Travaillant River above Travaillant Lake
Water level and flow at gauge 10LB005, Northwest Territories. The flow is well above normal for October (629% 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 14 years of monthly averages): 1.86 m³/s65.6 cfs – 6.41 m³/s226 cfs, median 2.99 m³/s106 cfs. Right now it is at 629% of the median.
June 7, 2004 · approved records 2004–2017 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 39% 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 11 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
| Thunder RiverThe Mouth · 54 km | 7.70 m25.25 ft | Normal |
| Caribou CreekAbove Highway No. 8 · 73 km | 5.93 m19.46 ft | Very low |
| Rengleng RiverBelow Highway No. 8 · 81 km | 5.67 m18.61 ft | Very high |
| Mackenzie RiverArctic Red River · 85 km | 3.43 m11.25 ft | Below normal |
| Mackenzie RiverConfluence East Channel · 93 km | 2.52 m8.26 ft | Very low |
| Mackenzie RiverInuvik · 102 km | 11.64 m38.19 ft | Above normal |
About this gauge
Station: 10LB005 · Travaillant River Above Travaillant Lake
Location: 67.7836, -131.9307 · 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 Travaillant River above Travaillant Lake today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 7 AM, local standard time) is 8.39 m (27.53 ft) with a flow of 18.8 m³/s (664 cfs).
Is the Travaillant River above Travaillant Lake high right now?
The flow is well above normal for October (629% of the median).
Is the Travaillant River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Travaillant River above Travaillant Lake?
48.3 m³/s (1,706 cfs) on June 7, 2004, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (2004–2017). Events after 2017 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 10LB005 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.