Albany River below Achapi Lake water level

Name: Albany River below Achapi Lake water level (Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada)
Creator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
License: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

River gauge, Albany River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

26.38m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 04:15 AM EDT (53 min ago)

Flow: 23.8 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 26.38 m, the Albany River below Achapi Lake is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 26.76 m, based on 19 years of readings, so the water level is 0.38 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 26.35 m and 26.45 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: 26.76 m0.38 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 26.39 m – 27.64 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 26.35 m – 26.45 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 26.36 m – 26.45 m

Conditions at Albany River below Achapi Lake

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Albany River

The Albany River is a river in Northern Ontario, Canada, which flows northeast from Lake St. Joseph in Northwestern Ontario and empties into James Bay. It is 982 kilometres (610 mi) long to the head of the Cat River, tying it with the Severn River for the title of longest river entirely in Ontario. Major tributaries include the Kenogami River and Ogoki River.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 15° 3° – Wind 31 km/h

19 Mon 12° 0° – Wind 23 km/h

20 Tue 13° 3° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 11° 3° – Wind 18 km/h

22 Thu 12° 1° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 15° 4° – Wind 18 km/h

24 Sat 14° 2° 13 mm, 33% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:27 AM Sunset 07:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 48%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Kawinogans River near Pickle CrowRiver gauge, Kawinogans River	330.18 m	Low	±0	45 km
Otoskwin River below Badesdawa LakeRiver gauge, Otoskwin River	34.1 m³/s	Low	+0.30 m³/s	52 km
Ogoki River above Whiteclay LakeRiver gauge, Ogoki River	1.84 m	Normal	−0.01 m	65 km
Pashkokogan River at Outlet of Pashkokogan LakeRiver gauge, Pashkokogan River	27.24 m	Normal	±0	65 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Albany River below Achapi Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 26.76 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 26.39 m and 27.64 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 26.38 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Albany River below Achapi Lake today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 04:15 AM EDT, the water level was 26.38 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Albany River below Achapi Lake rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Albany River below Achapi Lake normal?

Very 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:04GC002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.36658, -89.42228 (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	26.38 m	2026-10-18 08:15	Provisional
Flow	23.8 m³/s	2026-10-18 08:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Albany River below Achapi Lake (eccc:04GC002). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/albany-river-below-achapi-lake

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer