French River at Little French Cut water level

Name: French River at Little French Cut 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

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Low for mid-October

Flow

1.49m³/s Up 0.07 m³/s over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 07:15 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Flow Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at French River at Little French Cut: the gauge reads 1.49 m³/s, below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 11.41 m³/s below the median of 12.9 m³/s for mid-October, based on 5 years of readings.

It is on the way up, by 0.07 m³/s over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.00 m³/s – 1.51 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: 12.9 m³/s11.4 m³/s below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.25 m³/s – 22.3 m³/s8 years in 10 fall in this range (5 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.00 m³/s – 1.51 m³/s
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.00 m³/s – 1.43 m³/s

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 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

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 16° 3° – Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 13° 2° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 15° 6° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 14° 3° – Wind 10 km/h

24 Sat 15° 5° – Wind 14 km/h

25 Sun 16° 11° – Wind 22 km/h

26 Mon 10° 3° 12 mm Wind 13 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:29 PM Daylight 10 hr, 43 min First quarter 68%

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Other gauges on the French River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
French River at Horseshoe FallsRiver gauge, French River	10.8 m³/s	Very low	+0.30 m³/s	4.9 km
French River at Recollet FallsRiver gauge, French River	99.1 m³/s	Very low	+1.20 m³/s	5.1 km
French River at Dry Pine BayRiver gauge, French River	1.04 m	Normal	+0.01 m	8.9 km
French River at Hartley BayRiver gauge, French River	177.65 m	Low	+0.07 m	17 km
French River at Wolseley BayRiver gauge, French River	186.75 m	Normal	±0	24 km
French River at Chaudiere DamRiver gauge, French River	187.79 m	Low	±0	42 km
French River below Portage DamRiver gauge, French River	96.7 m³/s	Normal	+5.60 m³/s	42 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pickerel River above Cantin LakeRiver gauge, Pickerel River	16.71 m	Low	−0.01 m	10 km
Dollars Lake below S NarrowsLake, Dollars Lake	7.60 m	Very low	±0	25 km
Magnetawan River near BrittRiver gauge, Magnetawan River	25.01 m	Very low	+0.01 m	26 km
Wanapitei River at Highway 637River gauge, Wanapitei River	15.88 m	Low	−0.02 m	34 km
Little French River at Okikendawt IslandRiver gauge, Little French River	18.0 m³/s	Normal	−0.20 m³/s	38 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the French River at Little French Cut in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 12.9 m³/s. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.25 m³/s and 22.3 m³/s, based on 5 years of records.

What is the water level of French River at Little French Cut today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 07:15 AM EDT, the flow was 1.49 m³/s. Up 0.07 m³/s over the last 24 hours.

Is French River at Little French Cut rising or falling?

Up 0.07 m³/s over the last 24 hours. Up 1.47 m³/s over the last 7 days.

Is the level of French River at Little French Cut normal?

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:02DD030 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 46.00607, -80.53985 (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	1.49 m³/s	2026-10-20 11:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: French River at Little French Cut (eccc:02DD030). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/french-river-at-little-french-cut

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