Mountain River below Cambrian Creek
Water level and flow at gauge 10KC001, Northwest Territories. The flow is well above normal for October (410% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
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 24 years of monthly averages): 59.3 m³/s2,092 cfs – 79.3 m³/s2,801 cfs, median 69.5 m³/s2,453 cfs. Right now it is at 410% of the median.
June 9, 1993 · approved records 1978–1994 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 13% 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 23 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
| Carcajou RiverBelow Imperial River · 42 km | 4.86 m15.94 ft | Very high |
| Mackenzie RiverSans Sault Rapids · 60 km | 3.66 m12.01 ft | Below normal |
| Oscar CreekNorman Wells · 60 km | 7.88 m25.85 ft | Normal |
| Chick CreekAbove Chick Lake · 72 km | 8.55 m28.05 ft | Below normal |
| Bosworth CreekNorman Wells · 79 km | 9.14 m30.00 ft | Very high |
| Mackenzie RiverNorman Wells · 80 km | 4.06 m13.33 ft | Below normal |
About this gauge
Station: 10KC001 · Mountain River Below Cambrian Creek
Location: 65.2294, -128.5633 · 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 Mountain River below Cambrian Creek today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 7 AM, local standard time) is 5.19 m (17.04 ft) with a flow of 285 m³/s (10,065 cfs).
Is the Mountain River below Cambrian Creek high right now?
The flow is well above normal for October (410% of the median).
Is the Mountain River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Mountain River below Cambrian Creek?
2,220 m³/s (78,399 cfs) on June 9, 1993, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1978–1994). Events after 1994 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 10KC001 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.