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Pinus River water level

River gauge, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.78m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
13.9 m³/s
1.6 1.7 1.9 2.0

History

History
1.61.82.0mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 181.61.82.0mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18
1.61.82.0mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 181.61.82.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Pinus River reads 1.78 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.79 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.01 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.55 m and 1.81 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
1.79 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.61 m – 2.00 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.55 m – 1.81 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.55 m – 1.80 m

Conditions at Pinus River

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 10 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun -2° -7° 1.5 mm, 78% Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 6° -7° 0.1 mm Wind 25 km/h
20 Tue 3° -1° – Wind 19 km/h
21 Wed 4° -3° – Wind 15 km/h
22 Thu 2° -2° 4.8 mm, 52% Wind 26 km/h
23 Fri 0° -5° – Wind 24 km/h
24 Sat 5° -5° – Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 48%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Churchill River above Grizzle RapidsRiver gauge, Churchill River 39.02 m High −0.08 m 21 km
Churchill River above Upper Muskrat FallsRiver gauge, Churchill River 38.94 m High −0.04 m 53 km
Churchill River 6.15 Kms below Lower Muskrat FallsRiver gauge, Churchill River 6.15 Kms 2.09 m Very low +0.18 m 60 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Pinus River in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.79 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.61 m and 2.00 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 1.78 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Pinus River today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 04:15 AM ADT, the water level was 1.78 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Pinus River rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Pinus River normal?

Normal for mid-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:03OE011 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.14739, -61.55856 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 1.78 m 2026-10-18 07:15 Provisional
Flow 13.9 m³/s 2026-10-18 07:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Pinus River (eccc:03OE011). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/newfoundland-and-labrador/pinus-river

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Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.