Back River below Beechy Lake
Water level and flow at gauge 10RA001, Nunavut. The flow is normal for October (97% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
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 44 years of monthly averages): 59.4 m³/s2,099 cfs – 115 m³/s4,052 cfs, median 82.7 m³/s2,921 cfs. Right now it is at 97% of the median.
June 16, 1992 · approved records 1981–2020 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 5% 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 40 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
| Baillie RiverThe Mouth · 77 km | 4.46 m14.64 ft | Normal |
| Hanbury RiverAbove Hoare Lake · 183 km | 4.67 m15.31 ft | Normal |
| Burnside RiverThe Mouth · 211 km | 4.23 m13.88 ft | Very high |
| Thelon RiverAbove Beverly Lake · 235 km | 24.54 m80.51 ft | Above normal |
| Contwoyto LakeLupin Mine · 246 km | 443.27 m1,454.30 ft | Normal |
| Yamba RiverBelow Daring Lake · 266 km | 3.93 m12.88 ft | Normal |
About this gauge
Station: 10RA001 · Back River Below Beechy Lake
Location: 65.1872, -106.0858 · Nunavut
Same river: Above Hermann River
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 Back River below Beechy Lake today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 1.71 m (5.61 ft) with a flow of 80.1 m³/s (2,829 cfs).
Is the Back River below Beechy Lake high right now?
The flow is normal for October (97% of the median).
Is the Back River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Back River below Beechy Lake?
1,630 m³/s (57,563 cfs) on June 16, 1992, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1981–2020). Events after 2020 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 10RA001 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.