Taltson River below Hydro Dam
Water level and flow at gauge 07QD007, Northwest Territories. The flow is well above normal for October (164% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
Latest reading Oct 25, 8 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 31 years of monthly averages): 147 m³/s5,174 cfs – 276 m³/s9,747 cfs, median 202 m³/s7,134 cfs. Right now it is at 164% of the median.
July 6, 2021 · approved records 1994–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 36% 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 29 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.
Weather near this gauge
Periods of light snow ending this morning then clearing. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High zero. Wind chill minus 10 this morning.
Clear. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 3. Wind chill near minus 9.
Sunny. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light in the afternoon. High plus 2. Wind chill minus 7 in the morning. UV index 1 or low.
Clear. Low minus 5.
Forecast for Fort Smith (55 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.
Nearby gauges
| Tazin RiverThe Mouth · 47 km | 9.96 m32.68 ft | Very high |
| Slave RiverFitzgerald · 67 km | 3.95 m12.96 ft | Very high |
| Tazin RiverAbove Tatse Lake · 101 km | 8.73 m28.65 ft | No normal yet |
| Tazin LakeOutlet · 137 km | 345.65 m1,134.03 ft | Very high |
| Peace RiverPeace Point · 159 km | 5.68 m18.64 ft | Very high |
| Abitau RiverAbove Cuming Lake · 160 km | 5.45 m17.87 ft | Very high |
About this gauge
Station: 07QD007 · Taltson River Below Hydro Dam
Location: 60.4669, -111.5125 · 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 Taltson River below Hydro Dam today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 8 AM, local standard time) is 98.26 m (322.36 ft) with a flow of 332 m³/s (11,724 cfs).
Is the Taltson River below Hydro Dam high right now?
The flow is well above normal for October (164% of the median).
Is the Taltson River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Taltson River below Hydro Dam?
928 m³/s (32,772 cfs) on July 6, 2021, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1994–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 07QD007 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.