Kakisa River outlet of Kakisa Lake
Water level and flow at gauge 07UC001, Northwest Territories. The flow is normal for October (74% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
Latest reading Oct 25, 7 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 41 years of monthly averages): 25.2 m³/s890 cfs – 59.8 m³/s2,112 cfs, median 41.0 m³/s1,448 cfs. Right now it is at 74% of the median.
June 9, 2022 · approved records 1964–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 8% 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.
Weather near this gauge
Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Clearing near noon. Fog patches dissipating near noon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High plus 4. Wind chill minus 8 this morning.
A few clouds. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 5. Wind chill minus 12 overnight.
Sunny. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light in the morning. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 12 in the morning. UV index 1 or low.
Increasing cloudiness. Low minus 8.
Forecast for Fort Providence (47 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.
Nearby gauges
| Mackenzie RiverFort Providence · 36 km | 150.93 m495.16 ft | Normal |
| Hay RiverHay River · 87 km | 2.01 m6.60 ft | Normal |
| Great Slave LakeHay River · 92 km | 156.60 m513.79 ft | Normal |
| Hay RiverAlta/Nwt Boundary · 107 km | 284.66 m933.93 ft | Normal |
| Yates RiverAlberta Boundary · 128 km | 6.68 m21.91 ft | No normal yet |
| Trout RiverHighway No. 1 · 132 km | 1.08 m3.54 ft | Below normal |
About this gauge
Station: 07UC001 · Kakisa River at Outlet of Kakisa Lake
Location: 60.9403, -117.4217 · 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 Kakisa River outlet of Kakisa Lake today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 7 AM, local standard time) is 2.47 m (8.11 ft) with a flow of 30.5 m³/s (1,077 cfs).
Is the Kakisa River outlet of Kakisa Lake high right now?
The flow is normal for October (74% of the median).
Is the Kakisa River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Kakisa River outlet of Kakisa Lake?
388 m³/s (13,702 cfs) on June 9, 2022, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1964–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 07UC001 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.