Long-Legged River below Long-Legged Lake water level

Name: Long-Legged River below Long-Legged Lake 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, Long-Legged River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

28.48m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 10:30 AM CDT (58 min ago)

Flow: 0.91 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Long-Legged River below Long-Legged Lake reads 28.48 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.10 m below the median of 28.58 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 28.44 m (+0.04 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 28.48 m and 28.54 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 28.58 m0.10 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 28.38 m – 28.79 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 28.44 m+0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 28.48 m – 28.54 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 28.44 m – 28.55 m

Conditions at Long-Legged River below Long-Legged Lake

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:19 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 51%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pakwash Lake below Snake FallsLake, Pakwash Lake	346.20 m	Normal	−0.02 m	39 km
Red Lake at Forestry PointLake, Red Lake	355.64 m	No reference yet	±0	41 km
Chukuni River near Ear FallsRiver gauge, Chukuni River	4.30 m	Normal	−0.01 m	41 km
Sturgeon River at Outlet of Salvesen LakeRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	0.34 m	Low	−0.01 m	50 km
Cedar River below Wabaskang LakeRiver gauge, Cedar River	28.23 m	Low	±0	54 km
Lac Seul at GoldpinesLake, Lac Seul	356.31 m	Normal	−0.04 m	56 km
Grassy Narrows Lake at Grassy NarrowsLake, Grassy Narrows Lake	318.74 m	Normal	−0.01 m	58 km
Golden Creek near Red LakeRiver gauge, Golden Creek	29.78 m	High	−0.01 m	61 km

Questions and answers

How does the Long-Legged River below Long-Legged Lake compare with last year?

It is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 28.44 m.

What is a normal level for the Long-Legged River below Long-Legged Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 28.58 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 28.38 m and 28.79 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 28.48 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Long-Legged River below Long-Legged Lake today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 10:30 AM CDT, the water level was 28.48 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Long-Legged River below Long-Legged Lake rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Long-Legged River below Long-Legged Lake normal?

Normal 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:05QE012 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.67700, -93.97019 (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	28.48 m	2026-10-18 15:30	Provisional
Flow	0.91 m³/s	2026-10-18 15:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Long-Legged River below Long-Legged Lake (eccc:05QE012). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/long-legged-river-below-long-legged-lake

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