Moose River above Moose River water level

Name: Moose River above Moose River 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, Moose River, Ontario, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

87.61m Down 0.07 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 11:10 PM EDT (59 min ago)

Flow: 241 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Moose River above Moose River is at 87.61 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 87.90 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.30 m below typical.

It has dropped 0.07 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 87.16 m and 87.97 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 87.90 m0.30 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 87.28 m – 89.67 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 87.16 m – 87.97 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 87.26 m – 88.00 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.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:54 AM Sunset 06:29 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 46%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Abitibi River at OnakawanaRiver gauge, Abitibi River	2.82 m	Normal	−0.13 m	17 km
Missinaibi River below Waboose RiverRiver gauge, Missinaibi River	24.60 m	Normal	+0.03 m	49 km
North French River near the MouthRiver gauge, North French River	24.16 m	Normal	+0.02 m	60 km
Kwetabohigan River near the MouthRiver gauge, Kwetabohigan River	10.21 m	Very low	+0.01 m	61 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Moose River above Moose River in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 87.90 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 87.28 m and 89.67 m, based on 20 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 87.61 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Moose River above Moose River today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 11:10 PM EDT, the water level was 87.61 m. Down 0.07 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Moose River above Moose River rising or falling?

Down 0.07 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Moose River above Moose River normal?

Normal 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:04LG004 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.75158, -81.45139 (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	87.61 m	2026-10-18 03:10	Provisional
Flow	241 m³/s	2026-10-18 03:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Moose River above Moose River (eccc:04LG004). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/moose-river-above-moose-river

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer