Klondike River above Bonanza Creek water level

Name: Klondike River above Bonanza 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, Klondike River, Yukon, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.04m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 05:15 AM PDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 60.0 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Klondike River above Bonanza Creek, where the gauge shows 1.04 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.98 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.06 m above typical.

It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.02 m – 1.32 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.98 m0.06 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.79 m – 1.46 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.02 m – 1.32 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.03 m – 1.31 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 Klondike River

The Klondike River is a tributary of the Yukon River in Canada that gave its name to the Klondike Gold Rush and the Klondike region of the Yukon Territory. The Klondike River rises in the Ogilvie Mountains and flows into the Yukon River at Dawson City.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 2° -2° – Wind 4 km/h

18 Sun 1° -1° 1.5 mm, 44% Wind 5 km/h

19 Mon 2° -3° 1.4 mm, 57% Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 5° -1° 11 mm, 76% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 3° -7° 4.6 mm, 77% Wind 9 km/h

22 Thu -5° -14° 1.4 mm Wind 4 km/h

23 Fri -8° -15° – Wind 5 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 09:20 AM Sunset 06:46 PM Daylight 9 hr, 26 min First quarter 59%

Map

Other gauges on the Klondike River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Klondike River at Rock CreekRiver gauge, Klondike River	7.22 m	No reference yet	±0	16 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Yukon River at DawsonRiver gauge, Yukon River	1.27 m	Normal	−0.02 m	3.2 km
Indian River above the MouthRiver gauge, Indian River	1.60 m	Low	−0.01 m	32 km
North Klondike River near the MouthRiver gauge, North Klondike River	1.84 m	Normal	−0.01 m	40 km
Sixty Mile River near the MouthRiver gauge, Sixty Mile River	5.96 m	Low	+0.01 m	54 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Klondike River above Bonanza Creek in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.98 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.79 m and 1.46 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 1.04 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Klondike River above Bonanza Creek today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 05:15 AM PDT, the water level was 1.04 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Klondike River above Bonanza 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 Klondike River above Bonanza Creek normal?

Normal 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:09EA003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 64.04278, -139.40778 (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	1.04 m	2026-10-19 12:15	Provisional
Flow	60.0 m³/s	2026-10-19 12:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Klondike River above Bonanza Creek (eccc:09EA003). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/yukon/klondike-river-above-bonanza-creek

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