Niagara River at Fort Erie water level

Name: Niagara River at Fort Erie 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, Niagara River, Ontario, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

172.34m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 05:15 PM EDT (53 min ago)

Flow: 5,780 m³/s

History

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Niagara River at Fort Erie, where the gauge shows 172.34 m.

That puts it 0.08 m below the median of 172.42 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings.

It is still going down, by 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 172.13 m – 172.60 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 172.42 m0.08 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 172.21 m – 172.68 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 172.13 m – 172.60 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 172.21 m – 172.47 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: 1.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 15° 5° – Wind 25 km/h

19 Mon 17° 8° – Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 17° 9° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 16° 6° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 18° 6° – Wind 7 km/h

23 Fri 16° 7° – Wind 15 km/h

24 Sat 18° 6° – Wind 14 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:28 PM Daylight 10 hr, 54 min First quarter 62%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Ellicott Creek below WilliamsvilleRiver gauge, Ellicott Creek	1.93 ft	Below flood stage	−0.08 ft	8 mi
Buffalo Creek at GardenvilleRiver gauge, Buffalo Creek	0.65 ft	Below flood stage	−0.09 ft	10 mi
Cazenovia Creek at EbenezerRiver gauge, Cazenovia Creek	2.42 ft	Below flood stage	−0.07 ft	10 mi
Cayuga Creek near LancasterRiver gauge, Cayuga Creek	2.95 ft	Below flood stage	−0.14 ft	14 mi
Eighteenmile Creek at HamburgRiver gauge, Eighteenmile Creek	10.0 cfs	Low	−2.0 cfs	16 mi
South Branch Eighteenmile Creek at Bley Road at Eden ValleyRiver gauge, South Branch Eighteenmile Creek	4.3 cfs	Low	−1.6 cfs	17 mi
Tonawanda Creek at RapidsRiver gauge, Tonawanda Creek	1.56 ft	Below flood stage	+0.10 ft	18 mi
Big Sister Creek at Evans CenterRiver gauge, Big Sister Creek	2.9 cfs	Low	−0.8 cfs	20 mi

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Niagara River at Fort Erie in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 172.42 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 172.21 m and 172.68 m, based on 16 years of records.

Is Niagara River at Fort Erie really 172.34 m deep?

No. 172.34 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 Niagara River at Fort Erie today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 05:15 PM EDT, the surface elevation was 172.34 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Niagara River at Fort Erie rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.14 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Niagara River at Fort Erie normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 16 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:02HA013 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 42.93028, -78.91417 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: INTERNATIONAL GREAT LAKES DATUM (1955)
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
Surface elevation	172.34 m	2026-10-19 21:15	Provisional
Flow	5,780 m³/s	2026-10-19 21:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Niagara River at Fort Erie (eccc:02HA013). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/niagara-river-at-fort-erie

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