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Ross River at Ross River water level

River gauge, Ross River, Yukon, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

9.75m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
59.8 m³/s
9.5 9.8 10.0

History

9.69.810.0mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 189.69.810.0mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18
9.69.810.0mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 189.69.810.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Ross River at Ross River is at 9.75 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 9.73 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.02 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 9.74 m and 9.84 m.

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

Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
9.73 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
9.51 m – 9.99 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
9.74 m – 9.84 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
9.75 m – 9.83 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: 13 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 5° -2° – Wind 8 km/h
18 Sun 4° -1° 2.8 mm, 77% Wind 4 km/h
19 Mon 4° -1° 0.2 mm, 28% Wind 10 km/h
20 Tue 7° 1° 2.6 mm, 90% Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 4° -4° – Wind 10 km/h
22 Thu 2° -4° – Wind 3 km/h
23 Fri 1° -7° – Wind 4 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:43 AM Sunset 06:28 PM Daylight 9 hr, 45 min First quarter 47%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Pelly River at Ross RiverRiver gauge, Pelly River 1.19 m Normal +0.02 m 2.1 km
Pelly River below Vangorda CreekRiver gauge, Pelly River 4.76 m Normal +0.01 m 57 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Ross River at Ross River in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 9.73 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 9.51 m and 9.99 m, based on 14 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 9.75 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ross River at Ross River today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 09:20 PM PDT, the water level was 9.75 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Ross River at Ross River rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Ross River at Ross River normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 14 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:09BA001 (Agency page)
Coordinates
61.98878, -132.40717 (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 9.75 m 2026-10-18 04:20 Provisional
Flow 59.8 m³/s 2026-10-18 04:20 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Ross River at Ross River (eccc:09BA001). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/yukon/ross-river-at-ross-river

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.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer