Yukon River at Dawson water level

Name: Yukon River at Dawson 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, Yukon River, Yukon, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.28m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 10:10 AM PDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 1,970 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Yukon River at Dawson is at 1.28 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.13 m below the median of 1.41 m for mid-October, based on 12 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.28 m and 1.93 m.

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

Compared with 12 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.41 m0.13 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.63 m – 2.32 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (12 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.28 m – 1.93 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.29 m – 1.96 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 Yukon River

The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. From its source in British Columbia, it flows through Canada's territory of Yukon. The lower half of the river continues westward through the U.S. state of Alaska. The river is 3,190 kilometres (1,980 mi) long and empties into the Bering Sea at the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta. The average flow is 6,400–7,000 m3/s (230,000–250,000 cu ft/s). The total drainage area is 854,700 km2 (330,000 mi2), of which 323,800 km2 (125,000 mi2) lies in Canada. The total area is more than 25% larger than Texas or Alberta.

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.

18 Sun 1° 0° 1.3 mm, 24% Wind 5 km/h

19 Mon 1° -2° 0.8 mm, 55% Wind 11 km/h

20 Tue 6° 2° 5.3 mm, 78% Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 3° -5° 2.2 mm, 75% Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu -3° -11° – Wind 4 km/h

23 Fri -8° -12° – Wind 5 km/h

24 Sat -1° -12° 0.6 mm, 24% Wind 5 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 09:18 AM Sunset 06:49 PM Daylight 9 hr, 32 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the Yukon River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Yukon River above White RiverRiver gauge, Yukon River	8.83 m	Normal	−0.01 m	110 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Klondike River above Bonanza CreekRiver gauge, Klondike River	1.05 m	Normal	−0.02 m	3.2 km
Klondike River at Rock CreekRiver gauge, Klondike River	7.22 m	No reference yet	±0	17 km
Indian River above the MouthRiver gauge, Indian River	1.61 m	Low	+0.01 m	35 km
North Klondike River near the MouthRiver gauge, North Klondike River	1.85 m	Normal	−0.01 m	41 km
Sixty Mile River near the MouthRiver gauge, Sixty Mile River	5.95 m	Very low	−0.04 m	56 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Yukon River at Dawson in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.41 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.63 m and 2.32 m, based on 12 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 1.28 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Yukon River at Dawson today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 10:10 AM PDT, the water level was 1.28 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Yukon River at Dawson rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.14 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Yukon River at Dawson normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 12 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:09EB001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 64.07054, -139.42543 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum (assumed datum no. 2)
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	1.28 m	2026-10-18 17:10	Provisional
Flow	1,970 m³/s	2026-10-18 17:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Yukon River at Dawson (eccc:09EB001). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/yukon/yukon-river-at-dawson

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