Kuunajuk River at The Mouth
Water level and flow at gauge 10QD001, Nunavut. The flow is normal for October (101% 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 41 years of monthly averages): 17.0 m³/s600 cfs – 57.5 m³/s2,031 cfs, median 37.4 m³/s1,321 cfs. Right now it is at 101% of the median.
June 24, 1986 · approved records 1984–2012 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 2% 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 6 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
| Freshwater CreekCambridge Bay · 162 km | 2.94 m9.66 ft | Very low |
| Burnside RiverThe Mouth · 229 km | 4.23 m13.88 ft | Very high |
| Back RiverBelow Beechy Lake · 293 km | 1.71 m5.61 ft | Normal |
| Baillie RiverThe Mouth · 300 km | 4.46 m14.64 ft | Normal |
| Tree RiverThe Mouth · 328 km | 2.23 m7.30 ft | Normal |
| Thelon RiverAbove Beverly Lake · 375 km | 24.54 m80.51 ft | Above normal |
About this gauge
Station: 10QD001 · Kuunajuk River Near the Mouth
Location: 67.7083, -104.1392 · 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 Kuunajuk River at The Mouth today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 3.62 m (11.88 ft) with a flow of 37.7 m³/s (1,331 cfs).
Is the Kuunajuk River at The Mouth high right now?
The flow is normal for October (101% of the median).
Is the Kuunajuk River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Kuunajuk River at The Mouth?
2,120 m³/s (74,867 cfs) on June 24, 1986, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1984–2012). Events after 2012 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 10QD001 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.