Carcajou River below Imperial River
Water level and flow at gauge 10KB001, Northwest Territories. The flow is well above normal for October (421% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
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 38 years of monthly averages): 39.4 m³/s1,392 cfs – 52.0 m³/s1,837 cfs, median 46.4 m³/s1,637 cfs. Right now it is at 421% of the median.
June 25, 1990 · approved records 1978–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 8% 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 39 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.
Weather near this gauge
Mainly cloudy. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 3. Wind chill near minus 10.
Mainly cloudy. Fog patches developing overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 8. Wind chill minus 7 this evening and minus 13 overnight.
Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning in the morning. Fog patches dissipating near noon. Amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 1. Wind chill near minus 8.
Clearing. Low minus 6.
Forecast for Norman Wells (40 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.
Nearby gauges
| Oscar CreekNorman Wells · 22 km | 7.88 m25.85 ft | Normal |
| Bosworth CreekNorman Wells · 38 km | 9.15 m30.00 ft | Very high |
| Mackenzie RiverNorman Wells · 39 km | 4.06 m13.33 ft | Below normal |
| Mountain RiverBelow Cambrian Creek · 42 km | 5.21 m17.10 ft | Very high |
| Canyon CreekPipeline Crossing · 55 km | 6.82 m22.36 ft | Normal |
| Chick CreekAbove Chick Lake · 66 km | 8.56 m28.07 ft | Below normal |
About this gauge
Station: 10KB001 · Carcajou River Below Imperial River
Location: 65.2953, -127.6834 · 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 Carcajou River below Imperial River today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 5 AM, local standard time) is 4.86 m (15.93 ft) with a flow of 195 m³/s (6,886 cfs).
Is the Carcajou River below Imperial River high right now?
The flow is well above normal for October (421% of the median).
Is the Carcajou River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Carcajou River below Imperial River?
2,520 m³/s (88,993 cfs) on June 25, 1990, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1978–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 10KB001 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.