Pigeon River at Omemee water level

Name: Pigeon River at Omemee 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, Pigeon River, Ontario, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

248.09m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 01:50 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Pigeon River at Omemee reads 248.09 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 248.12 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 248.09 m as well.

The level is falling, down 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 248.03 m and 248.19 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: 248.12 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 248.06 m – 248.18 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Same day last year: 248.09 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 248.03 m – 248.19 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 248.04 m – 248.18 m

Conditions at Pigeon River at Omemee

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.

About the Pigeon River

The Pigeon River forms part of the Canada–United States border between the state of Minnesota and the province of Ontario, west of Lake Superior. In pre-industrial times, the river was a waterway of great importance for transportation and the fur trade.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 9.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 15° 2° – Wind 24 km/h

19 Mon 16° 6° – Wind 22 km/h

20 Tue 16° 5° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 15° 2° – Wind 10 km/h

22 Thu 17° 5° – Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 11° -1° – Wind 13 km/h

24 Sat 12° 0° – Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:33 AM Sunset 06:27 PM Daylight 10 hr, 53 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the Pigeon River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pigeon River near LotusRiver gauge, Pigeon River	2.67 m	Low	−0.01 m	22 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Jackson Creek near Jackson HeightsRiver gauge, Jackson Creek	3.02 m	High	±0	15 km
Otonabee River near Robinsons IslandRiver gauge, Otonabee River	7.34 m	Normal	±0	18 km
Jackson Creek at PeterboroughRiver gauge, Jackson Creek	1.59 m	High	±0	19 km
Baxter Creek at MillbrookRiver gauge, Baxter Creek	2.42 m	Normal	±0	19 km
Mariposa Brook near Little BritainRiver gauge, Mariposa Brook	2.39 m	High	−0.03 m	23 km
Lake Scugog at Scugog Island MarinaLake, Lake Scugog	9.03 m	High	−0.01 m	27 km
Blackstock Creek near BlackstockRiver gauge, Blackstock Creek	2.91 m	Low	−0.04 m	29 km
Sturgeon Lake at Fenelon FallsLake, Sturgeon Lake	7.15 m	Normal	−0.01 m	29 km

Questions and answers

How does the Pigeon River at Omemee compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 248.09 m.

What is a normal level for the Pigeon River at Omemee in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 248.12 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 248.06 m and 248.18 m, based on 20 years of records.

Is Pigeon River at Omemee really 248.09 m deep?

No. 248.09 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 Pigeon River at Omemee today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 01:50 PM EDT, the surface elevation was 248.09 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Pigeon River at Omemee rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Pigeon River at Omemee 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:02HH005 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.29918, -78.55619 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (LOCAL 1965 ADJ.)
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	248.09 m	2026-10-18 17:50	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Pigeon River at Omemee (eccc:02HH005). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/pigeon-river-at-omemee

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