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Goldstream River in British Columbia

River46.1 mi
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Around Goldstream River

Downie Creek · 11.7 miCarnes Creek24.9 mi10 mi

Source: Recreation Sites and Trails BC, Open Government Licence (British Columbia)

About this river

Goldstream River is a 46.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Goldstream River below Old Camp Creek (site 08ND012). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1954 to 2025

Goldstream River typically runs highest in June, at a median 4,061 cfs, and lowest in February, at 213 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,115 cfs, in 1955.

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Typical flow by month at Goldstream River below Old Camp Creek, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January239201 to 289
February213187 to 249
March231193 to 272
April483355 to 671
May2,3821,622 to 3,350
June4,0613,232 to 5,068
July3,2722,583 to 4,494
August1,7691,557 to 1,988
September976809 to 1,224
October664521 to 865
November519363 to 660
December309246 to 401

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 Goldstream River below Old Camp Creek (site 08ND012). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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