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Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-Jean water level

River gauge, Rivière Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.16m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.5 1.0

History

History
-0.00.51.0mOct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Oct 20-0.00.51.0mOct 14Oct 17Oct 20
-0.00.51.0mSep 21Sep 28Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20-0.00.51.0mSep 21Oct 6Oct 20
-01mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026-01mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
-01mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-01mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-Jean is running below normal at 0.16 m.

That puts it 0.23 m below the median of 0.39 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.06 m (+0.10 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 −0.09 m and 0.37 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
0.39 m0.23 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.13 m – 0.97 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year
0.06 m+0.10 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.09 m – 0.37 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.03 m – 0.52 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 Rivière Richelieu

The Richelieu River is a tributary of the west bank of the Montmorency River. This watercourse flows on the north shore of the Saint-Laurent river, in the municipality of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 16° 2° – Wind 18 km/h
21 Wed 14° 0° – Wind 8 km/h
22 Thu 13° 1° – Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 10° 1° – Wind 12 km/h
24 Sat 12° 1° – Wind 10 km/h
25 Sun 15° 3° – Wind 21 km/h
26 Mon 13° 7° – Wind 16 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:17 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 42 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Other gauges on the Rivière Richelieu

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Rivière Richelieu aux Rapides FryersRiver gauge, Rivière Richelieu 0.65 m Low −0.05 m 11 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Fleuve Saint-Laurent à LasalleRiver gauge, Fleuve Saint-Laurent 1.00 m Normal +0.01 m 32 km
Lac Champlain à PhilipsburgLake, Lac Champlain 4.18 m Low −0.02 m 32 km
Richelieu R (Lake Champlain) at Rouses PointLake, Richelieu R (Lake Champlain) 93.56 ft Low +0.01 ft 22 mi
Great Chazy River at Perry MillsRiver gauge, Great Chazy River 2.37 ft Below flood stage −0.14 ft 24 mi
Rock River near Highgate CenterRiver gauge, Rock River 3.7 cfs Normal −3.9 cfs 27 mi
Missisquoi River at SwantonRiver gauge, Missisquoi River 1.23 ft Below flood stage −0.19 ft 27 mi
Little Chazy River near ChazyRiver gauge, Little Chazy River 34.3 cfs Normal −12.5 cfs 29 mi
Pike River at East Franklin, near Enosburg FallsRiver gauge, Pike River 14.3 cfs Normal −3.0 cfs 29 mi

Questions and answers

How does the Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-Jean compare with last year?

It is 0.10 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.06 m.

What is a normal level for the Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-Jean in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.39 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.13 m and 0.97 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 0.16 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-Jean today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 07:35 PM EDT, the water level was 0.16 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-Jean rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-Jean normal?

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:02OJ016 (Agency page)
Coordinates
45.30231, -73.25012 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
station datum (arbitraire)
Update interval
every hour
Licence
Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.16 m 2026-10-20 23:35 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-Jean (eccc:02OJ016). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/quebec/riviere-richelieu-a-la-marina-de-saint-jean

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.