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Hare Indian River near Fort Good Hope water level

River gauge, Hare Indian River, Northwest Territories, Canada

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Normal for late October

Water level

3.88m Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
78.6 m³/s
3.5 4.0 4.5

History

3.54.0mOct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Oct 213.54.0mOct 14Oct 17Oct 21
3.54.04.5mSep 21Sep 28Oct 6Oct 13Oct 213.54.04.5mSep 21Oct 6Oct 21
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Hare Indian River near Fort Good Hope reads 3.88 m, a normal level for late October.

That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 3.89 m for late October, based on 18 years of readings.

The water is rising: up 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 3.80 m and 3.88 m.

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

Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
3.89 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
3.57 m – 4.43 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
3.80 m – 3.88 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
3.80 m – 3.85 m

Conditions at Hare Indian River near Fort Good Hope

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 1° -6° 0.3 mm, 65% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 1° -3° 6.7 mm, 100% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu -3° -9° 0.1 mm, 53% Wind 12 km/h
23 Fri -5° -10° – Wind 9 km/h
24 Sat -4° -13° – Wind 4 km/h
25 Sun -1° -9° – Wind 7 km/h
26 Mon 1° -8° – Wind 14 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:52 AM Sunset 05:44 PM Daylight 8 hr, 52 min Waxing gibbous 76%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Mackenzie River at Fort Good HopeRiver gauge, Mackenzie River 1.32 m Normal −0.05 m 24 km
Loon River near the Arctic CircleRiver gauge, Loon River 7.15 m Normal −0.01 m 27 km
Tieda River near the MouthRiver gauge, Tieda River 7.27 m High +0.04 m 56 km
Chick Creek above Chick LakeRiver gauge, Chick Creek 8.55 m Low −0.04 m 61 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Hare Indian River near Fort Good Hope in late October?

The median for late October is 3.89 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.57 m and 4.43 m, based on 18 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 3.88 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hare Indian River near Fort Good Hope today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 01:15 AM PDT, the water level was 3.88 m. Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Hare Indian River near Fort Good Hope rising or falling?

Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hare Indian River near Fort Good Hope normal?

Normal for late October. Compared with 18 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:10LD004 (Agency page)
Coordinates
66.40083, -128.25972 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
station 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 3.88 m 2026-10-21 08:15 Provisional
Flow 78.6 m³/s 2026-10-21 08:15 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Hare Indian River near Fort Good Hope (eccc:10LD004). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/northwest-territories/hare-indian-river-near-fort-good-hope

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