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SwedenMagnetawan River near Britt water level
River gauge, Magnetawan River, Ontario, Canada
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 4.06 m³/s
History
What this means
The Magnetawan River near Britt is running far below normal at 24.99 m.
The median for mid-October is 25.64 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.65 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 24.99 m and 25.25 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
- 25.64 m0.65 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 25.18 m – 26.69 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 24.99 m – 25.25 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 25.00 m – 25.26 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 Magnetawan River
The Magnetawan River is a long river in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada. The river flows 175 km from its source of Magnetawan Lake inside Algonquin Provincial Park to empty into Georgian Bay at the community of Britt on Byng Inlet.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 9.5 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 Magnetawan River
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnetawan River near EmsdaleRiver gauge, Magnetawan River | 7.51 m | Low | ±0 | 96 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickerel River above Cantin LakeRiver gauge, Pickerel River | 16.72 m | Low | −0.02 m | 24 km |
| French River at Horseshoe FallsRiver gauge, French River | 9.88 m³/s | Very low | +1.26 m³/s | 25 km |
| Dollars Lake below S NarrowsLake, Dollars Lake | 7.61 m | Very low | ±0 | 25 km |
| French River at Little French CutRiver gauge, French River | 1.20 m³/s | Very low | +0.38 m³/s | 26 km |
| French River at Recollet FallsRiver gauge, French River | 94.4 m³/s | Very low | +6.80 m³/s | 29 km |
| French River at Dry Pine BayRiver gauge, French River | 1.01 m | Normal | +0.05 m | 34 km |
| French River at Hartley BayRiver gauge, French River | 177.53 m | Low | +0.07 m | 36 km |
| French River at Wolseley BayRiver gauge, French River | 186.76 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 41 km |
Questions and answers
What is a normal level for the Magnetawan River near Britt in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 25.64 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 25.18 m and 26.69 m, based on 20 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 24.99 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Magnetawan River near Britt today?
On Oct 18, 2026, 02:20 PM EDT, the water level was 24.99 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Magnetawan River near Britt rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Magnetawan River near Britt 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:02EA011(Agency page)- Coordinates
45.77306, -80.48233(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 | 24.99 m | 2026-10-18 18:20 | Provisional |
| Flow | 4.06 m³/s | 2026-10-18 18:20 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Magnetawan River near Britt (eccc:02EA011). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/magnetawan-river-near-britt
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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer