Fairy Lake River outlet of Napaktulik Lake
Water level and flow at gauge 10PC005, Nunavut. The flow is well below normal for October (60% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
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 30 years of monthly averages): 41.1 m³/s1,451 cfs – 56.5 m³/s1,996 cfs, median 46.3 m³/s1,633 cfs. Right now it is at 60% of the median.
August 7, 2001 · approved records 1993–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 28% 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 30 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
| Coppermine RiverOutlet of Point Lake · 93 km | — | Below normal |
| Point LakeThe Outlet · 94 km | 7.65 m25.09 ft | Below normal |
| Contwoyto LakeLupin Mine · 136 km | 443.27 m1,454.30 ft | Normal |
| Coppermine RiverAbove Copper Creek · 137 km | 17.18 m56.35 ft | Normal |
| Great Bear LakeHornby Bay · 166 km | 6.14 m20.13 ft | Very low |
| Tree RiverThe Mouth · 179 km | 2.23 m7.30 ft | Normal |
About this gauge
Station: 10PC005 · Fairy Lake River Near Outlet of Napaktulik Lake
Location: 66.2536, -113.9914 · 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 Fairy Lake River outlet of Napaktulik Lake today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 7.80 m (25.58 ft) with a flow of 27.9 m³/s (985 cfs).
Is the Fairy Lake River outlet of Napaktulik Lake high right now?
The flow is well below normal for October (60% of the median).
Is the Fairy Lake River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Fairy Lake River outlet of Napaktulik Lake?
98.7 m³/s (3,486 cfs) on August 7, 2001, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1993–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 10PC005 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.