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Mackenzie River (East Channel) at Inuvik water level

River gauge, Mackenzie River (East Channel), Northwest Territories, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

11.54m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
107 m³/s
11.3 11.5 11.8

History

11.211.411.611.8mOct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Oct 2011.211.411.611.8mOct 13Oct 17Oct 20
11.512.0mSep 20Sep 28Oct 5Oct 13Oct 2011.512.0mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Mackenzie River (East Channel) at Inuvik, where the gauge shows 11.54 m.

That puts it 0.09 m above the median of 11.45 m for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 11.41 m – 12.14 m.

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

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
11.45 m0.09 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
11.21 m – 11.71 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
11.41 m – 12.14 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
11.43 m – 12.15 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 17 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue -3° -7° 0.7 mm, 97% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed -2° -5° 3.7 mm, 100% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu -4° -9° – Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri -7° -11° – Wind 13 km/h
24 Sat -4° -10° – Wind 19 km/h
25 Sun 1° -4° – Wind 13 km/h
26 Mon 3° -1° – Wind 19 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 09:21 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 8 hr, 39 min First quarter 69%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Mackenzie River (Middle Channel) below Raymond ChannelRiver gauge, Mackenzie River (Middle Channel) 11.23 m High −0.03 m 29 km
Caribou Creek above Highway No. 8 (Dempster Highway)River gauge, Caribou Creek 5.87 m Very low −0.02 m 36 km
Trail Valley Creek near InuvikRiver gauge, Trail Valley Creek 29.12 m Normal −0.05 m 40 km
Hans Creek above Husky LakesRiver gauge, Hans Creek 4.05 m Very high +0.10 m 54 km
Mackenzie River (Napoiak Channel) above Shallow BayRiver gauge, Mackenzie River (Napoiak Channel) 11.01 m Very high −0.02 m 56 km
Mackenzie River (Peel Channel) above AklavikRiver gauge, Mackenzie River (Peel Channel) 10.74 m Very high −0.04 m 59 km
Mackenzie River at Confluence East ChannelRiver gauge, Mackenzie River 2.57 m Normal −0.03 m 68 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Mackenzie River (East Channel) at Inuvik in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 11.45 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 11.21 m and 11.71 m, based on 13 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 11.54 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Mackenzie River (East Channel) at Inuvik today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 06:35 AM PDT, the water level was 11.54 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Mackenzie River (East Channel) at Inuvik rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Mackenzie River (East Channel) at Inuvik normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 13 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:10LC002 (Agency page)
Coordinates
68.39079, -133.77570 (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 11.54 m 2026-10-20 13:35 Provisional
Flow 107 m³/s 2026-10-20 13:35 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Mackenzie River (East Channel) at Inuvik (eccc:10LC002). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/northwest-territories/mackenzie-river-east-channel-at-inuvik

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