Brown River at The Outlet of Brown Lake
Water level and flow at gauge 06OA007, Nunavut. The flow is normal for October (101% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
Latest reading Oct 25, 6 AM local standard time (about an hour ago) · data checked · we check every 30 minutes
Compared with a normal October
Normal for October (middle half of 20 years of monthly averages): 32.9 m³/s1,161 cfs – 48.4 m³/s1,709 cfs, median 38.0 m³/s1,340 cfs. Right now it is at 101% of the median.
July 2, 2011 · approved records 2005–2023 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 5% 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 19 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 · 226 km | 8.47 m27.80 ft | Above normal |
| Back RiverAbove Hermann River · 247 km | 2.67 m8.76 ft | Normal |
| Thelon RiverBelow Outlet of Schultz Lake · 306 km | 25.26 m82.88 ft | Very high |
| Kazan RiverAbove Kazan Falls · 340 km | 75.07 m246.30 ft | Very high |
| Dubawnt RiverOutlet of Marjorie Lake · 437 km | 14.42 m47.31 ft | Very high |
| Thelon RiverAbove Beverly Lake · 504 km | 24.54 m80.51 ft | Above normal |
About this gauge
Station: 06OA007 · Brown River at the Outlet of Brown Lake
Location: 65.9346, -91.0666 · Nunavut
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 Brown River at The Outlet of Brown Lake today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 6.01 m (19.70 ft) with a flow of 38.4 m³/s (1,356 cfs).
Is the Brown River at The Outlet of Brown Lake high right now?
The flow is normal for October (101% of the median).
Is the Brown River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Brown River at The Outlet of Brown Lake?
772 m³/s (27,263 cfs) on July 2, 2011, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (2005–2023). Events after 2023 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 06OA007 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.