Lake Nipissing at North Bay water level

Name: Lake Nipissing at North Bay 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

Lake, Lake Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

5.65m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 05:35 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

History

What this means

Lake Nipissing at North Bay is at 5.65 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 5.63 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.02 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 5.52 m, a difference of +0.13 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 5.60 m and 5.77 m.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 5.63 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 5.50 m – 5.85 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 5.52 m+0.13 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 5.60 m – 5.77 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 5.14 m – 5.77 m

On the water at Lake Nipissing at North Bay

Normal levels mean few surprises on the water: ramps in use and the shoreline where you expect it.

Wear a life jacket on the water. Most boating deaths involve people who were not wearing one.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.9 mm.

19 Mon 15° 8° – Wind 22 km/h

20 Tue 12° 3° – Wind 20 km/h

21 Wed 14° 2° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 15° 6° – Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 13° 3° – Wind 12 km/h

24 Sat 13° 4° – Wind 8 km/h

25 Sun 17° 9° 0.9 mm Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:26 PM Daylight 10 hr, 45 min First quarter 63%

Map

Other gauges on Lake Nipissing

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lake Nipissing at French River OutletLake, Lake Nipissing	195.65 m	No reference yet	±0	46 km
Lake Nipissing at West BayLake, Lake Nipissing	5.60 m	No reference yet	+0.09 m	65 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Chippewa Creek at North BayRiver gauge, Chippewa Creek	13.22 m	Low	−0.01 m	2.0 km
La Vase River at North BayRiver gauge, La Vase River	10.66 m	Normal	−0.05 m	8.1 km
Little Sturgeon River below Booth LakeRiver gauge, Little Sturgeon River	2.57 m	Low	−0.04 m	19 km
Wasi River near AstorvilleRiver gauge, Wasi River	8.00 m	Very low	−0.01 m	19 km
Commanda Creek near CommandaRiver gauge, Commanda Creek	1.05 m	Low	−0.01 m	42 km
French River below Portage DamRiver gauge, French River	3.35 m³/s	Very low	−4.94 m³/s	47 km
French River at Chaudiere DamRiver gauge, French River	187.79 m	Low	±0	48 km
Veuve River near VernerRiver gauge, Veuve River	0.43 m	Low	−0.01 m	51 km

Questions and answers

Is Lake Nipissing at North Bay higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.13 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 5.52 m.

What is a normal level for Lake Nipissing at North Bay in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 5.63 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 5.50 m and 5.85 m, based on 11 years of records.

What is the water level of Lake Nipissing at North Bay today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 05:35 PM EDT, the water level was 5.65 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Lake Nipissing at North Bay rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lake Nipissing at North Bay normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 11 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:02DD006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 46.31183, -79.47381 (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	5.65 m	2026-10-19 21:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Lake Nipissing at North Bay (eccc:02DD006). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/lake-nipissing-at-north-bay

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