Wanapitei River at Highway 637 water level

Name: Wanapitei River at Highway 637 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, Wanapitei River, Ontario, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

15.90m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 06:55 PM EDT (46 min ago)

Flow: 15.4 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Wanapitei River at Highway 637: the gauge reads 15.90 m, below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.39 m below the median of 16.29 m for mid-October, based on 6 years of readings.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 15.30 m – 15.98 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 6 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 16.29 m0.39 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 15.88 m – 16.59 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (6 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 15.30 m – 15.98 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 15.32 m – 15.98 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.

About the Wanapitei River

The Wanapitei River is a river in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a right tributary of the French River.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 18° 7° – Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 13° 1° – Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 16° 3° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 16° 6° – Wind 8 km/h

23 Fri 13° 2° – Wind 10 km/h

24 Sat 13° 5° – Wind 16 km/h

25 Sun 16° 9° – Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:32 PM Daylight 10 hr, 45 min First quarter 63%

Map

Other gauges on the Wanapitei River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wanapitei River near WanupRiver gauge, Wanapitei River	1.69 m	Low	−0.03 m	22 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
French River at Hartley BayRiver gauge, French River	177.61 m	Low	+0.08 m	19 km
French River at Dry Pine BayRiver gauge, French River	1.04 m	Normal	+0.02 m	26 km
French River at Recollet FallsRiver gauge, French River	99.2 m³/s	Very low	+2.30 m³/s	29 km
Junction Creek below Kelley LakeRiver gauge, Junction Creek	2.76 m	Normal	−0.01 m	33 km
French River at Little French CutRiver gauge, French River	1.50 m³/s	Low	+0.15 m³/s	34 km
Panache Lake at Jackson'S PointLake, Panache Lake	30.97 m	Very low	±0	35 km
Coniston Creek above Wanapitei RiverRiver gauge, Coniston Creek	1.08 m	Normal	−0.01 m	36 km
Junction Creek at SudburyRiver gauge, Junction Creek	0.95 m	Normal	±0	36 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Wanapitei River at Highway 637 in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 16.29 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 15.88 m and 16.59 m, based on 6 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 15.90 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Wanapitei River at Highway 637 today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 06:55 PM EDT, the water level was 15.90 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Wanapitei River at Highway 637 rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.47 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Wanapitei River at Highway 637 normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 6 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:02DB008 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 46.15997, -80.92320 (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	15.90 m	2026-10-19 22:55	Provisional
Flow	15.4 m³/s	2026-10-19 22:55	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Wanapitei River at Highway 637 (eccc:02DB008). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/wanapitei-river-at-highway-637

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