Arctic Red River at The Mouth
Water level and flow at gauge 10LA002, Northwest Territories. The flow is well above normal for October (268% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
Latest reading Oct 25, 9 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 54 years of monthly averages): 65.0 m³/s2,296 cfs – 116 m³/s4,088 cfs, median 84.5 m³/s2,986 cfs. Right now it is at 268% of the median.
June 25, 1990 · approved records 1981–2021 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 7% 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 52 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
| Mackenzie RiverArctic Red River · 80 km | 3.43 m11.24 ft | Below normal |
| Peel RiverAbove Fort McPherson · 94 km | 5.62 m18.44 ft | Very high |
| Rengleng RiverBelow Highway No. 8 · 112 km | 5.66 m18.58 ft | Very high |
| Peel RiverFrog Creek · 116 km | 2.56 m8.40 ft | Normal |
| Mackenzie RiverConfluence East Channel · 121 km | 2.52 m8.26 ft | Very low |
| Travaillant RiverAbove Travaillant Lake · 121 km | 8.40 m27.56 ft | Very high |
About this gauge
Station: 10LA002 · Arctic Red River Near the Mouth
Location: 66.7874, -133.0896 · 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 Arctic Red River at The Mouth today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 9 AM, local standard time) is 2.47 m (8.09 ft) with a flow of 227 m³/s (8,016 cfs).
Is the Arctic Red River at The Mouth high right now?
The flow is well above normal for October (268% of the median).
Is the Arctic Red River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Arctic Red River at The Mouth?
3,100 m³/s (109,476 cfs) on June 25, 1990, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1981–2021). Events after 2021 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 10LA002 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.