Northwest River at Terra Nova National Park water level

Name: Northwest River at Terra Nova National Park 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, Northwest River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Directions

Normal for late October

Water level

1.17m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 02:40 AM GMT-2:30 (2 hours ago)

Flow: 13.6 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Northwest River at Terra Nova National Park, where the gauge shows 1.17 m.

That puts it 0.18 m above the median of 0.99 m for late October, based on 15 years of readings.

It is still going down, by 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.74 m – 1.28 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: 0.99 m0.18 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.38 m – 1.80 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.74 m – 1.28 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.75 m – 1.36 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: 3.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 13° 4° – Wind 23 km/h

21 Wed 7° 2° – Wind 14 km/h

22 Thu 8° 2° 7.5 mm, 71% Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 5° 1° 18 mm, 94% Wind 38 km/h

24 Sat 4° -2° 0.1 mm, 44% Wind 22 km/h

25 Sun 10° -2° – Wind 24 km/h

26 Mon 11° 4° – Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min Waxing gibbous 75%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Shoal Harbour River near ClarenvilleRiver gauge, Shoal Harbour River	1.98 m	Normal	−0.02 m	23 km
Southwest Brook at Terra Nova National ParkRiver gauge, Southwest Brook	1.61 m	Normal	−0.03 m	29 km
Terra Nova River at GlovertownRiver gauge, Terra Nova River	5.44 m	Normal	−0.05 m	33 km
Triton Brook above Gambo PondRiver gauge, Triton Brook	1.12 m	Normal	−0.06 m	37 km
Southern Bay River near Southern BayRiver gauge, Southern Bay River	2.29 m	Normal	−0.03 m	39 km
Middle Brook near GamboRiver gauge, Middle Brook	2.92 m	Normal	+0.01 m	46 km
Pipers Hole River at Mothers BrookRiver gauge, Pipers Hole River	0.76 m	Normal	−0.04 m	50 km
Come By Chance River near GoobiesRiver gauge, Come By Chance River	0.95 m	Normal	−0.07 m	56 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Northwest River at Terra Nova National Park in late October?

The median for late October is 0.99 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.38 m and 1.80 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 1.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Northwest River at Terra Nova National Park today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 02:40 AM GMT-2:30, the water level was 1.17 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Northwest River at Terra Nova National Park rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.19 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Northwest River at Terra Nova National Park normal?

Normal for late 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:02YS006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 48.39700, -54.20042 (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	1.17 m	2026-10-21 05:10	Provisional
Flow	13.6 m³/s	2026-10-21 05:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Northwest River at Terra Nova National Park (eccc:02YS006). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/newfoundland-and-labrador/northwest-river-at-terra-nova-national-park

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