Hanbury River above Hoare Lake
Water level and flow at gauge 06JB001, Northwest Territories. The flow is normal for October (77% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
Latest reading Oct 25, 6 AM local standard time (2 hours ago) · data checked · we check every 30 minutes
Compared with a normal October
Normal for October (middle half of 40 years of monthly averages): 16.5 m³/s582 cfs – 32.7 m³/s1,154 cfs, median 23.1 m³/s816 cfs. Right now it is at 77% of the median.
June 11, 1991 · approved records 1984–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 3% of that record.
Last 30 days
Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month
This year compared with past years
Daily flow
Normal range: monthly averages of 37 years (lighter band: 10th–90th percentile). Past years: approved daily means from HYDAT, the Water Survey of Canada archive (the latest year published is 2025). 2026: daily means of the provisional real-time readings collected by Canada River Levels since October 22, 2026.
Nearby gauges
| Thelon RiverThe Outlet of Double Barrel Lake · 115 km | — | Normal |
| Baillie RiverThe Mouth · 161 km | 4.46 m14.64 ft | Normal |
| Dubawnt RiverAbove Dubawnt Lake · 167 km | 9.92 m32.53 ft | Normal |
| Lockhart RiverOutlet of Artillery Lake · 183 km | 1.86 m6.11 ft | Normal |
| Back RiverBelow Beechy Lake · 183 km | 1.71 m5.61 ft | Normal |
| Thelon RiverAbove Beverly Lake · 212 km | 24.54 m80.51 ft | Above normal |
About this gauge
Station: 06JB001 · Hanbury River Above Hoare Lake
Location: 63.5911, -105.1544 · Northwest Territories
Water levels are measured from a local reference point at each gauge, not from sea level, so they cannot be compared between gauges.
Official sources
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Questions
What is the water level of the Hanbury River above Hoare Lake today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 4.67 m (15.31 ft) with a flow of 17.8 m³/s (629 cfs).
Is the Hanbury River above Hoare Lake high right now?
The flow is normal for October (77% of the median).
Is the Hanbury River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Hanbury River above Hoare Lake?
681 m³/s (24,049 cfs) on June 11, 1991, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1984–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 06JB001 of the Water Survey of Canada (Environment and Climate Change Canada). Real-time data are provisional and may be revised. We check for new readings every 30 minutes. Canada River Levels is not an official source.