Peel River above Fort McPherson water level

Name: Peel River above Fort McPherson 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, Peel River, Northwest Territories, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

4.85m Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 07:35 PM PDT (57 min ago)

Flow: 655 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Peel River above Fort McPherson, where the gauge shows 4.85 m.

That puts it 0.18 m below the median of 5.02 m for mid-October, based on 14 years of readings.

It is on the way up, by 0.07 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 4.77 m – 6.51 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: 5.02 m0.18 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 4.28 m – 5.71 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 4.77 m – 6.51 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 4.80 m – 6.87 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 Peel River

The Peel River is a tributary of the Mackenzie River in Yukon and the Northwest Territories in Canada. Its source is in the Ogilvie Mountains in central Yukon at the confluence of the Ogilvie River and Blackstone River. Its main tributaries are:Ogilvie River Blackstone River Hart River Wind River (Yukon) Bonnet Plume River Snake River (Yukon)

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 16 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon -3° -9° – Wind 11 km/h

20 Tue -4° -9° 9.1 mm, 100% Wind 21 km/h

21 Wed -2° -8° 7.0 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu -6° -14° – Wind 10 km/h

23 Fri -3° -10° – Wind 14 km/h

24 Sat 0° -15° – Wind 14 km/h

25 Sun 1° -8° – Wind 12 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 09:19 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 8 hr, 51 min First quarter 65%

Map

Other gauges on the Peel River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Peel River at Frog CreekRiver gauge, Peel River	2.89 m	High	+0.24 m	43 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mackenzie River at Arctic Red RiverRiver gauge, Mackenzie River	3.57 m	Normal	−0.03 m	53 km
Rat River near Fort McPhersonRiver gauge, Rat River	3.17 m	No reference yet	+0.01 m	58 km
Mackenzie River at Confluence East ChannelRiver gauge, Mackenzie River	2.56 m	Normal	−0.05 m	68 km
Rengleng River below Highway No. 8 (Dempster Highway)River gauge, Rengleng River	5.61 m	High	±0	70 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Peel River above Fort McPherson in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 5.02 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 4.28 m and 5.71 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 4.85 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Peel River above Fort McPherson today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 07:35 PM PDT, the water level was 4.85 m. Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Peel River above Fort McPherson rising or falling?

Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.11 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Peel River above Fort McPherson 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:10MC002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 67.25889, -134.88881 (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	4.85 m	2026-10-20 02:35	Provisional
Flow	655 m³/s	2026-10-20 02:35	Provisional

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