Whitefish River at The Mouth
Water level and flow at gauge 10JD002, Northwest Territories. The flow is above normal for October (274% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
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 22 years of monthly averages): 2.37 m³/s83.6 cfs – 6.35 m³/s224 cfs, median 5.04 m³/s178 cfs. Right now it is at 274% of the median.
May 15, 1980 · approved records 1978–1990 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 5% 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 21 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 RiverOutlet of Great Bear Lake · 83 km | 1.71 m5.59 ft | Very low |
| Jungle Ridge CreekThe Mouth · 103 km | 7.85 m25.75 ft | Below normal |
| Canyon CreekPipeline Crossing · 104 km | 6.82 m22.36 ft | Normal |
| Bosworth CreekNorman Wells · 114 km | 9.14 m30.00 ft | Very high |
| Mackenzie RiverNorman Wells · 115 km | 4.06 m13.33 ft | Below normal |
| Oscar CreekNorman Wells · 131 km | 7.88 m25.85 ft | Normal |
About this gauge
Station: 10JD002 · Whitefish River Near the Mouth
Location: 65.7322, -124.6100 · 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 Whitefish River at The Mouth today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 7 AM, local standard time) is 3.88 m (12.74 ft) with a flow of 13.8 m³/s (487 cfs).
Is the Whitefish River at The Mouth high right now?
The flow is above normal for October (274% of the median).
Is the Whitefish River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Whitefish River at The Mouth?
286 m³/s (10,100 cfs) on May 15, 1980, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1978–1990). Events after 1990 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 10JD002 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.