Grande Riviere at Violette Bridge water level

Name: Grande Riviere at Violette Bridge 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, Grande Riviere, New Brunswick, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.43m Down 0.15 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 03:05 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 1.66 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Grande Riviere at Violette Bridge, where the gauge shows 0.43 m.

That puts it 0.02 m above the median of 0.41 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.20 m (+0.23 m).

It is still going down, by 0.15 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.27 m – 0.74 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: 0.41 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.22 m – 0.75 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.20 m+0.23 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.27 m – 0.74 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.19 m – 1.10 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

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 06:56 AM Sunset 05:38 PM Daylight 10 hr, 42 min First quarter 57%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Saint John River at Grand FallsRiver gauge, Saint John River	89.38 m	Low	+0.06 m	27 km
Saint John River at EdmundstonRiver gauge, Saint John River	134.57 m	Low	−0.09 m	33 km
Little Madawaska River at Caribou, MaineRiver gauge, Little Madawaska River	3.57 ft	Below flood stage	−0.20 ft	25 mi
Iroquois River at Moulin MorneaultRiver gauge, Iroquois River	3.44 m	Low	−0.04 m	40 km
Aroostook River near TinkerRiver gauge, Aroostook River	3.08 m	Low	±0	50 km
Fish River near Fort Kent, MaineRiver gauge, Fish River	2.99 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	31 mi
St. John River below Fish R, near Fort Kent, MaineRiver gauge, St. John River	4.55 ft	Below flood stage	+0.04 ft	31 mi
Hardwood Brook below Glidden Brk near Caribou, MaineRiver gauge, Hardwood Brook	2.2 cfs	Low	−0.6 cfs	32 mi

Questions and answers

How does the Grande Riviere at Violette Bridge compare with last year?

It is 0.23 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.20 m.

What is a normal level for the Grande Riviere at Violette Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.41 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.22 m and 0.75 m, based on 16 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 0.43 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Grande Riviere at Violette Bridge today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 03:05 AM EDT, the water level was 0.43 m. Down 0.15 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Grande Riviere at Violette Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.15 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.16 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Grande Riviere at Violette Bridge 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:01AF007 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 47.24697, -67.92128 (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	0.43 m	2026-10-19 07:05	Provisional
Flow	1.66 m³/s	2026-10-19 07:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Grande Riviere at Violette Bridge (eccc:01AF007). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/new-brunswick/grande-riviere-at-violette-bridge

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