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SwedenCanaan River at East Canaan water level
River gauge, Canaan River, New Brunswick, Canada
Right now
Low for late October
Water level
- Flow
- 1.73 m³/s
History
What this means
The Canaan River at East Canaan is running below normal at 0.35 m.
The median for late October is 0.54 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.18 m below typical.
It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.27 m and 0.39 m.
Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.
Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 0.54 m0.18 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.33 m – 0.85 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.27 m – 0.39 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.27 m – 0.39 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
No rain in the last 3 days.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petitcodiac River near PetitcodiacRiver gauge, Petitcodiac River | 0.33 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 21 km |
| Salmon River at CastawayRiver gauge, Salmon River | 10.11 m | Low | −0.01 m | 37 km |
| Kennebecasis River at ApohaquiRiver gauge, Kennebecasis River | 7.37 m | Low | −0.01 m | 45 km |
| Coal Branch River at BeersvilleRiver gauge, Coal Branch River | 0.87 m | Low | −0.01 m | 47 km |
| Grand Lake at Newcastle CreekLake, Grand Lake | 0.87 m | Very low | −0.06 m | 49 km |
| Point Wolfe River at Fundy National ParkRiver gauge, Point Wolfe River | 0.37 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 63 km |
| Jemseg River at JemsegRiver gauge, Jemseg River | 0.89 m | Very low | −0.03 m | 64 km |
| Saint John River at GagetownRiver gauge, Saint John River | 1.01 m | Very low | +0.01 m | 69 km |
Questions and answers
What is a normal level for the Canaan River at East Canaan in late October?
The median for late October is 0.54 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.33 m and 0.85 m, based on 15 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 0.35 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Canaan River at East Canaan today?
On Oct 21, 2026, 04:05 AM ADT, the water level was 0.35 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Canaan River at East Canaan rising or falling?
Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Canaan River at East Canaan normal?
Low for late October. Compared with 15 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:01AP002(Agency page)- Coordinates
46.07236, -65.36639(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 | 0.35 m | 2026-10-21 07:05 | Provisional |
| Flow | 1.73 m³/s | 2026-10-21 07:05 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Canaan River at East Canaan (eccc:01AP002). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/new-brunswick/canaan-river-at-east-canaan
How we check values
Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.
Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer