French River at Horseshoe Falls water level

Name: French River at Horseshoe Falls 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, French River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Flow

10.4m³/s Up 1.07 m³/s over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 02:15 AM EDT (2 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Flow Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The French River at Horseshoe Falls is running far below normal at 10.4 m³/s.

The median for mid-October is 34.4 m³/s, based on 5 years of readings, so the flow is 24.00 m³/s below typical.

It has risen 1.07 m³/s over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.61 m³/s and 10.4 m³/s.

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

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 34.4 m³/s24.0 m³/s below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 12.1 m³/s – 47.2 m³/s8 years in 10 fall in this range (5 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.61 m³/s – 10.4 m³/s
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.70 m³/s – 9.66 m³/s

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 French River

The French River is a river in Central Ontario, Canada. It flows 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Lake Nipissing southwest to Georgian Bay. The river largely follows the boundary between the Parry Sound District and the Sudbury District, and in most contexts is considered the dividing line between Northern and Southern Ontario. The French River was designated a Canadian Heritage River in 1986.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 8.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 18° 8° – Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 13° 3° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 14° 4° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 16° 6° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 15° 4° – Wind 8 km/h

24 Sat 15° 5° – Wind 19 km/h

25 Sun 15° 8° 0.3 mm Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:30 PM Daylight 10 hr, 46 min First quarter 57%

Map

Other gauges on the French River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
French River at Little French CutRiver gauge, French River	1.39 m³/s	Low	+0.36 m³/s	4.9 km
French River at Recollet FallsRiver gauge, French River	97.4 m³/s	Very low	+6.00 m³/s	10.0 km
French River at Dry Pine BayRiver gauge, French River	1.03 m	Normal	+0.04 m	13 km
French River at Wolseley BayRiver gauge, French River	186.73 m	Normal	−0.03 m	21 km
French River at Hartley BayRiver gauge, French River	177.56 m	Low	+0.08 m	22 km
French River at Chaudiere DamRiver gauge, French River	187.79 m	Low	±0	37 km
French River below Portage DamRiver gauge, French River	92.0 m³/s	Normal	+3.30 m³/s	38 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pickerel River above Cantin LakeRiver gauge, Pickerel River	16.72 m	Low	−0.01 m	5.3 km
Dollars Lake below S NarrowsLake, Dollars Lake	7.60 m	Very low	−0.01 m	20 km
Magnetawan River near BrittRiver gauge, Magnetawan River	25.00 m	Very low	±0	25 km
Little French River at Okikendawt IslandRiver gauge, Little French River	18.3 m³/s	Normal	−0.20 m³/s	34 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the French River at Horseshoe Falls in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 34.4 m³/s. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 12.1 m³/s and 47.2 m³/s, based on 5 years of records.

What is the water level of French River at Horseshoe Falls today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:15 AM EDT, the flow was 10.4 m³/s. Up 1.07 m³/s over the last 24 hours.

Is French River at Horseshoe Falls rising or falling?

Up 1.07 m³/s over the last 24 hours. Up 9.05 m³/s over the last 7 days.

Is the level of French River at Horseshoe Falls normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 5 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:02DD031 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.99519, -80.47790 (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
Flow	10.4 m³/s	2026-10-19 06:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: French River at Horseshoe Falls (eccc:02DD031). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/french-river-at-horseshoe-falls

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