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SwedenLiard River at Fort Liard water level
River gauge, Liard River, Northwest Territories, Canada
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 1,030 m³/s
History
What this means
Low water at Liard River at Fort Liard: the gauge reads 2.49 m, far below normal for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 2.99 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.50 m below typical.
It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 2.49 m – 3.14 m.
Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.
Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 2.99 m0.50 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 2.50 m – 3.53 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 2.49 m – 3.14 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 2.50 m – 3.36 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 Liard River
The Liard River of the North American boreal forest flows through Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada. Rising in the Saint Cyr Range of the Pelly Mountains in southeastern Yukon, it flows 1,115 km (693 mi) southeast through British Columbia, marking the northern end of the Rocky Mountains and then curving northeast back into Yukon and Northwest Territories, draining into the Mackenzie River at Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories. The river drains approximately 277,100 km2 (107,000 sq mi) of boreal forest and muskeg.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
The forecast is not available right now.
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petitot River below Highway No. 77River gauge, Petitot River | 5.78 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 40 km |
Questions and answers
What is a normal level for the Liard River at Fort Liard in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 2.99 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.50 m and 3.53 m, based on 20 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 2.49 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Liard River at Fort Liard today?
On Oct 19, 2026, 12:10 PM PDT, the water level was 2.49 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Liard River at Fort Liard rising or falling?
Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.18 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Liard River at Fort Liard normal?
Very low for mid-October. Compared with 20 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:10ED001(Agency page)- Coordinates
60.24156, -123.47542(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 | 2.49 m | 2026-10-19 19:10 | Provisional |
| Flow | 1,030 m³/s | 2026-10-19 18:10 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Liard River at Fort Liard (eccc:10ED001). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/northwest-territories/liard-river-at-fort-liard
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