Yukon River at Whitehorse water level

Name: Yukon River at Whitehorse water level (Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada)
Creator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
License: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

River gauge, Yukon River, Yukon, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

29.26m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 12:15 AM PDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Yukon River at Whitehorse: the gauge reads 29.26 m, far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.26 m below the median of 29.52 m for mid-October, based on 12 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 29.22 m – 30.08 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 12 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 29.52 m0.26 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 29.31 m – 30.25 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (12 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 29.22 m – 30.08 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 29.26 m – 30.08 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Yukon River

The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. From its source in British Columbia, it flows through Canada's territory of Yukon. The lower half of the river continues westward through the U.S. state of Alaska. The river is 3,190 kilometres (1,980 mi) long and empties into the Bering Sea at the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta. The average flow is 6,400–7,000 m3/s (230,000–250,000 cu ft/s). The total drainage area is 854,700 km2 (330,000 mi2), of which 323,800 km2 (125,000 mi2) lies in Canada. The total area is more than 25% larger than Texas or Alberta.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 22 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 6° -1° 2.1 mm, 98% Wind 6 km/h

19 Mon 6° -2° – Wind 23 km/h

20 Tue 6° 1° 4.7 mm, 98% Wind 30 km/h

21 Wed 5° -2° – Wind 14 km/h

22 Thu 3° -4° 0.9 mm, 22% Wind 5 km/h

23 Fri 1° -4° – Wind 6 km/h

24 Sat 2° -5° – Wind 5 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:52 AM Sunset 06:39 PM Daylight 9 hr, 47 min First quarter 57%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Ibex River near WhitehorseRiver gauge, Ibex River	4.15 m	Very high	±0	23 km
Takhini River near WhitehorseRiver gauge, Takhini River	3.14 m	Low	−0.01 m	39 km
Lake Laberge near WhitehorseLake, Lake Laberge	7.35 m	Low	−0.04 m	39 km
Marsh Lake near WhitehorseLake, Marsh Lake	2.75 m	Normal	+0.02 m	45 km
Bennett Lake at CarcrossLake, Bennett Lake	1.99 m	Very low	+0.01 m	67 km
Tagish Lake at 10 Mile RoadLake, Tagish Lake	6.88 m	Low	±0	75 km

Questions and answers

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

The median for mid-October is 29.52 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 29.31 m and 30.25 m, based on 12 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 29.26 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Yukon River at Whitehorse today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 12:15 AM PDT, the water level was 29.26 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Yukon River at Whitehorse rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.26 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Yukon River at Whitehorse normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 12 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:09AB001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 60.74450, -135.06403 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	29.26 m	2026-10-19 07:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Yukon River at Whitehorse (eccc:09AB001). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/yukon/yukon-river-at-whitehorse

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