Rivière Richelieu aux Rapides Fryers water level

Name: Rivière Richelieu aux Rapides Fryers 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, Rivière Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.78m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 02:10 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 161 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Rivière Richelieu aux Rapides Fryers, where the gauge shows 0.78 m.

That puts it 0.09 m below the median of 0.87 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.61 m (+0.17 m).

It is on the way up, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.50 m – 0.88 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.87 m0.09 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.64 m – 1.33 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.61 m+0.17 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.50 m – 0.88 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.55 m – 1.12 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.

About the Rivière Richelieu

The Richelieu River is a tributary of the west bank of the Montmorency River. This watercourse flows on the north shore of the Saint-Laurent river, in the municipality of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 26 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 18° 6° – Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 12° 4° – Wind 23 km/h

21 Wed 11° 0° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 13° 3° – Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 9° 1° – Wind 17 km/h

24 Sat 11° 1° – Wind 13 km/h

25 Sun 14° 3° – Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:15 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 47 min First quarter 61%

Map

Other gauges on the Rivière Richelieu

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-JeanRiver gauge, Rivière Richelieu	0.26 m	Low	±0	11 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fleuve Saint-Laurent à LasalleRiver gauge, Fleuve Saint-Laurent	1.02 m	Normal	−0.03 m	29 km
Lac Champlain à PhilipsburgLake, Lac Champlain	4.25 m	Normal	+0.01 m	42 km
Lac Saint-Louis à Pointe-ClaireLake, Lac Saint-Louis	21.02 m	Low	−0.04 m	44 km
Richelieu R (Lake Champlain) at Rouses PointLake, Richelieu R (Lake Champlain)	93.69 ft	Low	−0.01 ft	28 mi
Great Chazy River at Perry MillsRiver gauge, Great Chazy River	2.55 ft	Below flood stage	−0.31 ft	30 mi
Rivière des Mille îles à Bois-Des-FilionRiver gauge, Rivière des Mille îles	0.92 m	Normal	−0.02 m	48 km
Rock River near Highgate CenterRiver gauge, Rock River	7.9 cfs	Normal	−3.6 cfs	33 mi
Rivière des Outaouais à la Marina de Sainte-Anne-De-BellevueRiver gauge, Rivière des Outaouais	21.00 m	Normal	−0.04 m	54 km

Questions and answers

How does the Rivière Richelieu aux Rapides Fryers compare with last year?

It is 0.17 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.61 m.

What is a normal level for the Rivière Richelieu aux Rapides Fryers in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.87 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.64 m and 1.33 m, based on 21 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 0.78 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Rivière Richelieu aux Rapides Fryers today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:10 PM EDT, the water level was 0.78 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Rivière Richelieu aux Rapides Fryers rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.20 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Rivière Richelieu aux Rapides Fryers normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 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:02OJ007 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.39847, -73.25844 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum (arbitraire)
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	0.78 m	2026-10-19 18:10	Provisional
Flow	161 m³/s	2026-10-19 18:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Rivière Richelieu aux Rapides Fryers (eccc:02OJ007). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/quebec/riviere-richelieu-aux-rapides-fryers

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