Middle River at Maclennans Cross water level

Name: Middle River at Maclennans Cross 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, Middle River, Nova Scotia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.27m Down 0.10 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 12:30 PM ADT (57 min ago)

Flow: 13.5 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Middle River at Maclennans Cross, where the gauge shows 1.27 m.

That puts it 0.04 m above the median of 1.23 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings.

It is still going down, by 0.10 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.08 m – 1.41 m.

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

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.23 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.98 m – 1.47 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.08 m – 1.41 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.08 m – 1.32 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 24 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 7° 2° 0.3 mm, 76% Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 10° 2° – Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 13° 6° 12 mm, 26% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 11° 4° – Wind 14 km/h

22 Thu 12° 4° – Wind 10 km/h

23 Fri 9° 2° 2.0 mm, 51% Wind 24 km/h

24 Sat 8° 2° 0.4 mm, 37% Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:25 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 49 min First quarter 51%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Southwest Margaree River near Upper MargareeRiver gauge, Southwest Margaree River	0.97 m	Normal	−0.03 m	15 km
Northeast Margaree River at Margaree ValleyRiver gauge, Northeast Margaree River	0.67 m	Normal	−0.19 m	20 km
Indian Brook at Indian BrookRiver gauge, Indian Brook	0.73 m	Normal	−0.11 m	37 km
River Denys at Big MarshRiver gauge, River Denys	1.88 m	High	−0.03 m	39 km
Cheticamp River above Robert BrookRiver gauge, Cheticamp River	1.23 m	High	−0.20 m	50 km
River Inhabitants at GlenoraRiver gauge, River Inhabitants	0.94 m	Normal	−0.08 m	59 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Middle River at Maclennans Cross in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.23 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.98 m and 1.47 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 1.27 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Middle River at Maclennans Cross today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 12:30 PM ADT, the water level was 1.27 m. Down 0.10 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Middle River at Maclennans Cross rising or falling?

Down 0.10 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.11 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Middle River at Maclennans Cross normal?

Normal for mid-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:01FF001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 46.19000, -60.94181 (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	1.27 m	2026-10-18 15:30	Provisional
Flow	13.5 m³/s	2026-10-18 15:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Middle River at Maclennans Cross (eccc:01FF001). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/nova-scotia/middle-river-at-maclennans-cross

How we check values

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