Kaministiquia River at Kaministiquia water level

Name: Kaministiquia River at Kaministiquia 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, Kaministiquia River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

301.90m Up 0.09 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:35 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 25.6 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 Kaministiquia River at Kaministiquia, where the gauge shows 301.90 m.

That puts it 0.05 m below the median of 301.95 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 301.85 m (+0.05 m).

It is on the way up, by 0.09 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 301.77 m – 301.90 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: 301.95 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 301.77 m – 302.65 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 301.85 m+0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 301.77 m – 301.90 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 301.71 m – 302.26 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 Kaministiquia River

The Kaministiquia River is a river which flows into western Lake Superior at the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Kaministiquia is an Ojibwe word meaning "where a stream flows in island" due to two large islands at the mouth of the river. The delta has three branches or outlets, reflected on early North American maps in French as "les trois rivières" : the southernmost is known as the Mission River, the central branch as the McKellar River, and the northernmost branch as the Kaministiquia. Residents of the region commonly refer to the river as the Kam River.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 15° -2° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 14° 5° – Wind 18 km/h

22 Thu 15° 1° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 20° 6° – Wind 14 km/h

24 Sat 18° 11° 2.5 mm, 38% Wind 20 km/h

25 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 22 km/h

26 Mon 5° -2° – Wind 13 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:26 AM Sunset 07:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Other gauges on the Kaministiquia River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Kaministiquia River at West Fort WilliamRiver gauge, Kaministiquia River	183.18 m	Normal	+0.06 m	27 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Corbett Creek near MurilloRiver gauge, Corbett Creek	5.82 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km
Whitefish River near StanleyRiver gauge, Whitefish River	4.04 m	Low	−0.01 m	19 km
Neebing River near IntolaRiver gauge, Neebing River	27.17 m	Low	+0.01 m	20 km
McIntyre River above Thunder BayRiver gauge, McIntyre River	307.74 m	Very high	+0.01 m	21 km
Current River at StepstoneRiver gauge, Current River	1.90 m	Low	−0.01 m	26 km
Slate River near Thunder BayRiver gauge, Slate River	25.55 m	Normal	−0.01 m	27 km
Neebing River near Thunder BayRiver gauge, Neebing River	184.40 m	Normal	±0	27 km
McVicar Creek at Thunder BayRiver gauge, McVicar Creek	4.96 m	Low	−0.01 m	29 km

Questions and answers

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

It is 0.05 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 301.85 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 301.95 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 301.77 m and 302.65 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Kaministiquia River at Kaministiquia really 301.90 m deep?

No. 301.90 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 Kaministiquia River at Kaministiquia today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:35 PM EDT, the surface elevation was 301.90 m. Up 0.09 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Kaministiquia River at Kaministiquia rising or falling?

Up 0.09 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kaministiquia River at Kaministiquia 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:02AB006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 48.53231, -89.59500 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA 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
Surface elevation	301.90 m	2026-10-20 18:35	Provisional
Flow	25.6 m³/s	2026-10-20 18:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Kaministiquia River at Kaministiquia (eccc:02AB006). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/kaministiquia-river-at-kaministiquia

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