Southwest Margaree River near Upper Margaree water level

Name: Southwest Margaree River near Upper Margaree 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, Southwest Margaree River, Nova Scotia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.95m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 07:20 AM ADT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 8.63 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Southwest Margaree River near Upper Margaree, where the gauge shows 0.95 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.95 m, based on 15 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.90 m – 1.06 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: 0.95 m0.00 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.75 m – 1.34 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.90 m – 1.06 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.90 m – 1.08 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: 3.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 12° 6° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 13° 4° – Wind 12 km/h

22 Thu 11° 7° 32 mm, 68% Wind 25 km/h

23 Fri 7° 2° 51 mm, 76% Wind 39 km/h

24 Sat 6° 3° 7.5 mm, 59% Wind 33 km/h

25 Sun 11° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

26 Mon 13° 7° – Wind 14 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:29 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 42 min First quarter 68%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Middle River at Maclennans CrossRiver gauge, Middle River	1.22 m	Normal	−0.02 m	15 km
Northeast Margaree River at Margaree ValleyRiver gauge, Northeast Margaree River	0.51 m	Normal	−0.07 m	20 km
River Denys at Big MarshRiver gauge, River Denys	1.84 m	High	−0.01 m	37 km
Cheticamp River above Robert BrookRiver gauge, Cheticamp River	1.09 m	Normal	−0.06 m	49 km
Indian Brook at Indian BrookRiver gauge, Indian Brook	0.65 m	Normal	−0.03 m	49 km
River Inhabitants at GlenoraRiver gauge, River Inhabitants	0.85 m	Low	−0.04 m	57 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Southwest Margaree River near Upper Margaree in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.95 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.75 m and 1.34 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 0.95 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Southwest Margaree River near Upper Margaree today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 07:20 AM ADT, the water level was 0.95 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Southwest Margaree River near Upper Margaree rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Southwest Margaree River near Upper Margaree 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:01FB003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 46.22311, -61.13692 (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	0.95 m	2026-10-20 10:20	Provisional
Flow	8.63 m³/s	2026-10-20 10:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Southwest Margaree River near Upper Margaree (eccc:01FB003). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/nova-scotia/southwest-margaree-river-near-upper-margaree

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