French River at Dry Pine Bay water level

Name: French River at Dry Pine Bay 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, French River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.99m Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 06:15 AM EDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 101 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The French River at Dry Pine Bay is at 0.99 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.28 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.29 m below typical.

It has risen 0.07 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.56 m and 0.99 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: 1.28 m0.29 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.50 m – 2.25 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.56 m – 0.99 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.57 m – 0.93 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 French River

The French River is a river in Central Ontario, Canada. It flows 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Lake Nipissing southwest to Georgian Bay. The river largely follows the boundary between the Parry Sound District and the Sudbury District, and in most contexts is considered the dividing line between Northern and Southern Ontario. The French River was designated a Canadian Heritage River in 1986.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:33 PM Daylight 10 hr, 49 min First quarter 49%

Map

Other gauges on the French River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
French River at Recollet FallsRiver gauge, French River	93.0 m³/s	Very low	+9.00 m³/s	5.8 km
French River at Little French CutRiver gauge, French River	1.12 m³/s	Very low	+0.49 m³/s	8.9 km
French River at Hartley BayRiver gauge, French River	177.50 m	Low	+0.07 m	12 km
French River at Horseshoe FallsRiver gauge, French River	9.62 m³/s	Very low	+1.67 m³/s	13 km
French River at Wolseley BayRiver gauge, French River	186.77 m	Normal	+0.01 m	27 km
French River at Chaudiere DamRiver gauge, French River	187.79 m	Low	±0	45 km
French River below Portage DamRiver gauge, French River	87.8 m³/s	Normal	−1.30 m³/s	46 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pickerel River above Cantin LakeRiver gauge, Pickerel River	16.73 m	Low	−0.02 m	18 km
Wanapitei River at Highway 637River gauge, Wanapitei River	15.88 m	Very low	+0.29 m	26 km
Dollars Lake below S NarrowsLake, Dollars Lake	7.61 m	Very low	±0	33 km
Magnetawan River near BrittRiver gauge, Magnetawan River	25.00 m	Very low	±0	34 km
Wanapitei River near WanupRiver gauge, Wanapitei River	1.74 m	Normal	+0.39 m	35 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the French River at Dry Pine Bay in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.28 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.50 m and 2.25 m, based on 20 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 0.99 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of French River at Dry Pine Bay today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 06:15 AM EDT, the water level was 0.99 m. Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours.

Is French River at Dry Pine Bay rising or falling?

Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.37 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of French River at Dry Pine Bay 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.

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:02DD010 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 46.06858, -80.61164 (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	0.99 m	2026-10-18 10:15	Provisional
Flow	101 m³/s	2026-10-18 10:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: French River at Dry Pine Bay (eccc:02DD010). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/french-river-at-dry-pine-bay

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