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SwedenAnderson River below Carnwath River water level
River gauge, Anderson River, Northwest Territories, Canada
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 166 m³/s
History
What this means
The gauge at Anderson River below Carnwath River reads 2.15 m, a normal level for mid-October.
That puts it 0.04 m above the median of 2.11 m for mid-October, based on 12 years of readings.
The level is falling, down 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.14 m and 2.39 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
- 2.11 m0.04 m above the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 1.72 m – 2.74 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (12 years of records)
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 2.14 m – 2.39 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 2.18 m – 2.39 m
Conditions at Anderson River below Carnwath River
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.
About the Anderson River
The Anderson River is in the Northwest Territories in northern Canada. It originates in lakes northwest of Great Bear Lake; its headwaters are possibly on the north side of Colville Lake in the vicinity of the hamlet of Colville Lake. It flows north and west in the area between the Mackenzie and Coppermine Rivers. Its mouth is on the Beaufort Sea on the Arctic Ocean near the eastern end of Liverpool Bay at about 70 degrees north latitude. Its main tributary is the Carnwath River. Originally known as the Beghula River it was renamed to the Anderson River in 1857 by Roderick MacFarlane after James Anderson, both of the Hudson's Bay Company. Anderson was the Chief Factor in the Mackenzie District.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 7.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
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Questions and answers
What is a normal level for the Anderson River below Carnwath River in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 2.11 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.72 m and 2.74 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 2.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Anderson River below Carnwath River today?
On Oct 18, 2026, 11:10 PM PDT, the water level was 2.15 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Anderson River below Carnwath River rising or falling?
Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Anderson River below Carnwath River 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:10NC001(Agency page)- Coordinates
68.63067, -128.42143(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
| Parameter | Last value | Time (UTC) | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water level | 2.15 m | 2026-10-19 06:10 | Provisional |
| Flow | 166 m³/s | 2026-10-19 06:10 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Anderson River below Carnwath River (eccc:10NC001). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/northwest-territories/anderson-river-below-carnwath-river
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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer