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Salmon River near Glenwood water level

River gauge, Salmon River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.84m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
2.00 m³/s
0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0

History

0.81.0mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 200.81.0mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20
0.81.0mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 200.81.0mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Salmon River near Glenwood reads 0.84 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.80 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.03 m above typical.

The level is falling, down 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.68 m and 1.11 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
0.80 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.69 m – 0.99 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.68 m – 1.11 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.68 m – 1.07 m

Conditions at Salmon River near Glenwood

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: 8.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 13° 5° – Wind 23 km/h
21 Wed 8° 3° – Wind 12 km/h
22 Thu 8° 4° 9.0 mm, 63% Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 5° 4° 17 mm, 73% Wind 32 km/h
24 Sat 9° 5° 5.3 mm, 58% Wind 22 km/h
25 Sun 6° 1° 4.8 mm, 20% Wind 26 km/h
26 Mon 11° 1° 1.7 mm Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 67%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Gander River at Big ChuteRiver gauge, Gander River 2.00 m Normal +0.02 m 4.9 km
Southwest Brook at LewisporteRiver gauge, Southwest Brook 0.91 m Normal −0.03 m 25 km
Peters River near BotwoodRiver gauge, Peters River 1.17 m High −0.07 m 36 km
Great Rattling Brook above Tote River ConfluenceRiver gauge, Great Rattling Brook 3.58 m Normal −0.07 m 49 km
Triton Brook above Gambo PondRiver gauge, Triton Brook 1.17 m Normal −0.09 m 51 km
Middle Brook near GamboRiver gauge, Middle Brook 2.91 m High ±0 56 km
Exploits River at Charlie Edwards PointRiver gauge, Exploits River 70.58 m Normal −0.04 m 64 km
Terra Nova River at GlovertownRiver gauge, Terra Nova River 5.50 m Normal ±0 77 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Salmon River near Glenwood in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.80 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.69 m and 0.99 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 0.84 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Salmon River near Glenwood today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 05:35 AM GMT-2:30, the water level was 0.84 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Salmon River near Glenwood rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Salmon River near Glenwood 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:02YQ005 (Agency page)
Coordinates
49.01128, -54.91689 (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 0.84 m 2026-10-20 08:05 Provisional
Flow 2.00 m³/s 2026-10-20 08:05 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Salmon River near Glenwood (eccc:02YQ005). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/newfoundland-and-labrador/salmon-river-near-glenwood

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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.

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