Goulais River near Searchmont water level

Name: Goulais River near Searchmont 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, Goulais River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

7.34m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 05:35 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 3.02 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Goulais River near Searchmont is running far below normal at 7.34 m.

The median for mid-October is 7.76 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.42 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 7.91 m, a difference of −0.57 m.

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 7.16 m and 7.45 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 7.76 m0.42 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.35 m – 8.38 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 7.91 m−0.57 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.16 m – 7.45 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.16 m – 8.22 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 Goulais River

The Goulais River is a river in northern Ontario, Canada, which rises in the Algoma highlands and empties into Goulais Bay on eastern Lake Superior near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. It is one of the largest tributaries on the eastern lake, draining an area of approximately 2,000 square kilometres (770 sq mi).

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 13° 1° – Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 13° 3° – Wind 8 km/h

22 Thu 17° 6° – Wind 6 km/h

23 Fri 15° 5° – Wind 15 km/h

24 Sat 16° 7° – Wind 18 km/h

25 Sun 15° 6° 1.2 mm Wind 21 km/h

26 Mon 6° 2° 2.7 mm Wind 14 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:01 AM Sunset 06:41 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 67%

Map

Other gauges on the Goulais River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Goulais River near Kirby'S CornerRiver gauge, Goulais River	2.71 m	Very low	−0.01 m	29 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
St. Marys River near Garden RiverRiver gauge, St. Marys River	24.01 m	Normal	−0.11 m	38 km
Root River at Sault Ste. MarieRiver gauge, Root River	13.00 m	Very high	−0.03 m	41 km
Thessalon River near Poplar DaleRiver gauge, Thessalon River	1.88 m	Very low	−0.01 m	42 km
Aubinadong River above Sesabic CreekRiver gauge, Aubinadong River	1.69 m	Very low	−0.01 m	44 km
Batchawana River near BatchawanaRiver gauge, Batchawana River	2.17 m	Low	−0.02 m	44 km
St. Marys River at Sault Ste. Marie, OntarioRiver gauge, St. Marys River	76,900 cfs	Normal	+4,200 cfs	30 mi
Big Carp River near Sault Ste. MarieRiver gauge, Big Carp River	2.43 m	Normal	−0.02 m	54 km
Little White River near BellinghamRiver gauge, Little White River	2.82 m	Low	−0.01 m	74 km

Questions and answers

Is the Goulais River near Searchmont higher than last year?

No, it is 0.57 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 7.91 m.

What is a normal level for the Goulais River near Searchmont in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.76 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.35 m and 8.38 m, based on 21 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 7.34 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Goulais River near Searchmont today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 05:35 AM EDT, the water level was 7.34 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Goulais River near Searchmont rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Goulais River near Searchmont normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 21 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:02BF002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 46.86094, -83.97181 (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
Water level	7.34 m	2026-10-20 09:35	Provisional
Flow	3.02 m³/s	2026-10-20 09:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Goulais River near Searchmont (eccc:02BF002). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/goulais-river-near-searchmont

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