Back River above Hermann River
Water level and flow at gauge 10RC001, Nunavut. The flow is normal for October (118% 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 56 years of monthly averages): 289 m³/s10,197 cfs – 601 m³/s21,233 cfs, median 417 m³/s14,709 cfs. Right now it is at 118% of the median.
July 3, 1987 · approved records 1967–2024 (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 53 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
| Meadowbank RiverAbove Nanau Lake · 75 km | 8.47 m27.80 ft | Above normal |
| Thelon RiverBelow Outlet of Schultz Lake · 148 km | 25.26 m82.88 ft | Very high |
| Brown RiverThe Outlet of Brown Lake · 247 km | 6.01 m19.70 ft | Normal |
| Dubawnt RiverOutlet of Marjorie Lake · 248 km | 14.42 m47.31 ft | Very high |
| Kazan RiverAbove Kazan Falls · 272 km | 75.07 m246.30 ft | Very high |
| Thelon RiverAbove Beverly Lake · 284 km | 24.54 m80.51 ft | Above normal |
About this gauge
Station: 10RC001 · Back River Above Hermann River
Location: 66.0861, -96.5108 · Nunavut
Same river: Below Beechy Lake
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 above Hermann River today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 2.67 m (8.76 ft) with a flow of 492 m³/s (17,375 cfs).
Is the Back River above Hermann River high right now?
The flow is normal for October (118% of the median).
Is the Back River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Back River above Hermann River?
9,690 m³/s (342,199 cfs) on July 3, 1987, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1967–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 10RC001 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.