Liard River near the Mouth water level

Name: Liard River near the Mouth 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, Liard River, Northwest Territories, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

1.96m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 03:05 AM PDT (45 min ago)

Flow: 1,460 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Liard River near the Mouth: the gauge reads 1.96 m, below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 2.33 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.37 m below typical.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 1.96 m – 2.66 m.

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

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 2.33 m0.37 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.89 m – 2.83 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.96 m – 2.66 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.97 m – 2.83 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 Liard River

The Liard River of the North American boreal forest flows through Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada. Rising in the Saint Cyr Range of the Pelly Mountains in southeastern Yukon, it flows 1,115 km (693 mi) southeast through British Columbia, marking the northern end of the Rocky Mountains and then curving northeast back into Yukon and Northwest Territories, draining into the Mackenzie River at Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories. The river drains approximately 277,100 km2 (107,000 sq mi) of boreal forest and muskeg.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 9° -3° 1.7 mm, 41% Wind 20 km/h

21 Wed 10° 2° – Wind 24 km/h

22 Thu 1° -2° – Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 2° -3° – Wind 7 km/h

24 Sat 1° -4° – Wind 9 km/h

25 Sun 3° -4° – Wind 10 km/h

26 Mon 2° -4° – Wind 12 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:03 AM Sunset 05:38 PM Daylight 9 hr, 35 min First quarter 67%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mackenzie River at Fort SimpsonRiver gauge, Mackenzie River	4.70 m	Normal	−0.02 m	16 km
Mackenzie River at Strong PointRiver gauge, Mackenzie River	7.25 m	Normal	−0.01 m	24 km
Jean-Marie River at Highway No. 1River gauge, Jean-Marie River	1.64 m	Very low	±0	33 km
Scotty Creek at Highway No. 7River gauge, Scotty Creek	2.91 m	Very low	±0	38 km
Mackenzie River at Jean Marie RiverRiver gauge, Mackenzie River	94.59 m	No reference yet	−0.02 m	40 km
Birch River at Highway No. 7River gauge, Birch River	0.54 m	Very low	−0.01 m	65 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Liard River near the Mouth in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.33 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.89 m and 2.83 m, based on 20 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 1.96 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Liard River near the Mouth today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 03:05 AM PDT, the water level was 1.96 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Liard River near the Mouth rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.20 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Liard River near the Mouth normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 20 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:10ED002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 61.74267, -121.22786 (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	1.96 m	2026-10-20 10:05	Provisional
Flow	1,460 m³/s	2026-10-20 10:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Liard River near the Mouth (eccc:10ED002). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/northwest-territories/liard-river-near-the-mouth

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