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Kelowna Paddle Centre

Mission Creek in British Columbia

Stream45.6 mi
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Around Mission Creek

James Lake · 8.9 miMoore (Bullman) Lake12.7 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Mission Creek is a 45.6 mile stream near Kelowna Paddle Centre in British Columbia. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Mission Creek near East Kelowna (site 08NM116). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1949 to 2024

Mission Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 833 cfs, and lowest in January, at 32 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,369 cfs, in 2018.

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Typical flow by month at Mission Creek near East Kelowna, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3224 to 41
February3224 to 43
March4231 to 67
April16478 to 243
May833586 to 1,077
June673432 to 1,030
July11660 to 230
August5436 to 79
September5439 to 88
October5639 to 90
November5433 to 89
December3726 to 54

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 71 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mission Creek near East Kelowna (site 08NM116). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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