River Levels

Northwest Territories river levels

Live streamflow at 50 gauged Northwest Territories rivers, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.

39% of gauged Northwest Territories rivers are running above normal for the date, as of October 27, 2026.

Of 44 gauged rivers with a long enough Water Survey of Canada record, 14 are below normal (6 of them much below), 13 are in the normal range, and 17 are above normal (12 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.

To cite: Paddling Hubs analysis of Water Survey of Canada streamflow, paddlinghubs.com/flows/northwest-territories.

River	Flow	Usually today	Vs normal
Mackenzie RiverMackenzie River at Arctic Red River	281,458 cfs11.16 ft	278,986 cfs	Normal52nd percentile · 48 yr record
Mackenzie RiverMackenzie River at Norman Wells	268,039 cfs13.29 ft	281,458 cfs	Normal38th percentile · 82 yr record
Mackenzie RiverMackenzie River at Fort Simpson	253,913 cfs15.39 ft	235,726 cfs	Normal72nd percentile · 87 yr record
Mackenzie RiverMackenzie River at Strong Point	198,116 cfs23.78 ft	177,103 cfs	Above normal76th percentile · 34 yr record
Liard RiverLiard River near the Mouth	49,794 cfs6.31 ft	56,857 cfs	Normal28th percentile · 53 yr record
Peel RiverPeel River above Fort Mcpherson	36,727 cfs18.42 ft	9,535 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 50 yr record
Great Bear RiverGreat Bear River at Outlet of Great Bear Lake	17,198 cfs5.56 ft	20,059 cfs	Below normal11th percentile · 64 yr record
Dubawnt RiverDubawnt River above Dubawnt Lake	14,479 cfs32.63 ft	Not recorded	No historical record
Taltson RiverTaltson River below Hydro Dam	11,760 cfs322.37 ft	6,886 cfs	Above normal82nd percentile · 31 yr record
Carcajou RiverCarcajou River below Imperial River	6,851 cfs15.92 ft	1,137 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 49 yr record
Tazin RiverTazin River near the Mouth	6,851 cfs32.67 ft	1,679 cfs	Above normal90th percentile · 18 yr record
Hornaday RiverHornaday River near the Park Boundary	5,297 cfs9.57 ft	Not recorded	No historical record
Anderson RiverAnderson River below Carnwath River	4,556 cfs6.54 ft	2,048 cfs	Above normal84th percentile · 49 yr record
Lockhart RiverLockhart River at Outlet of Artillery Lake	4,379 cfs6.04 ft	4,873 cfs	Normal35th percentile · 81 yr record
Mackenzie River (East Channel)Mackenzie River (East Channel) at Inuvik	4,238 cfs38.19 ft	2,910 cfs	Above normal86th percentile · 46 yr record
Thelon RiverThelon River at the Outlet of Double Barrel Lake	4,061 cfs	Not recorded	No historical record
Redstone River 63 KmRedstone River 63 Km above the Mouth	3,955 cfs7.02 ft	2,684 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 51 yr record
Coppermine RiverCoppermine River at Outlet of Point Lake	3,168 cfs	4,273 cfs	Below normal20th percentile · 60 yr record
Buffalo RiverBuffalo River at Highway No. 5	3,094 cfs6.71 ft	1,271 cfs	Much above normal91st percentile · 56 yr record
Hare Indian RiverHare Indian River near Fort Good Hope	2,822 cfs12.76 ft	1,310 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 16 yr record
Keele RiverKeele River above Twitya River	2,804 cfs9.03 ft	2,200 cfs	Much above normal91st percentile · 30 yr record
Root RiverRoot River near the Mouth	2,769 cfs10.29 ft	1,430 cfs	Much above normal92nd percentile · 48 yr record
Camsell RiverCamsell River at Outlet of Clut Lake	2,497 cfs9.06 ft	3,849 cfs	Below normal10th percentile · 92 yr record
