Pelly River at Ross River water level

Name: Pelly River at Ross River 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, Pelly River, Yukon, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.19m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 06:40 AM PDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 165 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Pelly River at Ross River is at 1.19 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.10 m above the median of 1.10 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings.

It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.16 m and 1.43 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: 1.10 m0.10 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.82 m – 1.54 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.16 m – 1.43 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.17 m – 1.42 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Pelly River

The Pelly River is a river in Canada, and is a headstream of the Yukon River. The river originates west of the Mackenzie Mountains and flows 530 km (330 mi) through south-central Yukon. The Pelly has two main tributaries, the Ross and Macmillan rivers.

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.

17 Sat 5° -2° – Wind 8 km/h

18 Sun 4° -1° 2.8 mm, 77% Wind 4 km/h

19 Mon 4° -1° 0.2 mm, 28% Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 7° 0° 2.6 mm, 90% Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 4° -4° – Wind 10 km/h

22 Thu 2° -5° – Wind 3 km/h

23 Fri 1° -7° – Wind 4 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:43 AM Sunset 06:28 PM Daylight 9 hr, 45 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the Pelly River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pelly River below Vangorda CreekRiver gauge, Pelly River	4.77 m	Normal	+0.03 m	55 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Ross River at Ross RiverRiver gauge, Ross River	9.76 m	Normal	±0	2.1 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Pelly River at Ross River in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.10 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.82 m and 1.54 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 1.19 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Pelly River at Ross River today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 06:40 AM PDT, the water level was 1.19 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Pelly River at Ross River rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Pelly River at Ross River 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:09BC002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 61.98664, -132.44759 (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	2026-10-18 13:40	Provisional
Flow	165 m³/s	2026-10-18 13:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Pelly River at Ross River (eccc:09BC002). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/yukon/pelly-river-at-ross-river

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