Saint John River at Gagetown water level

Name: Saint John River at Gagetown 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, Saint John River, New Brunswick, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

0.97m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 05:00 AM ADT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 0.97 m, the Saint John River at Gagetown is far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.59 m below the median of 1.56 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.15 m (−0.17 m).

The level is falling, down 0.03 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 0.86 m and 1.35 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: 1.56 m0.59 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.27 m – 2.06 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 1.15 m−0.17 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.86 m – 1.35 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.95 m – 1.60 m

Conditions at Saint John River at Gagetown

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

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Saint John River

The Saint John River is a 673-kilometre-long (418 mi) river flowing from headwaters in the Notre Dame Mountains near the Maine–Quebec border of the United States and Canada through northern Maine and western New Brunswick to the northwest shore of the Bay of Fundy. It is the longest river in eastern Canada.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 12° 0° – Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 12° 2° – Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 12° 1° – Wind 9 km/h

22 Thu 14° 2° – Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 8° -1° – Wind 23 km/h

24 Sat 11° -2° – Wind 11 km/h

25 Sun 14° 0° – Wind 14 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:33 PM Daylight 10 hr, 46 min First quarter 57%

Map

Other gauges on the Saint John River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Saint John River at Upper GagetownRiver gauge, Saint John River	1.03 m	Very low	−0.02 m	11 km
Saint John River at MaugervilleRiver gauge, Saint John River	1.04 m	Very low	−0.03 m	27 km
Saint John River at Oak PointRiver gauge, Saint John River	0.71 m	Very low	−0.05 m	28 km
Saint John River at FrederictonRiver gauge, Saint John River	1.03 m	Very low	−0.02 m	45 km
Saint John River at Saint JohnRiver gauge, Saint John River	0.81 m	Very low	−0.14 m	55 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Jemseg River at JemsegRiver gauge, Jemseg River	0.93 m	Very low	−0.03 m	7.0 km
French Lake at Lakeville CornerLake, French Lake	0.99 m	Very low	−0.02 m	18 km
Grand Lake at Newcastle CreekLake, Grand Lake	0.96 m	Very low	−0.03 m	34 km
Kennebecasis River at ApohaquiRiver gauge, Kennebecasis River	7.41 m	Low	−0.03 m	42 km
North Branch Oromocto River at TracyRiver gauge, North Branch Oromocto River	0.42 m	Low	−0.01 m	43 km
Nashwaak River at Durham BridgeRiver gauge, Nashwaak River	17.88 m	Low	−0.05 m	54 km

Questions and answers

How does the Saint John River at Gagetown compare with last year?

It is 0.17 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.15 m.

What is a normal level for the Saint John River at Gagetown in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.56 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.27 m and 2.06 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Saint John River at Gagetown really 0.97 m deep?

No. 0.97 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Saint John River at Gagetown today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 05:00 AM ADT, the surface elevation was 0.97 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Saint John River at Gagetown rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.29 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Saint John River at Gagetown normal?

Very 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:01AO012 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.76867, -66.14036 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA 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
Surface elevation	0.97 m	2026-10-19 08:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Saint John River at Gagetown (eccc:01AO012). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-river-at-gagetown

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