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Asheweig River at Straight Lake water level

River gauge, Asheweig River, Ontario, Canada

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

13.29m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
16.8 m³/s
13.5 14.0 14.5

History

History
13.514.014.5mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 1913.514.014.5mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19
13.514.014.5mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 1913.514.014.5mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Asheweig River at Straight Lake is running far below normal at 13.29 m.

The median for mid-October is 14.01 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.72 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 13.26 m and 13.52 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
14.01 m0.72 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
13.31 m – 14.44 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
13.26 m – 13.52 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
13.28 m – 13.55 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 11° 4° 0.1 mm Wind 35 km/h
20 Tue 11° 4° – Wind 21 km/h
21 Wed 10° 3° – Wind 18 km/h
22 Thu 12° 2° – Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri 14° 4° – Wind 14 km/h
24 Sat 11° 5° 2.7 mm, 63% Wind 19 km/h
25 Sun 11° 4° – Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:27 AM Sunset 06:48 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 58%

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Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Asheweig River at Straight Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 14.01 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 13.31 m and 14.44 m, based on 20 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 13.29 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Asheweig River at Straight Lake today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 04:25 AM EDT, the water level was 13.29 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Asheweig River at Straight Lake rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Asheweig River at Straight Lake normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 20 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:04DB001 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.71175, -87.95339 (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 13.29 m 2026-10-19 08:25 Provisional
Flow 16.8 m³/s 2026-10-19 08:25 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Asheweig River at Straight Lake (eccc:04DB001). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/asheweig-river-at-straight-lake

How we check values

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