Rigaud River near St. Eugene water level

Name: Rigaud River near St. Eugene 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, Rigaud River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

High for mid-October

Water level

2.06m Down 0.21 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 02:45 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 5.57 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Rigaud River near St. Eugene is above normal at 2.06 m.

That puts it 0.41 m above the median of 1.64 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.42 m (+0.64 m).

It has dropped 0.21 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.51 m and 2.28 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.64 m0.41 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.50 m – 2.06 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 1.42 m+0.64 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.51 m – 2.28 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.42 m – 2.22 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: 23 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 0° – Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 15° 4° – Wind 20 km/h

20 Tue 15° 5° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 11° 2° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 14° 2° – Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 12° 1° – Wind 9 km/h

24 Sat 11° 0° – Wind 10 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:18 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 50 min First quarter 47%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Riviere Delisle near Glen NormanRiver gauge, Riviere Delisle	1.80 m	Very high	−0.08 m	23 km
Riviere Delisle near AlexandriaRiver gauge, Riviere Delisle	1.78 m	Very high	−0.01 m	24 km
Riviere Beaudette near Glen NevisRiver gauge, Riviere Beaudette	8.64 m	Very high	−0.05 m	25 km
Garry River near AlexandriaRiver gauge, Garry River	81.54 m	High	+0.01 m	26 km
Rivière des Outaouais à Terrasse-VaudreuilRiver gauge, Rivière des Outaouais	21.51 m	Low	−0.06 m	36 km
Rivière des Outaouais à Sainte-Anne-De-BellevueRiver gauge, Rivière des Outaouais	21.53 m	Low	−0.09 m	39 km
Rivière des Outaouais à la Marina de Sainte-Anne-De-BellevueRiver gauge, Rivière des Outaouais	21.07 m	Normal	−0.05 m	40 km
Raisin River near WilliamstownRiver gauge, Raisin River	9.83 m	Very high	−0.03 m	40 km

Questions and answers

How does the Rigaud River near St. Eugene compare with last year?

It is 0.64 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.42 m.

What is a normal level for the Rigaud River near St. Eugene in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.64 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.50 m and 2.06 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 2.06 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Rigaud River near St. Eugene today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 02:45 AM EDT, the water level was 2.06 m. Down 0.21 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Rigaud River near St. Eugene rising or falling?

Down 0.21 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.55 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Rigaud River near St. Eugene normal?

High 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:02LB032 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.49142, -74.44181 (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	2.06 m	2026-10-18 06:45	Provisional
Flow	5.57 m³/s	2026-10-18 06:45	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Rigaud River near St. Eugene (eccc:02LB032). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/rigaud-river-near-st-eugene

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