Liard River below Scurvy Creek water level

Name: Liard River below Scurvy Creek 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, Yukon, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

6.91m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 02:10 PM PDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 56.7 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

High water at Liard River below Scurvy Creek: the latest reading is 6.91 m, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 6.75 m, based on 9 years of readings, so the water level is 0.16 m above typical.

It is still going down, by 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 6.77 m – 7.11 m.

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

Compared with 9 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 6.75 m0.16 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 6.62 m – 7.07 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (9 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 6.77 m – 7.11 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 6.77 m – 7.10 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

Rain in the last 3 days: 13 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 5° -2° 0.5 mm, 93% Wind 10 km/h

19 Mon 3° -4° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 6° -1° 2.6 mm, 99% Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 5° -4° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 2° -8° – Wind 4 km/h

23 Fri 2° -5° – Wind 5 km/h

24 Sat 0° -8° – Wind 7 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:32 AM Sunset 06:24 PM Daylight 9 hr, 52 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the Liard River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Liard River at Upper CrossingRiver gauge, Liard River	2.37 m	Normal	+0.04 m	122 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Liard River below Scurvy Creek in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 6.75 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 6.62 m and 7.07 m, based on 9 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 6.91 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Liard River below Scurvy Creek today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 02:10 PM PDT, the water level was 6.91 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Liard River below Scurvy Creek rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Liard River below Scurvy Creek normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 9 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:10AA006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 60.81078, -130.52103 (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	6.91 m	2026-10-18 21:10	Provisional
Flow	56.7 m³/s	2026-10-18 21:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Liard River below Scurvy Creek (eccc:10AA006). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/yukon/liard-river-below-scurvy-creek

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