Saint John River at Oak Point water level

Name: Saint John River at Oak Point 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

Low for mid-October

Surface elevation

1.00m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 10:20 AM ADT (2 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Saint John River at Oak Point is running below normal at 1.00 m.

That puts it 0.34 m below the median of 1.33 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.96 m (+0.03 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 0.64 m and 1.27 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: 1.33 m0.34 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.99 m – 1.79 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.96 m+0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.64 m – 1.27 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.82 m – 1.94 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 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 07:45 AM Sunset 06:35 PM Daylight 10 hr, 50 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the Saint John River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Saint John River at Saint JohnRiver gauge, Saint John River	0.84 m	Very low	−0.01 m	27 km
Saint John River at GagetownRiver gauge, Saint John River	1.18 m	Very low	−0.04 m	28 km
Saint John River at Upper GagetownRiver gauge, Saint John River	1.19 m	Low	−0.02 m	38 km
Saint John River at MaugervilleRiver gauge, Saint John River	1.06 m	Very low	−0.04 m	48 km
Saint John River at FrederictonRiver gauge, Saint John River	0.99 m	Very low	+0.02 m	67 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Black River at Garnet SettlementRiver gauge, Black River	1.31 m	Normal	−0.07 m	30 km
Jemseg River at JemsegRiver gauge, Jemseg River	1.01 m	Very low	−0.04 m	35 km
Kennebecasis River at ApohaquiRiver gauge, Kennebecasis River	7.43 m	Low	+0.02 m	42 km
French Lake at Lakeville CornerLake, French Lake	1.01 m	Very low	−0.02 m	45 km
Lepreau River at LepreauRiver gauge, Lepreau River	0.47 m	Normal	−0.03 m	49 km
North Branch Oromocto River at TracyRiver gauge, North Branch Oromocto River	0.43 m	Low	±0	50 km

Questions and answers

How does the Saint John River at Oak Point compare with last year?

It is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.96 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 1.33 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.99 m and 1.79 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Saint John River at Oak Point really 1.00 m deep?

No. 1.00 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 Oak Point today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 10:20 AM ADT, the surface elevation was 1.00 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Saint John River at Oak Point rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.16 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Saint John River at Oak Point 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:01AP003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.51942, -66.07661 (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	1.00 m	2026-10-18 13:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Saint John River at Oak Point (eccc:01AP003). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-river-at-oak-point

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