Coppermine River above Copper Creek
Water level and flow at gauge 10PC004, Nunavut. The flow is normal for October (88% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
Latest reading Oct 25, 6 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 33 years of monthly averages): 206 m³/s7,275 cfs – 322 m³/s11,371 cfs, median 251 m³/s8,864 cfs. Right now it is at 88% of the median.
June 12, 2001 · approved records 1988–2013 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 9% 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 35 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
| Great Bear LakeHornby Bay · 101 km | 6.14 m20.13 ft | Very low |
| Fairy Lake RiverOutlet of Napaktulik Lake · 137 km | 7.80 m25.58 ft | Very low |
| Tree RiverThe Mouth · 176 km | 2.23 m7.30 ft | Normal |
| Camsell RiverOutlet of Clut Lake · 199 km | 2.76 m9.05 ft | Very low |
| Coppermine RiverOutlet of Point Lake · 218 km | — | Below normal |
| Point LakeThe Outlet · 220 km | 7.65 m25.09 ft | Below normal |
About this gauge
Station: 10PC004 · Coppermine River Above Copper Creek
Location: 67.2283, -115.8889 · Nunavut
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 Coppermine River above Copper Creek today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 17.18 m (56.35 ft) with a flow of 220 m³/s (7,769 cfs).
Is the Coppermine River above Copper Creek high right now?
The flow is normal for October (88% of the median).
Is the Coppermine River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Coppermine River above Copper Creek?
2,320 m³/s (81,930 cfs) on June 12, 2001, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1988–2013). Events after 2013 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 10PC004 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.