Peel River at Frog Creek water level
River gauge, Peel River, Northwest Territories, Canada
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
What this means
Water levels are unremarkable at Peel River at Frog Creek, where the gauge shows 2.63 m.
That puts it 0.11 m above the median of 2.53 m for mid-October, based on 12 years of readings.
It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 2.61 m – 5.18 m.
Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.
Compared with 12 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 2.53 m0.11 m above the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 2.22 m – 3.11 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (12 years of records)
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 2.61 m – 5.18 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 2.64 m – 4.42 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)
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 15 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the Peel River
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peel River above Fort McPhersonRiver gauge, Peel River | 4.82 m | Normal | +0.03 m | 43 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie River at Confluence East ChannelRiver gauge, Mackenzie River | 2.57 m | Normal | −0.05 m | 28 km |
| Rengleng River below Highway No. 8 (Dempster Highway)River gauge, Rengleng River | 5.65 m | Very high | +0.05 m | 36 km |
| Mackenzie River at Arctic Red RiverRiver gauge, Mackenzie River | 3.57 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 43 km |
| Rat River near Fort McPhersonRiver gauge, Rat River | 3.13 m | No reference yet | ±0 | 45 km |
| Mackenzie River (Peel Channel) above AklavikRiver gauge, Mackenzie River (Peel Channel) | 10.80 m | Very high | −0.03 m | 66 km |
| Caribou Creek above Highway No. 8 (Dempster Highway)River gauge, Caribou Creek | 5.89 m | Low | −0.01 m | 70 km |
Questions and answers
What is a normal level for the Peel River at Frog Creek in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 2.53 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.22 m and 3.11 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 2.63 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Peel River at Frog Creek today?
On Oct 19, 2026, 10:40 AM PDT, the water level was 2.63 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Peel River at Frog Creek rising or falling?
Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.15 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Peel River at Frog Creek normal?
Normal 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:10MC022(Agency page)- Coordinates
67.63542, -134.65225(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 | 2.63 m | 2026-10-19 17:40 | Provisional |
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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Peel River at Frog Creek (eccc:10MC022). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/northwest-territories/peel-river-at-frog-creek
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