Trout River at Highway No. 1
Water level and flow at gauge 10FA002, Northwest Territories. The flow is below normal for October (22% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
Latest reading Oct 25, 11 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 56 years of monthly averages): 9.43 m³/s333 cfs – 46.3 m³/s1,634 cfs, median 24.6 m³/s869 cfs. Right now it is at 22% of the median.
July 4, 1988 · approved records 1973–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 1% 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 54 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
| Mackenzie RiverJean Marie River · 60 km | 94.59 m310.34 ft | No normal yet |
| Jean-Marie RiverHighway No. 1 · 82 km | 1.64 m5.36 ft | Very low |
| Mackenzie RiverStrong Point · 91 km | 7.24 m23.76 ft | Above normal |
| Scotty CreekHighway No. 7 · 92 km | 2.90 m9.51 ft | Very low |
| Liard RiverThe Mouth · 100 km | 1.97 m6.47 ft | Very low |
| Mackenzie RiverFort Simpson · 114 km | 4.67 m15.33 ft | Normal |
About this gauge
Station: 10FA002 · Trout River at Highway No. 1
Location: 61.1398, -119.8431 · 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 Trout River at Highway No. 1 today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 11 AM, local standard time) is 1.05 m (3.45 ft) with a flow of 5.39 m³/s (190 cfs).
Is the Trout River at Highway No. 1 high right now?
The flow is below normal for October (22% of the median).
Is the Trout River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Trout River at Highway No. 1?
622 m³/s (21,966 cfs) on July 4, 1988, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1973–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 10FA002 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.