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Kazan River above Kazan Falls water level

River gauge, Kazan River, Nunavut, Canada

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Right now

Very high for mid-October

Water level

74.98m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
766 m³/s
74.0 74.5 75.0

History

History
74.074.575.0mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 1974.074.575.0mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19
74.074.575.0mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 1974.074.575.0mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

High water at Kazan River above Kazan Falls: the latest reading is 74.98 m, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.74 m above the median of 74.24 m for mid-October, based on 19 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 74.90 m – 75.13 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
74.24 m0.74 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
73.83 m – 74.87 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
74.90 m – 75.13 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
74.94 m – 75.12 m

High water: what to watch for

Fast water is stronger than it looks. Even shallow water across a road can move a car, and riverbanks can be undercut and give way without warning.

Upstream gauges on the same river usually show a rise first, which is a useful early warning.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 1° -2° 2.5 mm, 77% Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 0° -4° 0.2 mm Wind 26 km/h
21 Wed 0° -7° 0.1 mm, 24% Wind 40 km/h
22 Thu 2° -3° 0.5 mm, 33% Wind 41 km/h
23 Fri -3° -8° – Wind 22 km/h
24 Sat -5° -10° – Wind 22 km/h
25 Sun -5° -11° – Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:24 AM Sunset 05:54 PM Daylight 9 hr, 29 min First quarter 57%

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Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Kazan River above Kazan Falls in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 74.24 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 73.83 m and 74.87 m, based on 19 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 74.98 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Kazan River above Kazan Falls today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:15 AM CDT, the water level was 74.98 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Kazan River above Kazan Falls rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.14 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kazan River above Kazan Falls normal?

Very high for mid-October. Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada publishes a new reading every hour. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence – Canada. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code
eccc:06LC001 (Agency page)
Coordinates
63.65258, -95.85211 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
station datum (assumed datum)
Update interval
every hour
Licence
Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 74.98 m 2026-10-19 07:15 Provisional
Flow 766 m³/s 2026-10-19 06:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Kazan River above Kazan Falls (eccc:06LC001). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/nunavut/kazan-river-above-kazan-falls

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.