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SwedenAttawapiskat River above Lawashi Channel water level
River gauge, Attawapiskat River, Ontario, Canada
Right now
Low for mid-October
Water level
History
What this means
The Attawapiskat River above Lawashi Channel is running below normal at 5.67 m.
The median for mid-October is 6.32 m, based on 19 years of readings, so the water level is 0.66 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 5.50 m and 5.71 m.
Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.
Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 6.32 m0.66 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 5.65 m – 6.96 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 5.50 m – 5.71 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.
About the Attawapiskat River
The Attawapiskat River is a river in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada, that flows east from Attawapiskat Lake to James Bay. It is the third largest river entirely in Ontario.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 3.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the Attawapiskat River
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attawapiskat River below Muketei RiverRiver gauge, Attawapiskat River | 22.81 m | Very low | −0.02 m | 115 km |
Questions and answers
What is a normal level for the Attawapiskat River above Lawashi Channel in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 6.32 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 5.65 m and 6.96 m, based on 19 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 5.67 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Attawapiskat River above Lawashi Channel today?
On Oct 20, 2026, 12:20 AM EDT, the water level was 5.67 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Attawapiskat River above Lawashi Channel rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Attawapiskat River above Lawashi Channel normal?
Low for mid-October. Compared with 19 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:04FC002(Agency page)- Coordinates
52.93225, -83.36764(WGS84)- Vertical datum
- station 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 | 5.67 m | 2026-10-20 04:20 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Attawapiskat River above Lawashi Channel (eccc:04FC002). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/attawapiskat-river-above-lawashi-channel
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.
Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer