Sturgeon River at Upper Goose Falls water level

Name: Sturgeon River at Upper Goose Falls water level (Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada)
Creator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
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River gauge, Sturgeon River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

4.49m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 01:40 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 4.06 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 Sturgeon River at Upper Goose Falls is running far below normal at 4.49 m.

That puts it 0.15 m below the median of 4.64 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 4.44 m (+0.05 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 4.45 m and 4.62 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: 4.64 m0.15 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 4.50 m – 5.17 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 4.44 m+0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 4.45 m – 4.62 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 4.45 m – 4.76 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 Sturgeon River

The Sturgeon River is a river located in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It travels 81 km (50 mi) south from its head to the English River.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 12 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 1° – Wind 24 km/h

19 Mon 14° 4° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 13° 1° – Wind 8 km/h

21 Wed 16° 2° – Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 10° 2° – Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 10° -1° – Wind 8 km/h

24 Sat 11° 0° – Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:31 PM Daylight 10 hr, 46 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the Sturgeon River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sturgeon River near Glen AftonRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	93.16 m	Low	−0.01 m	40 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Vermilion River near MilnetRiver gauge, Vermilion River	3.58 m	Very low	±0	41 km
Vermilion River near Val CaronRiver gauge, Vermilion River	2.86 m	Normal	−0.03 m	53 km
Whitson River at Val CaronRiver gauge, Whitson River	7.37 m	Low	−0.01 m	59 km
Coniston Creek above Wanapitei RiverRiver gauge, Coniston Creek	1.09 m	Normal	+0.01 m	62 km
Bay Lake at LatchfordLake, Bay Lake	6.97 m	Low	−0.05 m	63 km
Montreal River at LatchfordRiver gauge, Montreal River	4.66 m	Very low	−0.02 m	63 km
Veuve River near VernerRiver gauge, Veuve River	0.44 m	Low	−0.01 m	68 km
Junction Creek at SudburyRiver gauge, Junction Creek	0.94 m	Normal	−0.01 m	69 km

Questions and answers

How does the Sturgeon River at Upper Goose Falls compare with last year?

It is 0.05 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 4.44 m.

What is a normal level for the Sturgeon River at Upper Goose Falls in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 4.64 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 4.50 m and 5.17 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 4.49 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Sturgeon River at Upper Goose Falls today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 01:40 PM EDT, the water level was 4.49 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Sturgeon River at Upper Goose Falls rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sturgeon River at Upper Goose Falls 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:02DC012 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 46.97025, -80.45878 (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	4.49 m	2026-10-18 17:40	Provisional
Flow	4.06 m³/s	2026-10-18 17:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Sturgeon River at Upper Goose Falls (eccc:02DC012). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/sturgeon-river-at-upper-goose-falls

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