Saint John River at Fredericton water level

Name: Saint John River at Fredericton 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, Saint John River, New Brunswick, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

0.94m Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 07:00 PM ADT (50 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 0.94 m, the Saint John River at Fredericton is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.60 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.65 m below typical.

The water is rising: up 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.81 m and 1.33 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.60 m0.65 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.16 m – 2.47 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.81 m – 1.33 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.90 m – 1.23 m

Conditions at Saint John River at Fredericton

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.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:48 AM Sunset 06:37 PM Daylight 10 hr, 49 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the Saint John River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Saint John River at MaugervilleRiver gauge, Saint John River	0.95 m	Very low	−0.01 m	19 km
Saint John River at Upper GagetownRiver gauge, Saint John River	0.97 m	Very low	−0.05 m	35 km
Saint John River at GagetownRiver gauge, Saint John River	0.96 m	Very low	−0.10 m	45 km
Saint John River at Oak PointRiver gauge, Saint John River	0.92 m	Very low	−0.14 m	67 km
Saint John River at Saint JohnRiver gauge, Saint John River	1.05 m	Low	−0.13 m	89 km
Saint John River at Grand FallsRiver gauge, Saint John River	89.40 m	Low	−0.21 m	145 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Middle Branch Nashwaaksis Stream at Sandwith'S FarmRiver gauge, Middle Branch Nashwaaksis Stream	0.23 m	Low	−0.04 m	14 km
Nashwaak River at Durham BridgeRiver gauge, Nashwaak River	17.91 m	Normal	−0.05 m	18 km
French Lake at Lakeville CornerLake, French Lake	1.00 m	Very low	−0.01 m	31 km
North Branch Oromocto River at TracyRiver gauge, North Branch Oromocto River	0.42 m	Low	±0	33 km
Jemseg River at JemsegRiver gauge, Jemseg River	0.94 m	Very low	−0.07 m	44 km
Narrows Mountain Brook near Narrows MountainRiver gauge, Narrows Mountain Brook	5.18 m	Normal	−0.05 m	45 km
Nackawic Stream near Temperance ValeRiver gauge, Nackawic Stream	0.62 m	Low	−0.02 m	46 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Saint John River at Fredericton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.60 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.16 m and 2.47 m, based on 20 years of records.

Is Saint John River at Fredericton really 0.94 m deep?

No. 0.94 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 Fredericton today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 07:00 PM ADT, the surface elevation was 0.94 m. Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Saint John River at Fredericton rising or falling?

Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.18 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Saint John River at Fredericton normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 20 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:01AK003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.96619, -66.65161 (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	0.94 m	2026-10-18 22:00	Provisional

Download

Embed this gauge

Add a live card for this gauge to your website. It updates on its own and links back here.

<iframe src="https://nivelmap.com/embed/19409?lang=en" width="360" height="230" style="border:0;max-width:100%" loading="lazy" title="Saint John River at Fredericton water level"></iframe>

How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Saint John River at Fredericton (eccc:01AK003). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-river-at-fredericton

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