Hess River above Emerald Creek
Water level and flow at gauge 09DA001, Yukon. The flow is below normal for October (70% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
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 30 years of monthly averages): 35.7 m³/s1,260 cfs – 62.0 m³/s2,190 cfs, median 49.8 m³/s1,759 cfs. Right now it is at 70% of the median.
June 15, 1992 · approved records 1977–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 4% 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 30 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
| South Macmillan RiverKilometre 407 Canol Road · 66 km | 1.40 m4.59 ft | Below normal |
| Beaver RiverBelow Matson Creek · 151 km | 6.05 m19.84 ft | Above normal |
| Pelly RiverBelow Vangorda Creek · 157 km | 4.51 m14.79 ft | Very low |
| Ross RiverRoss River · 157 km | 9.76 m32.00 ft | Normal |
| Pelly RiverRoss River · 158 km | 1.00 m3.28 ft | Normal |
| Mayo Lake09DC005 · 172 km | 3.44 m11.27 ft | Above normal |
About this gauge
Station: 09DA001 · Hess River Above Emerald Creek
Location: 63.3335, -131.4909 · Yukon
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 Hess River above Emerald Creek today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 13.92 m (45.66 ft) with a flow of 35.1 m³/s (1,240 cfs).
Is the Hess River above Emerald Creek high right now?
The flow is below normal for October (70% of the median).
Is the Hess River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Hess River above Emerald Creek?
963 m³/s (34,008 cfs) on June 15, 1992, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1977–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 09DA001 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.