Northwest Territories river levels

Live water levels and flows at 103 gauges in Northwest Territories, compared with normal for this month.

Latest reading about an hour ago · data checked Oct 25, 12:05 PM UTC · we check every 30 minutes

Active gauges

103

of 103 real-time stations

Above normal

3% of active gauges

Below normal

10% of active gauges

Rising (24 h)

25 falling

Very lowBelow normalNormalAbove normalVery highNo normal / no data

Running high

Flow compared with the median for this month.

Tazin RiverThe Mouth · NT	384%of median	Very high
Buffalo RiverHighway No. 5 · NT	180%of median	Above normal
Taltson RiverBelow Hydro Dam · NT	164%of median	Very high

Running low

Lowest flow compared with the median for this month.

Cameron RiverBelow Reid Lake · NT	36%of median	Below normal
Snare RiverBelow Ghost River · NT	50%of median	Very low
Yellowknife RiverOutlet of Prosperous Lake · NT	51%of median	Below normal
La Martre RiverBelow Outlet of Lac la Martre · NT	59%of median	Very low
Yellowknife RiverInlet To Prosperous Lake · NT	60%of median	Below normal
Yellowknife RiverAbove Quyta Lake · NT	72%of median	Below normal
Snare RiverAbove Indin Lake · NT	72%of median	Below normal

Rivers and lakes with several gauges

Mackenzie River · 16 Great Slave Lake · 3 Yellowknife River · 3 Anderson River · 2 Camsell River · 2 Coppermine River · 2 Hay River · 2 Liard River · 2 Peel River · 2 Snare River · 2 South Nahanni River · 2 Tazin River · 2

