Nivelmap
EN

Kuunajuk River near the Mouth water level

River gauge, Kuunajuk River, Nunavut, Canada

Directions

Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

3.78m Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
53.3 m³/s
3.5 4.0

History

History
3.54.04.5mOct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Oct 203.54.04.5mOct 13Oct 17Oct 20
45mSep 20Sep 28Oct 5Oct 13Oct 2045mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Kuunajuk River near the Mouth is at 3.78 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 3.63 m, based on 17 years of readings, so the water level is 0.15 m above typical.

It has risen 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 3.49 m and 5.22 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 17 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
3.63 m0.15 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
3.36 m – 4.36 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (17 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
3.49 m – 5.22 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
3.58 m – 4.16 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 12 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 0° -3° 2.9 mm, 73% Wind 18 km/h
21 Wed 0° -5° 0.1 mm, 43% Wind 41 km/h
22 Thu 1° -4° – Wind 44 km/h
23 Fri -4° -6° – Wind 33 km/h
24 Sat -4° -6° 0.2 mm Wind 22 km/h
25 Sun -6° -12° 0.1 mm Wind 18 km/h
26 Mon -7° -12° 1.2 mm Wind 12 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:18 AM Sunset 05:06 PM Daylight 8 hr, 47 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Kuunajuk River near the Mouth in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.63 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.36 m and 4.36 m, based on 17 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 3.78 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Kuunajuk River near the Mouth today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:20 PM CST, the water level was 3.78 m. Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Kuunajuk River near the Mouth rising or falling?

Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kuunajuk River near the Mouth normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 17 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:10QD001 (Agency page)
Coordinates
67.70833, -104.13917 (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 3.78 m 2026-10-20 20:20 Provisional
Flow 53.3 m³/s 2026-10-20 20:20 Provisional

Download

Embed this gauge

Add a live card for this gauge to your website. It updates on its own and links back here.

How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Kuunajuk River near the Mouth (eccc:10QD001). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/nunavut/kuunajuk-river-near-the-mouth

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.