Prairie Creek at Cadillac Mine - Site Two

Water level and flow at gauge 10EC003, Northwest Territories. The level is well above normal for October. In the last 24 hours it has been rising.

Water level
1.44m4.73ft
+37 cm+14.5 in in 24 h
Flow
—
 
Status
Very high
↑ rising +37 cm

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 11 years of monthly averages): 1.21 m3.98 ft – 1.35 m4.41 ft, median 1.24 m4.07 ft.

Highest level on record
2.93m9.63ft

August 30, 2021 · approved records 2021–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the level is 1.49 m4.90 ft below that record.

Last 30 days

Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month

1.5 m³/s2.0 m³/s2.5 m³/s3.0 m³/s60 cfs80 cfs100 cfs120 cfs
Sep 26Sep 29Oct 2Oct 5Oct 8

This year compared with past years

Daily water level

5 m10 m15 m10 ft20 ft30 ft40 ft50 ft
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal range (25th–75th percentile)Median20242026 (provisional)

Normal range: monthly averages of 7 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

Flat RiverThe Mouth · 32 km0.81 m2.66 ftVery low
South Nahanni RiverAbove Virginia Falls · 53 km2.12 m6.96 ftBelow normal
Tetcela RiverCanadian Zinc Road · 58 km7.55 m24.77 ftNo normal yet
Grainger RiverCanadian Zinc Road · 79 km8.17 m26.80 ftVery low
South Nahanni RiverLiard River Confluence · 94 km91.28 m299.47 ftNo normal yet
Blackstone RiverHighway No. 7 · 116 km3.36 m11.01 ftVery low

About this gauge

Station: 10EC003 · Prairie Creek at Cadillac Mine - Site Two

Location: 61.5561, -124.8110 · 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 Prairie Creek at Cadillac Mine - Site Two today?

The latest reading (Oct 25, 5 AM, local standard time) is 1.44 m (4.73 ft).

Is the Prairie Creek at Cadillac Mine - Site Two high right now?

The level is well above normal for October.

Is the Prairie Creek rising or falling?

In the last 24 hours it has been rising.

What is the highest water level ever recorded on the Prairie Creek at Cadillac Mine - Site Two?

2.93 m (9.63 ft) on August 30, 2021, the highest instantaneous level in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (2021–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.

Where does this data come from?

Gauge 10EC003 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.