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Great Bear River at Outlet of Great Bear Lake water level

River gauge, Great Bear River, Northwest Territories, Canada

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Very low for mid-October

Water level

1.72m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
493 m³/s
1.8 2.0 2.2

History

1.61.82.02.2mOct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Oct 201.61.82.02.2mOct 13Oct 17Oct 20
1.61.82.02.2mSep 20Sep 28Oct 5Oct 13Oct 201.61.82.02.2mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 1.72 m, the Great Bear River at Outlet of Great Bear Lake is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 2.10 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.38 m below typical.

The level is falling, down 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.63 m and 1.87 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
2.10 m0.38 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.88 m – 2.25 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.63 m – 1.87 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.70 m – 1.81 m

Conditions at Great Bear River at Outlet of Great Bear Lake

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: 8.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 2° -2° – Wind 18 km/h
21 Wed 6° -3° 1.1 mm, 49% Wind 30 km/h
22 Thu -3° -7° 0.1 mm, 29% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri -4° -8° – Wind 12 km/h
24 Sat -5° -10° – Wind 13 km/h
25 Sun -2° -6° – Wind 11 km/h
26 Mon 2° -6° 1.2 mm Wind 15 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:24 AM Sunset 05:35 PM Daylight 9 hr, 11 min Waxing gibbous 71%

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Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Great Bear River at Outlet of Great Bear Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.10 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.88 m and 2.25 m, based on 20 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 1.72 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Great Bear River at Outlet of Great Bear Lake today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 11:20 AM PDT, the water level was 1.72 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Great Bear River at Outlet of Great Bear Lake rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Great Bear River at Outlet of Great Bear Lake normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 20 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:10JC003 (Agency page)
Coordinates
65.12842, -123.55092 (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 1.72 m 2026-10-20 18:20 Provisional
Flow 493 m³/s 2026-10-20 18:20 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Great Bear River at Outlet of Great Bear Lake (eccc:10JC003). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/northwest-territories/great-bear-river-at-outlet-of-great-bear-lake

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