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SwedenMississippi River below Marble Lake water level
River gauge, Mississippi River, Ontario, Canada
Right now
Very high for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 4.81 m³/s
History
20252026
What this means
High water at Mississippi River below Marble Lake: the latest reading is 8.65 m, well above normal for mid-October.
That puts it 0.14 m above the median of 8.51 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings.
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 8.42 m – 8.67 m.
That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.
Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 8.51 m0.14 m above the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 8.20 m – 8.59 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 8.42 m – 8.67 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 8.17 m – 8.74 m
High water: what to watch for
Fast water is stronger than it looks. Even shallow water across a road can move a car, and riverbanks can be undercut and give way without warning.
Upstream gauges on the same river usually show a rise first, which is a useful early warning.
About the Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is a tributary of the Ottawa River in Eastern Ontario, Canada, which has no geographic relation with the Mississippi River in the United States. It is 200 kilometres (120 mi) in length from its source at Mackavoy Lake, has a drainage area of 4,450 square kilometres (1,720 sq mi), and has a mean discharge of 40 cubic metres per second (1,400 cu ft/s). There are more than 250 lakes in the watershed.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 14 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the Mississippi River
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River at Outlet of Dalhousie LakeRiver gauge, Mississippi River | 6.27 m | Normal | ±0 | 48 km |
| Mississippi River at Fergusons FallsRiver gauge, Mississippi River | 3.09 m | High | ±0 | 70 km |
| Mississippi River at AppletonRiver gauge, Mississippi River | 1.73 m | Normal | ±0 | 87 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckshot Creek near PlevnaRiver gauge, Buckshot Creek | 1.45 m | Low | −0.04 m | 18 km |
| Skootamatta River near ActinoliteRiver gauge, Skootamatta River | 3.12 m | High | −0.01 m | 37 km |
| Sharbot Lake at Outlet of Sharbot LakeLake, Sharbot Lake | 1.09 m | High | ±0 | 39 km |
| Black River near ActinoliteRiver gauge, Black River | 12.13 m | High | −0.01 m | 39 km |
| Clare River near BogartRiver gauge, Clare River | 1.70 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 39 km |
| Salmon River at TamworthRiver gauge, Salmon River | 4.60 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 41 km |
| Moira River near TweedRiver gauge, Moira River | 4.38 m | High | −0.01 m | 42 km |
| Tay River near BolingbrokeRiver gauge, Tay River | 8.26 m | Very high | +0.02 m | 49 km |
Questions and answers
What is a normal level for the Mississippi River below Marble Lake in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 8.51 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 8.20 m and 8.59 m, based on 21 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 8.65 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Mississippi River below Marble Lake today?
On Oct 19, 2026, 02:35 PM EDT, the water level was 8.65 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Mississippi River below Marble Lake rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.22 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Mississippi River below Marble Lake normal?
Very high 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.
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:02KF016(Agency page)- Coordinates
44.84317, -77.12006(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 | 8.65 m | 2026-10-19 18:35 | Provisional |
| Flow | 4.81 m³/s | 2026-10-19 18:35 | Provisional |
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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Mississippi River below Marble Lake (eccc:02KF016). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/mississippi-river-below-marble-lake
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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer