Hay River near Alta/nwt Boundary water level

Name: Hay River near Alta/nwt Boundary 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, Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

284.73m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 12:10 AM MDT (55 min ago)

Flow: 44.7 m³/s

History

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Hay River near Alta/nwt Boundary, where the gauge shows 284.73 m.

The median for mid-October is 284.92 m, based on 18 years of readings, so the water level is 0.19 m below typical.

It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 284.73 m – 285.10 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: 284.92 m0.19 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 284.28 m – 285.62 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 284.73 m – 285.10 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 284.74 m – 285.10 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Hay River

The Hay River is a large river in northern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, Canada.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 5° -4° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 7° -2° – Wind 21 km/h

21 Wed 10° 0° – Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 6° -3° – Wind 11 km/h

23 Fri 3° 0° – Wind 12 km/h

24 Sat 3° -2° – Wind 11 km/h

25 Sun 0° -5° – Wind 15 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:40 AM Sunset 06:26 PM Daylight 9 hr, 46 min First quarter 66%

Map

Other gauges on the Hay River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Hay River near Meander RiverRiver gauge, Hay River	3.79 m	Normal	±0	102 km
Hay River near Hay RiverRiver gauge, Hay River	2.12 m	Normal	−0.02 m	102 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Steen River near Steen RiverRiver gauge, Steen River	3.79 m	Normal	±0	49 km
Lutose Creek near Steen RiverRiver gauge, Lutose Creek	0.96 m	High	−0.01 m	69 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Hay River near Alta/nwt Boundary in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 284.92 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 284.28 m and 285.62 m, based on 18 years of records.

Is Hay River near Alta/nwt Boundary really 284.73 m deep?

No. 284.73 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Hay River near Alta/nwt Boundary today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 12:10 AM MDT, the surface elevation was 284.73 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Hay River near Alta/nwt Boundary rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.13 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hay River near Alta/nwt Boundary normal?

Normal for mid-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:07OB008 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 60.00386, -116.97208 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (LOCAL 1982 ADJ.)
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
Surface elevation	284.73 m	2026-10-20 06:10	Provisional
Flow	44.7 m³/s	2026-10-20 06:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Hay River near Alta/nwt Boundary (eccc:07OB008). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/northwest-territories/hay-river-near-alta-nwt-boundary

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer