Exploits River near Millertown water level

Name: Exploits River near Millertown 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, Exploits River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

2.30m Up 0.14 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 01:40 AM GMT-2:30 (1 hour ago)

Flow: 111 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Exploits River near Millertown reads 2.30 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 2.23 m, based on 16 years of readings, so the water level is 0.07 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 1.74 m, a difference of +0.57 m.

The water is rising: up 0.14 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.14 m and 2.33 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 2.23 m0.07 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.99 m – 2.57 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 1.74 m+0.57 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.14 m – 2.33 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.70 m – 2.32 m

Conditions at Exploits River near Millertown

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.

About the Exploits River

The Exploits River is a river in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It flows through the Exploits Valley in the central part of Newfoundland.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 9.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 7° -1° – Wind 29 km/h

20 Tue 11° 4° – Wind 24 km/h

21 Wed 7° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

22 Thu 7° 2° 0.1 mm, 37% Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 4° 0° 30 mm, 55% Wind 36 km/h

24 Sat 4° -4° 0.2 mm, 32% Wind 24 km/h

25 Sun 6° 2° 1.2 mm Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:21 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 56%

Map

Other gauges on the Exploits River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Exploits River below Noel Pauls BrookRiver gauge, Exploits River	6.11 m	Normal	+0.07 m	25 km
Exploits River at BadgerRiver gauge, Exploits River	96.04 m	Normal	+0.03 m	47 km
Exploits River at Charlie Edwards PointRiver gauge, Exploits River	70.60 m	Normal	+0.01 m	61 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Beothuk Lake at Indian PointLake, Beothuk Lake	154.04 m	Very high	+0.03 m	3.9 km
Badger Brook below Foot BridgeRiver gauge, Badger Brook	97.07 m	High	−0.02 m	47 km
Star Brook above Star LakeRiver gauge, Star Brook	1.73 m	High	−0.23 m	56 km
R.R. Pond near Granite LakeRiver gauge, R.R. Pond	274.33 m	Normal	±0	65 km
Sheffield Brook near Trans Canada HighwayRiver gauge, Sheffield Brook	2.11 m	High	−0.02 m	65 km
Boot Brook at Trans-Canada HighwayRiver gauge, Boot Brook	1.12 m	High	−0.09 m	68 km
Granite Lake at East EndLake, Granite Lake	311.76 m	Normal	+0.01 m	69 km

Questions and answers

Is the Exploits River near Millertown higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.57 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.74 m.

What is a normal level for the Exploits River near Millertown in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.23 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.99 m and 2.57 m, based on 16 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 2.30 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Exploits River near Millertown today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 01:40 AM GMT-2:30, the water level was 2.30 m. Up 0.14 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Exploits River near Millertown rising or falling?

Up 0.14 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Exploits River near Millertown normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 16 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:02YO016 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 48.76008, -56.58242 (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	2.30 m	2026-10-19 04:10	Provisional
Flow	111 m³/s	2026-10-19 04:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Exploits River near Millertown (eccc:02YO016). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/newfoundland-and-labrador/exploits-river-near-millertown

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