Porcupine River near International Boundary water level

Name: Porcupine River near International Boundary 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, Porcupine River, Yukon, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

7.47m Down 0.07 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 04:45 AM PDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 231 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Porcupine River near International Boundary, where the gauge shows 7.47 m.

The median for mid-October is 7.34 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.14 m above typical.

It is still going down, by 0.07 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 7.47 m – 10.17 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: 7.34 m0.14 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.11 m – 8.11 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.47 m – 10.17 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.56 m – 10.61 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 Porcupine River

The Porcupine River is a 916 km (569 mi) tributary of the Yukon River in Canada and the United States. It rises in the Ogilvie Mountains north of Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. From there it flows north through the community of Old Crow, veers southwest into the U.S. state of Alaska, and enters the larger river at Fort Yukon, Alaska. It derives its name from the Gwich'in word for the river, Ch'oonjik, or "Porcupine Quill River".

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 0° -3° – Wind 20 km/h

18 Sun -3° -5° 0.2 mm Wind 14 km/h

19 Mon -5° -12° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue -4° -10° 5.9 mm, 67% Wind 25 km/h

21 Wed -3° -11° 3.0 mm, 68% Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu -6° -13° – Wind 8 km/h

23 Fri -8° -15° – Wind 9 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 09:43 AM Sunset 06:33 PM Daylight 8 hr, 49 min First quarter 68%

Map

Other gauges on the Porcupine River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Porcupine River below Old Crow RiverRiver gauge, Porcupine River	10.14 m	Low	−0.08 m	37 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Old Crow River near the MouthRiver gauge, Old Crow River	23.81 m	Normal	−0.03 m	45 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Porcupine River near International Boundary in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.34 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.11 m and 8.11 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 7.47 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Porcupine River near International Boundary today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 04:45 AM PDT, the water level was 7.47 m. Down 0.07 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Porcupine River near International Boundary rising or falling?

Down 0.07 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.11 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Porcupine River near International Boundary 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:09FD002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 67.45853, -140.66200 (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	7.47 m	2026-10-20 11:45	Provisional
Flow	231 m³/s	2026-10-20 11:45	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Porcupine River near International Boundary (eccc:09FD002). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/yukon/porcupine-river-near-international-boundary

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