Salmon Cove River near Champneys water level

Name: Salmon Cove River near Champneys 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, Salmon Cove River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.47m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 03:20 AM GMT-2:30 (2 hours ago)

Flow: 3.40 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Salmon Cove River near Champneys is at 1.47 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.17 m above the median of 1.30 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.11 m (+0.36 m).

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.21 m and 1.52 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.30 m0.17 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.17 m – 1.64 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 1.11 m+0.36 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.21 m – 1.52 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.11 m – 2.17 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: 4.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 12° 5° 0.1 mm Wind 25 km/h

21 Wed 7° 4° – Wind 17 km/h

22 Thu 7° 4° 14 mm, 78% Wind 24 km/h

23 Fri 6° 4° 12 mm, 73% Wind 38 km/h

24 Sat 10° 6° 1.1 mm, 63% Wind 20 km/h

25 Sun 5° 0° 3.8 mm, 24% Wind 38 km/h

26 Mon 11° 0° 0.6 mm Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:31 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 66%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Southern Bay River near Southern BayRiver gauge, Southern Bay River	2.32 m	Normal	−0.03 m	28 km
Big Brook at Lead CoveRiver gauge, Big Brook	3.24 m	High	−0.02 m	43 km
Southwest Brook at Terra Nova National ParkRiver gauge, Southwest Brook	1.64 m	Normal	−0.05 m	55 km
Shoal Harbour River near ClarenvilleRiver gauge, Shoal Harbour River	2.00 m	Normal	−0.01 m	59 km
Terra Nova River at GlovertownRiver gauge, Terra Nova River	5.50 m	Normal	−0.01 m	60 km
Northwest River at Terra Nova National ParkRiver gauge, Northwest River	1.21 m	Normal	−0.03 m	66 km
Come By Chance River near GoobiesRiver gauge, Come By Chance River	1.01 m	Normal	−0.10 m	72 km

Questions and answers

How does the Salmon Cove River near Champneys compare with last year?

It is 0.36 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.11 m.

What is a normal level for the Salmon Cove River near Champneys in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.30 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.17 m and 1.64 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 1.47 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Salmon Cove River near Champneys today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 03:20 AM GMT-2:30, the water level was 1.47 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Salmon Cove River near Champneys rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.18 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Salmon Cove River near Champneys normal?

Normal 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:02ZJ002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 48.39592, -53.30161 (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	1.47 m	2026-10-20 05:50	Provisional
Flow	3.40 m³/s	2026-10-20 05:50	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Salmon Cove River near Champneys (eccc:02ZJ002). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/newfoundland-and-labrador/salmon-cove-river-near-champneys

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