Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-Jean water level

Name: Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-Jean 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, Rivière Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.18m Down 0.09 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 07:05 PM EDT (51 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-Jean is running below normal at 0.18 m.

That puts it 0.21 m below the median of 0.39 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.09 m (+0.09 m).

It has dropped 0.09 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between −0.09 m and 0.37 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: 0.39 m0.21 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.13 m – 0.91 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.09 m+0.09 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: −0.09 m – 0.37 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.02 m – 0.52 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.

About the Rivière Richelieu

The Richelieu River is a tributary of the west bank of the Montmorency River. This watercourse flows on the north shore of the Saint-Laurent river, in the municipality of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 27 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 17° 6° – Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 12° 4° – Wind 20 km/h

21 Wed 11° 1° – Wind 8 km/h

22 Thu 12° 2° – Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 9° 1° – Wind 16 km/h

24 Sat 12° 1° – Wind 11 km/h

25 Sun 13° 3° – Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:15 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 48 min First quarter 63%

Map

Other gauges on the Rivière Richelieu

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Rivière Richelieu aux Rapides FryersRiver gauge, Rivière Richelieu	0.71 m	Low	−0.05 m	11 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fleuve Saint-Laurent à LasalleRiver gauge, Fleuve Saint-Laurent	1.00 m	Normal	−0.03 m	32 km
Lac Champlain à PhilipsburgLake, Lac Champlain	4.20 m	Normal	−0.05 m	32 km
Richelieu R (Lake Champlain) at Rouses PointLake, Richelieu R (Lake Champlain)	93.55 ft	Low	−0.19 ft	22 mi
Great Chazy River at Perry MillsRiver gauge, Great Chazy River	2.51 ft	Below flood stage	−0.27 ft	24 mi
Rock River near Highgate CenterRiver gauge, Rock River	7.5 cfs	Normal	−2.9 cfs	27 mi
Missisquoi River at SwantonRiver gauge, Missisquoi River	1.42 ft	Below flood stage	−0.14 ft	27 mi
Little Chazy River near ChazyRiver gauge, Little Chazy River	46.8 cfs	Normal	−12.5 cfs	29 mi
Pike River at East Franklin, near Enosburg FallsRiver gauge, Pike River	18.0 cfs	Normal	−7.2 cfs	29 mi

Questions and answers

How does the Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-Jean compare with last year?

It is 0.09 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.09 m.

What is a normal level for the Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-Jean in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.39 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.13 m and 0.91 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 0.18 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-Jean today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 07:05 PM EDT, the water level was 0.18 m. Down 0.09 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-Jean rising or falling?

Down 0.09 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.15 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-Jean 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:02OJ016 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.30231, -73.25012 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum (arbitraire)
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	0.18 m	2026-10-19 23:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Rivière Richelieu à la Marina de Saint-Jean (eccc:02OJ016). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/quebec/riviere-richelieu-a-la-marina-de-saint-jean

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