Ekwan River below North Washagami River water level

Name: Ekwan River below North Washagami 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, Ekwan River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

22.77m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 06:35 PM EDT (57 min ago)

Flow: 65.5 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Ekwan River below North Washagami River, where the gauge shows 22.77 m.

The median for mid-October is 23.40 m, based on 17 years of readings, so the water level is 0.63 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 23.37 m, a difference of −0.60 m.

It is still going down, by 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 22.26 m – 22.88 m.

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

Compared with 17 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 23.40 m0.63 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 22.13 m – 24.17 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (17 years of records)
Same day last year: 23.37 m−0.60 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 22.26 m – 22.88 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 22.27 m – 24.97 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

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 08:13 AM Sunset 06:38 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 54%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Shamattawa River at Outlet of Shamattawa LakeRiver gauge, Shamattawa River	27.46 m	Normal	−0.01 m	72 km

Questions and answers

Is the Ekwan River below North Washagami River higher than last year?

No, it is 0.60 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 23.37 m.

What is a normal level for the Ekwan River below North Washagami River in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 23.40 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 22.13 m and 24.17 m, based on 17 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 22.77 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ekwan River below North Washagami River today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 06:35 PM EDT, the water level was 22.77 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Ekwan River below North Washagami River rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Ekwan River below North Washagami River normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 17 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:04EA001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.80611, -84.91808 (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	22.77 m	2026-10-18 22:35	Provisional
Flow	65.5 m³/s	2026-10-18 22:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Ekwan River below North Washagami River (eccc:04EA001). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/ekwan-river-below-north-washagami-river

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