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Blackwater River at Beardmore water level

River gauge, Blackwater River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

300.77m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.78 m³/s
301.0 301.5

History

301.0301.5mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18301.0301.5mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18
301.0301.5mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18301.0301.5mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Blackwater River at Beardmore: the gauge reads 300.77 m, far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 301.06 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.29 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 300.71 m – 300.77 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
301.06 m0.29 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
300.82 m – 301.58 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
300.71 m – 300.77 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
300.72 m – 300.77 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: 2.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 17° 4° – Wind 28 km/h
19 Mon 12° 4° – Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 14° 3° – Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 15° 7° 0.8 mm, 24% Wind 17 km/h
22 Thu 12° 2° – Wind 11 km/h
23 Fri 16° 4° – Wind 20 km/h
24 Sat 15° 5° 4.5 mm, 29% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:18 AM Sunset 06:57 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 50%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Nipigon River below Alexander Generating StationRiver gauge, Nipigon River 26.61 m Normal −0.02 m 60 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Blackwater River at Beardmore in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 301.06 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 300.82 m and 301.58 m, based on 20 years of records.

Is Blackwater River at Beardmore really 300.77 m deep?

No. 300.77 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Blackwater River at Beardmore today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 09:30 AM EDT, the surface elevation was 300.77 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Blackwater River at Beardmore rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Blackwater River at Beardmore 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:02AD010 (Agency page)
Coordinates
49.59761, -87.96544 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA 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
Surface elevation 300.77 m 2026-10-18 13:30 Provisional
Flow 0.78 m³/s 2026-10-18 13:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Blackwater River at Beardmore (eccc:02AD010). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/blackwater-river-at-beardmore

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