Magnetawan River near Emsdale water level

Name: Magnetawan River near Emsdale 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, Magnetawan River, Ontario, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

7.51m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 01:50 AM EDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 2.40 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 7.51 m, the Magnetawan River near Emsdale is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 7.62 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.12 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 7.39 m, a difference of +0.12 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 7.36 m and 7.58 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: 7.62 m0.12 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.44 m – 8.03 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 7.39 m+0.12 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.36 m – 7.58 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.36 m – 7.72 m

Conditions at Magnetawan River near Emsdale

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Magnetawan River

The Magnetawan River is a long river in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada. The river flows 175 km from its source of Magnetawan Lake inside Algonquin Provincial Park to empty into Georgian Bay at the community of Britt on Byng Inlet.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 15° 0° – Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 17° 4° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 13° 1° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 15° 2° – Wind 9 km/h

22 Thu 16° 5° – Wind 10 km/h

23 Fri 13° 2° – Wind 10 km/h

24 Sat 14° 2° – Wind 15 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:26 PM Daylight 10 hr, 47 min First quarter 57%

Map

Other gauges on the Magnetawan River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Magnetawan River near BrittRiver gauge, Magnetawan River	25.00 m	Very low	±0	96 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Doe Lake near KatrineLake, Doe Lake	7.09 m	Normal	+0.01 m	6.4 km
North Magnetawan River near Burk'S FallsRiver gauge, North Magnetawan River	8.51 m	Low	±0	14 km
North Magnetawan River above Pickerel LakeRiver gauge, North Magnetawan River	1.40 m	Low	−0.02 m	16 km
Bernard Lake at SundridgeLake, Bernard Lake	8.33 m	Very low	−0.01 m	21 km
Big East River near HuntsvilleRiver gauge, Big East River	5.21 m	Low	−0.02 m	21 km
Fairy Lake at HuntsvilleLake, Fairy Lake	6.27 m	Normal	±0	27 km
Cecebe Lake at MagnetawanLake, Cecebe Lake	18.89 m	Normal	±0	30 km
Forest Lake at South RiverLake, Forest Lake	9.07 m	Very high	+0.04 m	32 km

Questions and answers

Is the Magnetawan River near Emsdale higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.12 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 7.39 m.

What is a normal level for the Magnetawan River near Emsdale in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.62 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.44 m and 8.03 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 7.51 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Magnetawan River near Emsdale today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 01:50 AM EDT, the water level was 7.51 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Magnetawan River near Emsdale rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Magnetawan River near Emsdale 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:02EA018 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.55670, -79.28798 (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	7.51 m	2026-10-19 05:50	Provisional
Flow	2.40 m³/s	2026-10-19 05:50	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Magnetawan River near Emsdale (eccc:02EA018). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/magnetawan-river-near-emsdale

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