River levels by city in Northwest Territories

Yellowknife Hay River

All gauges in Northwest Territories

103 stations

River / lake	Level	Flow	vs normal
Anderson RiverBelow Carnwath River	1.78 m5.85 ft	86.6 m³/s3,058 cfs	No normal yet↓ falling -13%
Anderson RiverLac Maunoir	8.30 m27.24 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Arctic Red RiverThe Mouth	2.46 m8.05 ft	224 m³/s7,910 cfs	No normal yet↓ falling -11%
Baker CreekOutlet of Lower Martin Lake	28.95 m94.96 ft	—	Below normal→ steady
Barnston RiverThe Mouth	7.47 m24.50 ft	—	Normal→ steady
Beaulieu RiverGreat Slave Lake	2.86 m9.39 ft	—	Normal→ steady
Big LakeTaglu Island	8.82 m28.94 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Big RiverAbove Egg River	1.94 m6.36 ft	—	No normal yet↑ rising +16 cm
Birch RiverHighway No. 7	0.54 m1.77 ft	0.06 m³/s2.08 cfs	No normal yet↑ rising +28%
Blackstone RiverHighway No. 7	3.34 m10.96 ft	—	No normal yet↓ falling -7 cm
Bluefish LakeYellowknife	185.76 m609.44 ft	—	Normal→ steady
Bosworth CreekNorman Wells	9.14 m30.00 ft	—	No normal yet↑ rising +4 cm
Buffalo RiverHighway No. 5	1.93 m6.33 ft	74.7 m³/s2,638 cfs	Above normal→ steady
Cameron RiverBelow Reid Lake	1.84 m6.03 ft	1.59 m³/s56.2 cfs	Below normal→ steady
Camsell RiverAbove Lac Ste. Croix	8.86 m29.06 ft	4.71 m³/s166 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Camsell RiverOutlet of Clut Lake	2.76 m9.06 ft	70.6 m³/s2,493 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Canyon CreekPipeline Crossing	6.81 m22.36 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Carcajou RiverBelow Imperial River	4.88 m16.00 ft	200 m³/s7,063 cfs	No normal yet↑ rising +35%
Caribou CreekAbove Highway No. 8	5.92 m19.42 ft	—	No normal yet↑ rising +7 cm
Chick CreekAbove Chick Lake	8.56 m28.07 ft	—	No normal yet↓ falling -5 cm
Coppermine RiverOutlet of Point Lake	—	91.2 m³/s3,221 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Coppermine RiverBelow Desteffany Lake	6.25 m20.51 ft	22.4 m³/s791 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Dubawnt RiverAbove Dubawnt Lake	9.92 m32.53 ft	400 m³/s14,126 cfs	Normal→ steady
Duncan LakeYellowknife	212.11 m695.89 ft	—	Normal→ steady
Flat RiverThe Mouth	0.83 m2.72 ft	23.5 m³/s830 cfs	No normal yet↓ falling -22%
Frank ChannelAbove Great Slave Lake	98.78 m324.06 ft	—	No normal yet↓ falling -3 cm
Grainger RiverCanadian Zinc Road	8.17 m26.80 ft	0.03 m³/s1.13 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Great Bear LakeHornby Bay	6.14 m20.13 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Great Bear RiverOutlet of Great Bear Lake	1.69 m5.53 ft	485 m³/s17,128 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Great Slave LakeHay River	156.63 m513.86 ft	—	Normal↓ falling -4 cm
Great Slave LakeOutlet of Barnston River	97.15 m318.74 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Great Slave LakeYellowknife Bay	156.53 m513.53 ft	—	Normal→ steady
Hanbury RiverAbove Hoare Lake	4.67 m15.32 ft	18.0 m³/s636 cfs	Normal↓ falling -26%
Hans CreekAbove Husky Lakes	3.90 m12.78 ft	1.82 m³/s64.3 cfs	No normal yet↓ falling -65%
Hare Indian RiverFort Good Hope	3.62 m11.87 ft	39.6 m³/s1,398 cfs	No normal yet↓ falling -47%
Hay RiverAlta/Nwt Boundary	284.66 m933.93 ft	38.5 m³/s1,360 cfs	Normal→ steady
Hay RiverHay River	2.01 m6.60 ft	39.9 m³/s1,409 cfs	Normal→ steady
Hoarfrost RiverThe Mouth	7.85 m25.74 ft	—	Normal→ steady
Hornaday RiverThe Park Boundary	2.94 m9.65 ft	154 m³/s5,438 cfs	No normal yet↑ rising +8%
Indin RiverAbove Chalco Lake	1.56 m5.12 ft	3.77 m³/s133 cfs	Normal→ steady
Jean-Marie RiverHighway No. 1	1.63 m5.36 ft	0.27 m³/s9.53 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Johnny Hoe RiverAbove Lac Ste. Therese	3.27 m10.72 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Jungle Ridge CreekThe Mouth	7.86 m25.78 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Kakisa RiverOutlet of Kakisa Lake	2.48 m8.14 ft	31.6 m³/s1,116 cfs	Normal→ steady
Keele RiverAbove Twitya River	2.75 m9.01 ft	78.1 m³/s2,758 cfs	No normal yet↓ falling -12%
La Martre RiverBelow Outlet of Lac la Martre	3.75 m12.30 ft	20.8 m³/s735 cfs	Very low→ steady
Liard RiverFort Liard	2.47 m8.10 ft	1,020 m³/s36,021 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Liard RiverThe Mouth	1.98 m6.49 ft	1,480 m³/s52,266 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Lockhart RiverOutlet of Artillery Lake	1.87 m6.12 ft	128 m³/s4,520 cfs	Normal→ steady
Loon RiverThe Arctic Circle	7.23 m23.72 ft	—	No normal yet↑ rising +5 cm
Mackenzie RiverAbove Aklavik	10.83 m35.52 ft	—	No normal yet↓ falling -7 cm
Mackenzie RiverAbove Shallow Bay	11.20 m36.75 ft	—	No normal yet↓ falling -5 cm
Mackenzie RiverArctic Red River	3.43 m11.24 ft	8,040 m³/s283,930 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Mackenzie RiverConfluence East Channel	2.51 m8.23 ft	—	No normal yet↓ falling -5 cm
Mackenzie RiverEllice Island	10.01 m32.84 ft	—	No normal yet↓ falling -4 cm
Mackenzie RiverFort Good Hope	1.12 m3.66 ft	—	No normal yet↓ falling -6 cm
