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SwedenSaint John River at Edmundston water level
River gauge, Saint John River, New Brunswick, Canada
Right now
Low for mid-October
Surface elevation
History
20252026
What this means
At 134.60 m, the Saint John River at Edmundston is below normal for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 134.91 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.30 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 134.23 m, a difference of +0.37 m.
The level is falling, down 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 134.10 m and 134.66 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
- 134.91 m0.30 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 134.43 m – 135.54 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Same day last year
- 134.23 m+0.37 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 134.10 m – 134.66 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 134.15 m – 139.37 m
Conditions at Saint John River at Edmundston
Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.
Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.
About the Saint John River
The Saint John River is a 673-kilometre-long (418 mi) river flowing from headwaters in the Notre Dame Mountains near the Maine–Quebec border of the United States and Canada through northern Maine and western New Brunswick to the northwest shore of the Bay of Fundy. It is the longest river in eastern Canada.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 18 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 Saint John River
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John River at Grand FallsRiver gauge, Saint John River | 89.32 m | Low | +0.14 m | 57 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iroquois River at Moulin MorneaultRiver gauge, Iroquois River | 3.43 m | Low | −0.03 m | 11 km |
| St. John River below Fish R, near Fort Kent, MaineRiver gauge, St. John River | 4.54 ft | Below flood stage | +0.07 ft | 13 mi |
| Fish River near Fort Kent, MaineRiver gauge, Fish River | 2.99 ft | Below flood stage | −0.01 ft | 15 mi |
| Grande Riviere at Violette BridgeRiver gauge, Grande Riviere | 0.40 m | Normal | −0.11 m | 33 km |
| St. Francis River at Outlet of Glasier LakeRiver gauge, St. Francis River | 0.68 m | Low | +0.01 m | 51 km |
| Little Madawaska River at Caribou, MaineRiver gauge, Little Madawaska River | 3.51 ft | Below flood stage | −0.18 ft | 37 mi |
| St. John River at Dickey, MaineRiver gauge, St. John River | 5.08 ft | Below flood stage | −0.13 ft | 40 mi |
| Allagash River near Allagash, MaineRiver gauge, Allagash River | 2.37 ft | Below flood stage | −0.11 ft | 41 mi |
Questions and answers
Is the Saint John River at Edmundston higher than last year?
Yes, it is 0.37 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 134.23 m.
What is a normal level for the Saint John River at Edmundston in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 134.91 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 134.43 m and 135.54 m, based on 21 years of records.
Is Saint John River at Edmundston really 134.60 m deep?
No. 134.60 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 Saint John River at Edmundston today?
On Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT, the surface elevation was 134.60 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Saint John River at Edmundston rising or falling?
Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.45 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Saint John River at Edmundston 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:01AD004(Agency page)- Coordinates
47.36078, -68.32489(WGS84)- Vertical datum
- GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface elevation | 134.60 m | 2026-10-19 16:00 | Provisional |
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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Saint John River at Edmundston (eccc:01AD004). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-river-at-edmundston
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.
Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer