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Mattagami River near Timmins water level

River gauge, Mattagami River, Ontario, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

2.17m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
23.5 m³/s
2.0 2.5 3.0

History

2.02.53.0mOct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Oct 202.02.53.0mOct 13Oct 17Oct 20
2.02.53.0mSep 20Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 202.02.53.0mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 2.17 m, the Mattagami River near Timmins is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 2.46 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.29 m below typical.

The level is falling, down 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.04 m and 2.24 m.

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

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
2.46 m0.29 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
2.12 m – 3.32 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
2.04 m – 2.24 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
2.07 m – 2.26 m

Conditions at Mattagami River near Timmins

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

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 12° -2° – Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 12° 2° 2.8 mm, 51% Wind 17 km/h
22 Thu 11° 2° – Wind 8 km/h
23 Fri 14° 2° – Wind 16 km/h
24 Sat 17° 6° – Wind 22 km/h
25 Sun 16° 6° – Wind 25 km/h
26 Mon 5° 1° 0.9 mm Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:54 AM Sunset 06:29 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 68%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Mountjoy River near TimminsRiver gauge, Mountjoy River 93.81 m Normal −0.01 m 11 km
Tatachikapika River near TimminsRiver gauge, Tatachikapika River 94.17 m Normal −0.02 m 13 km
Porcupine Lake near PorcupineLake, Porcupine Lake 97.61 m Low ±0 21 km
Kamiskotia River above Enid CreekRiver gauge, Kamiskotia River 6.25 m Normal −0.02 m 28 km
Driftwood River at MonteithRiver gauge, Driftwood River 261.01 m Normal ±0 63 km
Watabeag Lake at Watabeag Lake DamLake, Watabeag Lake 316.93 m Very low ±0 68 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Mattagami River near Timmins in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.46 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.12 m and 3.32 m, based on 20 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 2.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Mattagami River near Timmins today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 07:10 AM EDT, the water level was 2.17 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Mattagami River near Timmins rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Mattagami River near Timmins normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 20 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:04LA002 (Agency page)
Coordinates
48.40431, -81.44836 (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 2.17 m 2026-10-20 11:10 Provisional
Flow 23.5 m³/s 2026-10-20 11:10 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Mattagami River near Timmins (eccc:04LA002). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/mattagami-river-near-timmins

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