Atikokan River at Atikokan water level

Name: Atikokan River at Atikokan 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, Atikokan River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

386.24m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 03:30 AM CDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 1.17 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Atikokan River at Atikokan, where the gauge shows 386.24 m.

That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 386.26 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 386.16 m (+0.09 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 386.16 m – 386.27 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 386.26 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 386.09 m – 386.60 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 386.16 m+0.09 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 386.16 m – 386.27 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 386.10 m – 386.27 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 16° 5° – Wind 20 km/h

19 Mon 11° 1° – Wind 8 km/h

20 Tue 16° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 17° 8° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 18° 6° – Wind 11 km/h

23 Fri 17° 9° 4.7 mm, 22% Wind 17 km/h

24 Sat 14° 1° 29 mm, 37% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:33 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 58%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Namakan River at Outlet of Lac La CroixRiver gauge, Namakan River	360.36 m	Low	−0.01 m	60 km
Crane Lake at Crane LakeLake, Crane Lake	16.34 ft	No reference yet	−0.01 ft	53 mi

Questions and answers

How does the Atikokan River at Atikokan compare with last year?

It is 0.09 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 386.16 m.

What is a normal level for the Atikokan River at Atikokan in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 386.26 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 386.09 m and 386.60 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Atikokan River at Atikokan really 386.24 m deep?

No. 386.24 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Atikokan River at Atikokan today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 03:30 AM CDT, the surface elevation was 386.24 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Atikokan River at Atikokan rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Atikokan River at Atikokan normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05PB018 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 48.75197, -91.58408 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (LOCAL 1929 ADJ.)
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
Surface elevation	386.24 m	2026-10-19 08:30	Provisional
Flow	1.17 m³/s	2026-10-19 08:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Atikokan River at Atikokan (eccc:05PB018). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/atikokan-river-at-atikokan

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