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SwedenWhite River at Kilometre 1881.6 Alaska Highway water level
River gauge, White River, Yukon, Canada
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 42.8 m³/s
History
What this means
At 20.36 m, the White River at Kilometre 1881.6 Alaska Highway is far below normal for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 21.59 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 1.23 m below typical.
The water is rising: up 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 19.18 m and 21.50 m.
Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.
Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 21.59 m1.23 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 20.92 m – 22.02 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 19.18 m – 21.50 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 20.01 m – 21.45 m
Conditions at White River at Kilometre 1881.6 Alaska Highway
Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.
Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 1.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
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Questions and answers
What is a normal level for the White River at Kilometre 1881.6 Alaska Highway in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 21.59 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 20.92 m and 22.02 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 20.36 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of White River at Kilometre 1881.6 Alaska Highway today?
On Oct 20, 2026, 07:20 AM PDT, the water level was 20.36 m. Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.
Is White River at Kilometre 1881.6 Alaska Highway rising or falling?
Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of White River at Kilometre 1881.6 Alaska Highway normal?
Very low 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:09CB001(Agency page)- Coordinates
61.98817, -140.55867(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 | 20.36 m | 2026-10-20 14:20 | Provisional |
| Flow | 42.8 m³/s | 2026-10-20 14:20 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: White River at Kilometre 1881.6 Alaska Highway (eccc:09CB001). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/yukon/white-river-at-kilometre-1881-6-alaska-highway
How we check values
Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.
Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer