Trout River at Kilometre 783.7 Alaska Highway water level

Name: Trout River at Kilometre 783.7 Alaska Highway 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, Trout River, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

2.16m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:10 PM PDT (36 min ago)

Flow: 14.4 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Trout River at Kilometre 783.7 Alaska Highway: the gauge reads 2.16 m, far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 2.21 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.05 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 2.16 m – 2.33 m.

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

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 2.21 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.16 m – 2.26 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.16 m – 2.33 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.16 m – 2.39 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 Trout River

Trout River is a river in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is a major tributary of the Mackenzie River.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 11° 0° 1.0 mm, 98% Wind 6 km/h

21 Wed 11° 0° 0.2 mm Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 7° -1° 0.1 mm, 55% Wind 7 km/h

23 Fri 5° -2° – Wind 12 km/h

24 Sat 4° -4° – Wind 11 km/h

25 Sun 5° -5° – Wind 6 km/h

26 Mon 6° -4° – Wind 14 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:14 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 9 hr, 50 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Liard River at Lower CrossingRiver gauge, Liard River	9.59 m	Normal	+0.02 m	12 km
Teeter Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Teeter Creek	7.63 m	Normal	±0	21 km
Smith River near the MouthRiver gauge, Smith River	1.08 m	Low	±0	39 km
Toad River above Nonda CreekRiver gauge, Toad River	1.40 m	Normal	−0.01 m	63 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Trout River at Kilometre 783.7 Alaska Highway in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.21 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.16 m and 2.26 m, based on 15 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 2.16 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Trout River at Kilometre 783.7 Alaska Highway today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:10 PM PDT, the water level was 2.16 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Trout River at Kilometre 783.7 Alaska Highway rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Trout River at Kilometre 783.7 Alaska Highway normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 15 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:10BE007 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 59.33597, -125.94025 (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	2.16 m	2026-10-20 21:10	Provisional
Flow	14.4 m³/s	2026-10-20 20:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Trout River at Kilometre 783.7 Alaska Highway (eccc:10BE007). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/trout-river-at-kilometre-783-7-alaska-highway

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