Shoal Harbour River near Clarenville water level

Name: Shoal Harbour River near Clarenville 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, Shoal Harbour River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Directions

Normal for late October

Water level

1.98m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 03:00 AM GMT-2:30 (2 hours ago)

Flow: 1.83 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Shoal Harbour River near Clarenville, where the gauge shows 1.98 m.

That puts it 0.02 m above the median of 1.97 m for late October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.84 m (+0.15 m).

It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.90 m – 2.11 m.

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

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.97 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.85 m – 2.19 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 1.84 m+0.15 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.90 m – 2.11 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.84 m – 2.62 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 13° 4° – Wind 22 km/h

21 Wed 7° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

22 Thu 8° 2° 5.7 mm, 76% Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 5° 3° 7.1 mm, 96% Wind 38 km/h

24 Sat 6° 3° 4.8 mm, 58% Wind 30 km/h

25 Sun 10° 1° – Wind 21 km/h

26 Mon 14° 5° – Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min Waxing gibbous 75%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Northwest River at Terra Nova National ParkRiver gauge, Northwest River	1.17 m	Normal	−0.04 m	23 km
Southern Bay River near Southern BayRiver gauge, Southern Bay River	2.29 m	Normal	−0.03 m	33 km
Come By Chance River near GoobiesRiver gauge, Come By Chance River	0.95 m	Normal	−0.07 m	34 km
Pipers Hole River at Mothers BrookRiver gauge, Pipers Hole River	0.76 m	Normal	−0.04 m	35 km
Southwest Brook at Terra Nova National ParkRiver gauge, Southwest Brook	1.61 m	Normal	−0.03 m	43 km
Terra Nova River at GlovertownRiver gauge, Terra Nova River	5.44 m	Normal	−0.05 m	49 km
Triton Brook above Gambo PondRiver gauge, Triton Brook	1.12 m	Normal	−0.06 m	58 km
Salmon Cove River near ChampneysRiver gauge, Salmon Cove River	1.45 m	Normal	−0.02 m	59 km

Questions and answers

How does the Shoal Harbour River near Clarenville compare with last year?

It is 0.15 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.84 m.

What is a normal level for the Shoal Harbour River near Clarenville in late October?

The median for late October is 1.97 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.85 m and 2.19 m, based on 16 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 1.98 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Shoal Harbour River near Clarenville today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 03:00 AM GMT-2:30, the water level was 1.98 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Shoal Harbour River near Clarenville rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Shoal Harbour River near Clarenville normal?

Normal for late October. Compared with 16 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:02ZJ003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 48.22017, -54.04964 (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	1.98 m	2026-10-21 05:30	Provisional
Flow	1.83 m³/s	2026-10-21 05:30	Provisional

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