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Indin River above Chalco Lake water level

River gauge, Indin River, Northwest Territories, Canada

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

1.56m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
3.70 m³/s
1.5 1.8

History

-012mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 19-012mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19
-012mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19-012mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 1.56 m, the Indin River above Chalco Lake is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.66 m, based on 19 years of readings, so the water level is 0.10 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.01 m and 1.56 m.

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

Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
1.66 m0.10 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.49 m – 1.92 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.01 m – 1.56 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.46 m – 1.55 m

Conditions at Indin River above Chalco 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: 21 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon -4° -7° 0.7 mm, 82% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 1° -5° – Wind 21 km/h
21 Wed 5° -1° – Wind 17 km/h
22 Thu -1° -4° – Wind 13 km/h
23 Fri -1° -6° – Wind 5 km/h
24 Sat -1° -6° – Wind 7 km/h
25 Sun 0° -6° – Wind 11 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:44 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 9 hr, 23 min First quarter 62%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Snare River above Indin LakeRiver gauge, Snare River 6.39 m Low −0.11 m 19 km
Snare River below Ghost RiverRiver gauge, Snare River 26.27 m Low ±0 50 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Indin River above Chalco Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.66 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.49 m and 1.92 m, based on 19 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 1.56 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Indin River above Chalco Lake today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:30 PM MDT, the water level was 1.56 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Indin River above Chalco Lake rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Indin River above Chalco Lake normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 19 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:07SA004 (Agency page)
Coordinates
64.38775, -115.02175 (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 1.56 m 2026-10-19 20:30 Provisional
Flow 3.70 m³/s 2026-10-19 20:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Indin River above Chalco Lake (eccc:07SA004). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/northwest-territories/indin-river-above-chalco-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