Mackenzie RiverFort Simpson	4.67 m15.33 ft	7,140 m³/s252,147 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Mackenzie RiverInuvik	11.65 m38.21 ft	121 m³/s4,273 cfs	No normal yet↓ falling -6%
Mackenzie RiverJean Marie River	94.57 m310.28 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Mackenzie RiverKuluarpak Channel	9.27 m30.42 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Mackenzie RiverNorman Wells	4.06 m13.33 ft	7,630 m³/s269,451 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Mackenzie RiverSans Sault Rapids	3.67 m12.03 ft	—	No normal yet↓ falling -3 cm
Mackenzie RiverStrong Point	7.23 m23.72 ft	5,570 m³/s196,703 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Mackenzie RiverTununuk Point	10.33 m33.90 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Mackenzie RiverBelow Raymond Channel	11.28 m36.99 ft	—	No normal yet↓ falling -7 cm
Mackenzie RiverFort Providence	150.93 m495.17 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Martin RiverHighway No. 1	1.85 m6.07 ft	0.26 m³/s9.29 cfs	No normal yet↓ falling -9%
Mountain RiverBelow Cambrian Creek	5.16 m16.92 ft	276 m³/s9,747 cfs	No normal yet↑ rising +38%
Nonacho LakeLutselk'E	6.36 m20.87 ft	—	Normal→ steady
Oscar CreekNorman Wells	7.88 m25.84 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Peel RiverAbove Fort McPherson	5.63 m18.46 ft	1,050 m³/s37,080 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Peel RiverFrog Creek	2.56 m8.41 ft	—	No normal yet↓ falling -6 cm
Point LakeThe Outlet	7.64 m25.08 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Prairie CreekCadillac Mine - Site Two	1.44 m4.72 ft	—	No normal yet↑ rising +37 cm
Prelude LakeYellowknife	169.03 m554.57 ft	—	Below normal→ steady
Prosperous LakeMcMeekan Bay	158.12 m518.75 ft	—	Below normal→ steady
Rat RiverFort McPherson	3.29 m10.78 ft	9.62 m³/s340 cfs	No normal yet↑ rising +466%
Redstone River 63 KmAbove the Mouth	2.17 m7.11 ft	117 m³/s4,132 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Rengleng RiverBelow Highway No. 8	5.68 m18.64 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Root RiverThe Mouth	3.14 m10.29 ft	78.4 m³/s2,769 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Scotty CreekHighway No. 7	2.90 m9.53 ft	0.00 m³/s0.14 cfs	No normal yet↑ rising +33%
Snare RiverAbove Indin Lake	6.42 m21.07 ft	17.0 m³/s600 cfs	Below normal↑ rising +6%
Snare RiverBelow Ghost River	26.26 m86.15 ft	30.3 m³/s1,070 cfs	Very low→ steady
South Nahanni RiverAbove Virginia Falls	2.14 m7.01 ft	110 m³/s3,885 cfs	No normal yet↓ falling -21%
South Nahanni RiverLiard River Confluence	91.27 m299.45 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Taltson RiverBelow Hydro Dam	98.26 m322.36 ft	332 m³/s11,724 cfs	Very high→ steady
Tazin RiverAbove Tatse Lake	8.72 m28.61 ft	—	No normal yet↑ rising +3 cm
Tazin RiverThe Mouth	9.96 m32.68 ft	194 m³/s6,851 cfs	Very high→ steady
Tetcela RiverCanadian Zinc Road	7.55 m24.76 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Thelon RiverThe Outlet of Double Barrel Lake	—	125 m³/s4,414 cfs	Normal↓ falling -18%
Thunder RiverThe Mouth	7.69 m25.24 ft	0.58 m³/s20.3 cfs	No normal yet↑ rising +238%
Tieda RiverThe Mouth	7.35 m24.12 ft	—	No normal yet↑ rising +26 cm
Trail Valley CreekInuvik	29.11 m95.51 ft	0.14 m³/s5.05 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Travaillant RiverAbove Travaillant Lake	8.38 m27.49 ft	18.5 m³/s653 cfs	No normal yet↑ rising +17%
Trout RiverHighway No. 1	1.06 m3.47 ft	5.56 m³/s196 cfs	No normal yet↓ falling -25%
Waldron RiverThe Mouth	2.10 m6.88 ft	3.68 m³/s130 cfs	Normal→ steady
Whitefish RiverThe Mouth	3.86 m12.67 ft	13.3 m³/s470 cfs	No normal yet↓ falling -16%
Willowlake RiverAbove Metahdali Creek	3.51 m11.52 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Yamba RiverBelow Daring Lake	3.93 m12.88 ft	13.7 m³/s484 cfs	No normal yet→ steady
Yates RiverAlberta Boundary	6.68 m21.90 ft	—	No normal yet→ steady
Yellowknife RiverAbove Quyta Lake	8.76 m28.75 ft	11.9 m³/s420 cfs	Below normal→ steady
Yellowknife RiverInlet To Prosperous Lake	152.77 m501.20 ft	15.2 m³/s537 cfs	Below normal→ steady
Yellowknife RiverOutlet of Prosperous Lake	—	16.5 m³/s583 cfs	Below normal→ steady

Official sources

For flood warnings, advisories and approved data, always use these official services:

Questions

How many river gauges are there in Northwest Territories?

103 real-time stations of the Water Survey of Canada are in Northwest Territories, on 75 rivers, streams and lakes. 103 reported in the last 48 hours.

Are rivers high in Northwest Territories right now?

3 of 103 active gauges are above normal for this month and 10 are below normal. Highest compared with normal: Tazin River Near the Mouth, Buffalo River at Highway No. 5, Taltson River Below Hydro Dam.

Which rivers have the most gauges in Northwest Territories?

Mackenzie River (16), Great Slave Lake (3), Yellowknife River (3), Anderson River (2), Camsell River (2).

Where can I find flood warnings in Northwest Territories?

From the official services: NWT water monitoring bulletin, Environment Canada weather alerts, Water Office (official gauge data). Canada River Levels only displays gauge data and does not issue warnings.