Camsell River outlet of Clut Lake

Water level and flow at gauge 10JA002, Northwest Territories. The flow is below normal for October (64% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been steady.

Water level
2.76m9.06ft
−0 cm−0.1 in in 24 h
Flow
70.8m³/s2,500cfs
0% in 24 h
Status
Below normal
→ steady

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 62 years of monthly averages): 95.4 m³/s3,370 cfs – 139 m³/s4,891 cfs, median 111 m³/s3,902 cfs. Right now it is at 64% of the median.

Highest flow on record
229m³/s8,087cfs

September 26, 1984 · approved records 1972–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 31% of that record.

Last 30 days

Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month

80 m³/s100 m³/s120 m³/s140 m³/s3,000 cfs4,000 cfs5,000 cfsNormal for October
Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 11Oct 16Oct 21

This year compared with past years

Daily flow

50 m³/s100 m³/s150 m³/s2,000 cfs3,000 cfs4,000 cfs5,000 cfs6,000 cfs
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal range (25th–75th percentile)Median20242026 (provisional)

Normal range: monthly averages of 61 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

Great Bear LakeHornby Bay · 113 km6.12 m20.09 ftVery low
Camsell RiverAbove Lac Ste. Croix · 149 km8.86 m29.06 ftBelow normal
Coppermine RiverOutlet of Point Lake · 174 km—Below normal
Point LakeThe Outlet · 175 km7.66 m25.13 ftBelow normal
Fairy Lake RiverOutlet of Napaktulik Lake · 186 km7.80 m25.59 ftVery low
Indin RiverAbove Chalco Lake · 186 km1.56 m5.12 ftNormal

About this gauge

Station: 10JA002 · Camsell River at Outlet of Clut Lake

Location: 65.5983, -117.7581 · Northwest Territories

Same river: Above Lac Ste. Croix

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 Camsell River outlet of Clut Lake today?

The latest reading (Oct 25, 5 AM, local standard time) is 2.76 m (9.06 ft) with a flow of 70.8 m³/s (2,500 cfs).

Is the Camsell River outlet of Clut Lake high right now?

The flow is below normal for October (64% of the median).

Is the Camsell River rising or falling?

In the last 24 hours it has been steady.

What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Camsell River outlet of Clut Lake?

229 m³/s (8,087 cfs) on September 26, 1984, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1972–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.

Where does this data come from?

Gauge 10JA002 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.