Montreal River near Mowat Landing water level

Name: Montreal River near Mowat Landing 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, Montreal River, Ontario, Canada

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Water level

98.17m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 04:35 AM EDT (40 min ago)

History

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Water level

What this means

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada has the Montreal River near Mowat Landing at 98.17 m. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 98.17 m – 98.32 m.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to −0.09 m.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days: 98.17 m – 98.32 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 98.19 m – 98.32 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 Montreal River

The Montreal River is a river in Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada. It travels 220 kilometres (137 mi) from its source at Smoothwater Lake to its mouth at Lake Timiskaming on the Ottawa River. The river is a significant source of hydroelectricity.

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.

19 Mon 19° 6° – Wind 22 km/h

20 Tue 12° 0° – Wind 8 km/h

21 Wed 15° 1° – Wind 18 km/h

22 Thu 12° 3° – Wind 10 km/h

23 Fri 12° 0° – Wind 12 km/h

24 Sat 11° 3° – Wind 16 km/h

25 Sun 17° 8° – Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:24 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 67%

Map

Other gauges on the Montreal River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Montreal River at LatchfordRiver gauge, Montreal River	4.64 m	Very low	−0.02 m	20 km
Montreal River at Mountain ChutesRiver gauge, Montreal River	2.48 m	No reference yet	±0	25 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bay Lake at LatchfordLake, Bay Lake	6.93 m	Low	−0.04 m	20 km
Lake Timiskaming at HaileyburyLake, Lake Timiskaming	4.66 m	Low	−0.01 m	26 km
Lac Témiscamingue à Ville-MarieLake, Lac Témiscamingue	5.14 m	Low	−0.01 m	43 km
Blanche River above EnglehartRiver gauge, Blanche River	25.47 m	Very low	−0.02 m	48 km
Sturgeon River at Upper Goose FallsRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	4.51 m	Very low	+0.01 m	66 km

Questions and answers

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 98.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Montreal River near Mowat Landing today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 04:35 AM EDT, the water level was 98.17 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Montreal River near Mowat Landing rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Montreal River near Mowat Landing normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

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:02JD015 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 47.46354, -79.98046 (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	98.17 m	2026-10-20 08:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Montreal River near Mowat Landing (eccc:02JD015). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/montreal-river-near-mowat-landing

How we check values

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