Great Bear Lake at Hornby Bay
Water level and flow at gauge 10JE002, Northwest Territories. The level is well below normal for October. In the last 24 hours it has been 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 37 years of monthly averages): 6.31 m20.72 ft – 6.50 m21.33 ft, median 6.44 m21.14 ft.
September 7, 2017 · approved records 1984–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the level is 0.72 m2.36 ft below that record.
Last 30 days
Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month
This year compared with past years
Daily water level
Normal range: monthly averages of 29 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
| Coppermine RiverAbove Copper Creek · 101 km | 17.18 m56.35 ft | Normal |
| Camsell RiverOutlet of Clut Lake · 113 km | 2.76 m9.06 ft | Below normal |
| Fairy Lake RiverOutlet of Napaktulik Lake · 166 km | 7.80 m25.59 ft | Very low |
| Coppermine RiverOutlet of Point Lake · 210 km | — | Below normal |
| Point LakeThe Outlet · 211 km | 7.66 m25.13 ft | Below normal |
| Camsell RiverAbove Lac Ste. Croix · 261 km | 8.86 m29.06 ft | Below normal |
About this gauge
Station: 10JE002 · Great Bear Lake at Hornby Bay
Location: 66.6122, -117.6061 · 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 Great Bear Lake at Hornby Bay today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 5 AM, local standard time) is 6.12 m (20.09 ft).
Is the Great Bear Lake at Hornby Bay high right now?
The level is well below normal for October.
Is the Great Bear Lake rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest water level ever recorded on the Great Bear Lake at Hornby Bay?
6.84 m (22.45 ft) on September 7, 2017, the highest instantaneous level in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1984–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 10JE002 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.