Mackenzie River at Kuluarpak Channel water level

Name: Mackenzie River at Kuluarpak Channel 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, Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories, Canada

Directions

Very high for mid-October

Water level

9.08m Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:20 AM PDT (45 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Mackenzie River at Kuluarpak Channel shows 9.08 m, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.37 m above the median of 8.70 m for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings.

The water is rising: up 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. If the rise continues, low-lying paths and riverside parking can go under water. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 8.55 m and 9.86 m.

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

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 8.70 m0.37 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 8.49 m – 9.02 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 8.55 m – 9.86 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 8.65 m – 9.63 m

High water at Mackenzie River at Kuluarpak Channel

Official flood alerts and warnings come from the provincial river forecast centre. They cover areas, not single gauges, so a warning can be in force before this reading looks dramatic.

Keep children and dogs well back from the edge, and stay off flooded footpaths and towpaths.

About the Mackenzie River

The Mackenzie River is a river in the Canadian boreal forest and tundra. It forms, along with the Slave, Peace, and Finlay, the longest river system in Canada, the second largest drainage basin of any North American river after the Mississippi.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 17 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue -1° -10° 1.1 mm, 100% Wind 21 km/h

21 Wed -1° -5° 2.1 mm, 100% Wind 37 km/h

22 Thu -3° -7° 1.1 mm, 31% Wind 26 km/h

23 Fri -5° -7° – Wind 26 km/h

24 Sat 0° -8° – Wind 31 km/h

25 Sun 2° 0° – Wind 30 km/h

26 Mon 2° 0° – Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 09:32 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 8 hr, 27 min First quarter 67%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Big Lake at Taglu IslandLake, Big Lake	8.66 m	Normal	+0.06 m	4.2 km
Mackenzie River (Kumak Channel) below Middle ChannelRiver gauge, Mackenzie River (Kumak Channel)	5.30 m	Very low	−0.21 m	15 km
Mackenzie River (Middle Channel) at Tununuk PointRiver gauge, Mackenzie River (Middle Channel)	10.14 m	High	−0.01 m	48 km
Mackenzie River (Reindeer Channel) at Ellice IslandRiver gauge, Mackenzie River (Reindeer Channel)	9.82 m	Very high	+0.02 m	49 km
Hans Creek above Husky LakesRiver gauge, Hans Creek	4.03 m	Very high	+0.11 m	84 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Mackenzie River at Kuluarpak Channel in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 8.70 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 8.49 m and 9.02 m, based on 13 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 9.08 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Mackenzie River at Kuluarpak Channel today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:20 AM PDT, the water level was 9.08 m. Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Mackenzie River at Kuluarpak Channel rising or falling?

Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.23 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Mackenzie River at Kuluarpak Channel normal?

Very high for mid-October. Compared with 13 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:10LC021 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 69.42313, -135.01553 (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	9.08 m	2026-10-20 09:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Mackenzie River at Kuluarpak Channel (eccc:10LC021). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/northwest-territories/mackenzie-river-at-kuluarpak-channel

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