South Nahanni RiverSouth Nahanni River above Virginia Falls	2,461 cfs6.53 ft	3,030 cfs	Below normal19th percentile · 58 yr record
Hay RiverHay River near Hay River	1,370 cfs6.56 ft	2,122 cfs	Normal36th percentile · 62 yr record
Hay RiverHay River near Alta/Nwt Boundary	1,282 cfs933.85 ft	Not recorded	No historical record
Kakisa RiverKakisa River at Outlet of Kakisa Lake	1,105 cfs8.13 ft	1,257 cfs	Normal42nd percentile · 63 yr record
Snare RiverSnare River below Ghost River	1,059 cfs86.13 ft	2,041 cfs	Much below normal5th percentile · 80 yr record
Hanbury RiverHanbury River above Hoare Lake	848 cfs15.70 ft	680 cfs	Normal62nd percentile · 54 yr record
Coppermine RiverCoppermine River below Desteffany Lake	773 cfs20.49 ft	878 cfs	Normal37th percentile · 31 yr record
La Martre RiverLa Martre River below Outlet of Lac La Martre	706 cfs12.25 ft	1,167 cfs	Below normal14th percentile · 50 yr record
Travaillant RiverTravaillant River above Travaillant Lake	699 cfs27.67 ft	93 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 14 yr record
Snare RiverSnare River above Indin Lake	611 cfs21.10 ft	802 cfs	Normal31st percentile · 26 yr record
Rat RiverRat River near Fort Mcpherson	600 cfs11.21 ft	63 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 37 yr record
Yellowknife RiverYellowknife River at Inlet To Prosperous Lake	537 cfs501.20 ft	872 cfs	Below normal12th percentile · 86 yr record
Yamba RiverYamba River below Daring Lake	477 cfs12.86 ft	431 cfs	Normal55th percentile · 25 yr record
Flat RiverFlat River near the Mouth	427 cfs2.10 ft	1,395 cfs	Much below normal5th percentile · 65 yr record
Camsell RiverCamsell River above Lac Ste. Croix	160 cfs29.02 ft	Not recorded	No historical record
Trout RiverTrout River at Highway No. 1	153 cfs3.33 ft	553 cfs	Below normal17th percentile · 56 yr record
Indin RiverIndin River above Chalco Lake	134 cfs5.13 ft	193 cfs	Normal29th percentile · 47 yr record
Waldron RiverWaldron River near the Mouth	128 cfs6.87 ft	171 cfs	Normal36th percentile · 46 yr record
Cameron RiverCameron River below Reid Lake	56 cfs6.03 ft	152 cfs	Below normal14th percentile · 50 yr record
Hans CreekHans Creek above Husky Lakes	54 cfs12.67 ft	12 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 29 yr record
Thunder RiverThunder River near the Mouth	44 cfs25.52 ft	3.8 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 12 yr record
Martin RiverMartin River at Highway No. 1	9.4 cfs6.07 ft	83 cfs	Much below normal5th percentile · 53 yr record
Jean-Marie RiverJean-Marie River at Highway No. 1	9.3 cfs5.35 ft	78 cfs	Much below normal5th percentile · 52 yr record
Trail Valley CreekTrail Valley Creek near Inuvik	5.3 cfs95.54 ft	0.1 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 40 yr record
Birch RiverBirch River at Highway No. 7	3.5 cfs1.83 ft	32 cfs	Much below normal5th percentile · 51 yr record
Grainger RiverGrainger River at Canadian Zinc Road	1.3 cfs26.82 ft	Not recorded	No historical record
Scotty CreekScotty Creek at Highway No. 7	0.2 cfs9.54 ft	8.5 cfs	Much below normal5th percentile · 30 yr record

Streamflow from the Water Survey of Canada (Environment and Climate Change Canada), Open Government Licence - Canada, read every six hours. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date, which we compute from the gauge's own daily record (HYDAT). A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether a run is safe: check the class, the hazards, and a current local report before you put on.

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