Root River at Sault Ste. Marie water level

What this means

The Root River at Sault Ste. Marie is well above normal at 13.00 m. That reading is from Sep 28, 2026, 07:00 AM EDT, so the gauge may be offline or reporting late.

The median for late September is 11.70 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 1.30 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 11.65 m, a difference of +1.35 m.

It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 10.95 m and 13.42 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

11.70 m1.30 m above the median for this date

Normal for this date

11.53 m – 11.99 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)

Same day last year

11.65 m+1.35 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

10.95 m – 13.42 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

11.49 m – 13.03 m