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Otoskwin River below Badesdawa Lake water level

River gauge, Otoskwin River, Ontario, Canada

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

328.03m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
32.9 m³/s
300 350

History

History
328.00328.02328.04mOct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16328.00328.02328.04mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16
328.0328.1mSep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 9Oct 16328.0328.1mSep 20Oct 3Oct 16
Water level

What this means

At 328.03 m, the Otoskwin River below Badesdawa Lake is below normal for mid-October.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 327.95 m and 328.14 m.

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

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days
327.95 m – 328.14 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
327.99 m – 328.16 m

Conditions at Otoskwin River below Badesdawa Lake

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

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 13° 3° – Wind 29 km/h
20 Tue 14° -1° – Wind 19 km/h
21 Wed 11° 5° – Wind 16 km/h
22 Thu 13° 3° – Wind 11 km/h
23 Fri 19° 6° – Wind 17 km/h
24 Sat 17° 11° 2.1 mm, 39% Wind 25 km/h
25 Sun 16° 1° 0.9 mm, 22% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:30 AM Sunset 06:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 62%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Kawinogans River near Pickle CrowRiver gauge, Kawinogans River 330.18 m Low −0.01 m 28 km
Albany River below Achapi LakeRiver gauge, Albany River 26.39 m Very low −0.05 m 52 km
Pineimuta River at Eyes LakeRiver gauge, Pineimuta River 12.44 m Very low −0.01 m 79 km

Questions and answers

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 328.03 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Otoskwin River below Badesdawa Lake today?

On Oct 16, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT, the water level was 328.03 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Otoskwin River below Badesdawa Lake rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Otoskwin River below Badesdawa Lake normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 5 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:04FA001 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.82325, -89.60214 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 328.03 m 2026-10-16 15:30 Provisional
Flow 32.9 m³/s 2026-10-19 20:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Otoskwin River below Badesdawa Lake (eccc:04FA001). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/otoskwin-river-below-badesdawa-lake

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.