Frances River near Watson Lake: level & flow
River gauge in Yukon
At a glance · Oct 23
About normal
The Frances River near Watson Lake is flowing within its normal range for Oct 23.
Much lower
Lower
About normal
Higher
Much higher
- This week→ Steady
Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.
Today compared with past years on Oct 23
Ratio scale: equal steps are equal multiples, because flow varies so much.
Flow today against this gauge's percentiles for the date (62 years). A statistical guide, not advice.
What this means
Flow is above the Oct 23 median of 125.6 m³/s (62 years of data).
It has dropped 1.00 m³/s in the past 24 hours.
The highest annual peak on record is 1,290.0 m³/s (Jun 13, 2022).
Flow chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Flood status
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Records
- Highest annual peak flow
- 1,290.0 m³/s (Jun 13, 2022)
- Highest annual peak stage
- 4.110 m (Jun 13, 2022)
- Lowest daily flow, last 5 years
- 23.1 m³/s (Feb 19, 2021)
- Normal range for Oct 23
- 104.7 m³/s – 152.8 m³/s (62 years)