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SwedenPeel River above Canyon Creek water level
River gauge, Peel River, Yukon, Canada
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 184 m³/s
History
What this means
Water levels are unremarkable at Peel River above Canyon Creek, where the gauge shows 1.19 m.
The median for mid-October is 1.23 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.04 m below typical.
It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.19 m – 1.81 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
- 1.23 m0.04 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 1.05 m – 1.62 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 1.19 m – 1.81 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 1.20 m – 1.79 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: 20 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle River at Dempster Highway BridgeRiver gauge, Eagle River | 2.91 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 68 km |
Questions and answers
What is a normal level for the Peel River above Canyon Creek in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 1.23 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.05 m and 1.62 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 1.19 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Peel River above Canyon Creek today?
On Oct 19, 2026, 01:30 AM PDT, the water level was 1.19 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Peel River above Canyon Creek rising or falling?
Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Peel River above Canyon Creek 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:10MA001(Agency page)- Coordinates
65.89261, -136.03789(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 | 1.19 m | 2026-10-19 08:30 | Provisional |
| Flow | 184 m³/s | 2026-10-19 08:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Peel River above Canyon Creek (eccc:10MA001). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/yukon/peel-river-above-canyon-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