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Takhini River near Whitehorse water level

River gauge, Takhini River, Yukon, Canada

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

3.13m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
60.2 m³/s
3.2 3.5 3.7

History

History
3.23.43.6mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 193.23.43.6mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19
3.54.0mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 193.54.0mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
345mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026345mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Takhini River near Whitehorse is running below normal at 3.13 m.

The median for mid-October is 3.27 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.13 m below typical.

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 3.13 m and 3.53 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
3.27 m0.13 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
3.11 m – 3.70 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
3.13 m – 3.53 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
3.14 m – 3.60 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 16 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 5° -2° 1.5 mm, 69% Wind 6 km/h
18 Sun 4° 0° 4.9 mm, 81% Wind 4 km/h
19 Mon 5° -2° – Wind 6 km/h
20 Tue 8° 1° 2.3 mm, 88% Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 5° -3° – Wind 13 km/h
22 Thu 2° -4° 0.6 mm, 33% Wind 5 km/h
23 Fri 1° -6° – Wind 5 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:55 AM Sunset 06:42 PM Daylight 9 hr, 46 min First quarter 58%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Ibex River near WhitehorseRiver gauge, Ibex River 4.15 m Very high ±0 20 km
Yukon River at WhitehorseRiver gauge, Yukon River 29.26 m Very low ±0 39 km
Lake Laberge near WhitehorseLake, Lake Laberge 7.35 m Low −0.04 m 39 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Takhini River near Whitehorse in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.27 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.11 m and 3.70 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 3.13 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Takhini River near Whitehorse today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 01:10 AM PDT, the water level was 3.13 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Takhini River near Whitehorse rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Takhini River near Whitehorse normal?

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:09AC001 (Agency page)
Coordinates
60.85111, -135.74110 (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 3.13 m 2026-10-19 08:10 Provisional
Flow 60.2 m³/s 2026-10-19 08:10 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Takhini River near Whitehorse (eccc:09AC001). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/yukon/takhini-river-near-whitehorse

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Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.