 08NM160). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Made to print

Put Vernon Creek 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 Vernon Creek'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.