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Dezadeash River at Haines Junction water level

River gauge, Dezadeash River, Yukon, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

2.96m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
33.8 m³/s
2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1

History

2.83.03.2mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 182.83.03.2mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18
2.83.03.2mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10Oct 182.83.03.2mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Dezadeash River at Haines Junction reads 2.96 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 2.97 m for mid-October, based on 14 years of readings.

The level is falling, down 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.92 m and 3.05 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
2.97 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
2.79 m – 3.19 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
2.92 m – 3.05 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
2.94 m – 3.04 m

Conditions at Dezadeash River at Haines Junction

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 28 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 3° -2° 4.9 mm, 94% Wind 4 km/h
18 Sun 3° -2° 2.3 mm, 98% Wind 5 km/h
19 Mon 4° -2° 1.2 mm, 84% Wind 7 km/h
20 Tue 6° 0° 27 mm, 100% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 3° -6° 0.2 mm, 58% Wind 6 km/h
22 Thu 1° -5° 0.6 mm, 29% Wind 6 km/h
23 Fri 1° -10° – Wind 6 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 09:00 AM Sunset 06:52 PM Daylight 9 hr, 52 min First quarter 51%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
West Aishihik River near the MouthRiver gauge, West Aishihik River 6.87 m Low +0.05 m 38 km
Aishihik River below Aishihik LakeRiver gauge, Aishihik River 3.06 m Very low ±0 56 km
Aishihik Lake near WhitehorseLake, Aishihik Lake 3.34 m Normal +0.02 m 57 km
Giltana Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Giltana Creek 0.65 m Normal +0.01 m 57 km
Kluane Lake near Burwash LandingLake, Kluane Lake 1.78 m Normal ±0 64 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Dezadeash River at Haines Junction in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.97 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.79 m and 3.19 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 2.96 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Dezadeash River at Haines Junction today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 11:10 PM PDT, the water level was 2.96 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Dezadeash River at Haines Junction rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Dezadeash River at Haines Junction 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:08AA003 (Agency page)
Coordinates
60.74806, -137.50833 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 2.96 m 2026-10-18 06:10 Provisional
Flow 33.8 m³/s 2026-10-18 06:10 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Dezadeash River at Haines Junction (eccc:08AA003). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/yukon/dezadeash-river-at-haines-junction

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