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Madawaska River at Palmer Rapids water level

River gauge, Madawaska River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

1.06m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
14.8 m³/s
1.0 1.3 1.5 1.8

History

1.01.31.51.8mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 191.01.31.51.8mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19
1.01.31.51.8mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 181.01.31.51.8mSep 19Oct 4Oct 18
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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Madawaska River at Palmer Rapids is running below normal at 1.06 m.

The median for mid-October is 1.42 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.36 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.97 m, a difference of +0.10 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 1.00 m and 1.36 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date
1.42 m0.36 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.01 m – 1.75 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year
0.97 m+0.10 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.00 m – 1.36 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.98 m – 1.55 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 12 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° -3° – Wind 20 km/h
19 Mon 15° 5° – Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 13° 3° – Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 14° 1° – Wind 5 km/h
22 Thu 15° 4° – Wind 11 km/h
23 Fri 12° 1° – Wind 10 km/h
24 Sat 14° 1° – Wind 13 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 06:19 PM Daylight 10 hr, 48 min First quarter 55%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
York River near BancroftRiver gauge, York River 7.65 m Normal +0.14 m 40 km
Buckshot Creek near PlevnaRiver gauge, Buckshot Creek 1.48 m Low −0.03 m 59 km
Muskrat River near PembrokeRiver gauge, Muskrat River 3.71 m High ±0 61 km
Mississippi River below Marble LakeRiver gauge, Mississippi River 8.65 m Very high +0.01 m 62 km
Indian River at PembrokeRiver gauge, Indian River 2.83 m Very high −0.08 m 62 km
Crowe River near Glen AldaRiver gauge, Crowe River 12.36 m Normal −0.02 m 63 km
Petawawa River near PetawawaRiver gauge, Petawawa River 2.39 m Normal +0.01 m 64 km

Questions and answers

Is the Madawaska River at Palmer Rapids higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.10 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.97 m.

What is a normal level for the Madawaska River at Palmer Rapids in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.42 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.01 m and 1.75 m, based on 21 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 1.06 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Madawaska River at Palmer Rapids today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 08:50 PM EDT, the water level was 1.06 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Madawaska River at Palmer Rapids rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Madawaska River at Palmer Rapids normal?

Low 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:02KD004 (Agency page)
Coordinates
45.32808, -77.51550 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 1.06 m 2026-10-19 00:50 Provisional
Flow 14.8 m³/s 2026-10-19 00:50 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Madawaska River at Palmer Rapids (eccc:02KD004). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/madawaska-river-at-palmer-rapids

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