Thelon River below Outlet of Schultz Lake
Water level and flow at gauge 06MA006, Nunavut. The flow is well above normal for October (135% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
Latest reading Oct 25, 5 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): 797 m³/s28,146 cfs – 1,173 m³/s41,406 cfs, median 980 m³/s34,608 cfs. Right now it is at 135% of the median.
June 22, 1984 · approved records 1983–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 20% 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 38 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
| Meadowbank RiverAbove Nanau Lake · 94 km | 8.47 m27.80 ft | Above normal |
| Dubawnt RiverOutlet of Marjorie Lake · 131 km | 14.42 m47.30 ft | Very high |
| Kazan RiverAbove Kazan Falls · 138 km | 75.07 m246.30 ft | Very high |
| Back RiverAbove Hermann River · 148 km | 2.67 m8.76 ft | Normal |
| Thelon RiverAbove Beverly Lake · 207 km | 24.55 m80.54 ft | Above normal |
| Brown RiverThe Outlet of Brown Lake · 306 km | 6.00 m19.68 ft | Normal |
About this gauge
Station: 06MA006 · Thelon River Below Outlet of Schultz Lake
Location: 64.7783, -97.0539 · Nunavut
Same river: Above Beverly Lake
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 Thelon River below Outlet of Schultz Lake today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 5 AM, local standard time) is 25.24 m (82.82 ft) with a flow of 1,320 m³/s (46,615 cfs).
Is the Thelon River below Outlet of Schultz Lake high right now?
The flow is well above normal for October (135% of the median).
Is the Thelon River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Thelon River below Outlet of Schultz Lake?
6,580 m³/s (232,371 cfs) on June 22, 1984, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1983–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 06MA006 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.