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Salmon River at Castaway water level

River gauge, Salmon River, New Brunswick, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

10.15m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
3.53 m³/s
10.0 10.3 10.5 10.8

History

10.010.310.510.8mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 1810.010.310.510.8mOct 12Oct 15Oct 18
10.010.310.510.8mSep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 1810.010.310.510.8mSep 19Oct 3Oct 18
101112mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026101112mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
101112mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026101112mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 10.15 m, the Salmon River at Castaway is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.19 m below the median of 10.34 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 10.01 m (+0.14 m).

The level is falling, down 0.02 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 10.04 m and 10.17 m.

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

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
10.34 m0.19 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
10.05 m – 10.74 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year
10.01 m+0.14 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
10.04 m – 10.17 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
10.00 m – 11.26 m

Conditions at Salmon River at Castaway

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

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 9° -4° – Wind 13 km/h
19 Mon 13° 2° – Wind 25 km/h
20 Tue 12° 3° – Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 12° 1° – Wind 13 km/h
22 Thu 12° 2° – Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 8° -1° 0.3 mm Wind 21 km/h
24 Sat 12° -1° – Wind 15 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:33 PM Daylight 10 hr, 48 min First quarter 53%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Grand Lake at Newcastle CreekLake, Grand Lake 0.95 m Very low −0.03 m 34 km
Canaan River at East CanaanRiver gauge, Canaan River 0.39 m Low ±0 37 km
Southwest Miramichi River at BlackvilleRiver gauge, Southwest Miramichi River 0.66 m Low +0.04 m 50 km
Coal Branch River at BeersvilleRiver gauge, Coal Branch River 0.89 m Low −0.02 m 53 km
Petitcodiac River near PetitcodiacRiver gauge, Petitcodiac River 0.36 m Low −0.01 m 57 km
French Lake at Lakeville CornerLake, French Lake 1.00 m Very low ±0 59 km
Jemseg River at JemsegRiver gauge, Jemseg River 0.94 m Very low −0.07 m 60 km
Saint John River at Upper GagetownRiver gauge, Saint John River 0.97 m Very low −0.05 m 63 km

Questions and answers

How does the Salmon River at Castaway compare with last year?

It is 0.14 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 10.01 m.

What is a normal level for the Salmon River at Castaway in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 10.34 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 10.05 m and 10.74 m, based on 16 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 10.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Salmon River at Castaway today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 07:30 PM ADT, the water level was 10.15 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Salmon River at Castaway rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Salmon River at Castaway normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 16 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:01AN002 (Agency page)
Coordinates
46.29072, -65.72275 (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 10.15 m 2026-10-18 22:30 Provisional
Flow 3.53 m³/s 2026-10-18 22:30 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Salmon River at Castaway (eccc:01AN002). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/new-brunswick/salmon-river-at-castaway

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