Caribou Creek above Highway No. 8
Water level and flow at gauge 10LC007, Northwest Territories. The level is well below normal for October. 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 11 years of monthly averages): 5.99 m19.67 ft – 6.16 m20.20 ft, median 6.09 m19.99 ft.
May 21, 2006 · approved records 2002–2014 (HYDAT). Right now the level is 2.16 m7.09 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 5 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
Becoming cloudy this morning with 30 percent chance of flurries this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 2. Wind chill minus 7 this morning.
Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 1. Wind chill minus 5 overnight.
Mainly sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. Temperature falling to minus 4 in the afternoon. Wind chill near minus 8.
Cloudy periods. Low minus 8.
Forecast for Inuvik (32 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.
Nearby gauges
| Mackenzie RiverInuvik · 36 km | 11.65 m38.21 ft | Above normal |
| Rengleng RiverBelow Highway No. 8 · 40 km | 5.68 m18.63 ft | Very high |
| Mackenzie RiverConfluence East Channel · 42 km | 2.51 m8.24 ft | Very low |
| Mackenzie RiverBelow Raymond Channel · 45 km | 11.27 m36.99 ft | Normal |
| Mackenzie RiverAbove Aklavik · 68 km | 10.82 m35.50 ft | Very high |
| Peel RiverFrog Creek · 70 km | 2.57 m8.42 ft | Normal |
About this gauge
Station: 10LC007 · Caribou Creek Above Highway No. 8
Location: 68.0873, -133.4923 · 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
For flood warnings, advisories and approved data, always use these official services:
Questions
What is the water level of the Caribou Creek above Highway No. 8 today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 5 AM, local standard time) is 5.92 m (19.41 ft).
Is the Caribou Creek above Highway No. 8 high right now?
The level is well below normal for October.
Is the Caribou Creek rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
What is the highest water level ever recorded on the Caribou Creek above Highway No. 8?
8.08 m (26.50 ft) on May 21, 2006, the highest instantaneous level in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (2002–2014). Events after 2014 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 10LC007 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.