Little White River near Bellingham water level

Name: Little White River near Bellingham 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, Little White River, Ontario, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

2.82m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 05:15 PM EDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 6.82 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 2.82 m, the Little White River near Bellingham is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.26 m below the median of 3.08 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.69 m and 2.83 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 3.08 m0.26 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.68 m – 3.74 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.69 m – 2.83 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.69 m – 2.83 m

Conditions at Little White River near Bellingham

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Little White River

The Little White River is a river in the Unorganized North Part of Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Mississagi River.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 18° 5° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 14° 1° – Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 15° 3° – Wind 10 km/h

22 Thu 17° 7° – Wind 7 km/h

23 Fri 14° 5° – Wind 15 km/h

24 Sat 15° 9° – Wind 15 km/h

25 Sun 15° 9° 2.4 mm Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:56 AM Sunset 06:41 PM Daylight 10 hr, 45 min First quarter 63%

Map

Other gauges on the Little White River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Little White River below Boland RiverRiver gauge, Little White River	1.75 m	Low	−0.01 m	32 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mississagi River at Mississagi ChuteRiver gauge, Mississagi River	9.82 m	Normal	±0	29 km
Thessalon River near Poplar DaleRiver gauge, Thessalon River	1.89 m	Very low	−0.02 m	36 km
Serpent River above Quirke LakeRiver gauge, Serpent River	5.95 m	Very low	−0.01 m	54 km
Serpent River at Highway No. 17River gauge, Serpent River	7.59 m	Low	−0.08 m	63 km
Aubinadong River above Sesabic CreekRiver gauge, Aubinadong River	1.70 m	Very low	−0.01 m	65 km
St. Marys River near Garden RiverRiver gauge, St. Marys River	24.08 m	Normal	−0.12 m	67 km
Goulais River near SearchmontRiver gauge, Goulais River	7.35 m	Low	−0.02 m	74 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Little White River near Bellingham in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.08 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.68 m and 3.74 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 2.82 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Little White River near Bellingham today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 05:15 PM EDT, the water level was 2.82 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Little White River near Bellingham rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.12 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Little White River near Bellingham normal?

Low 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:02CC005 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 46.39395, -83.28298 (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	2.82 m	2026-10-19 21:15	Provisional
Flow	6.82 m³/s	2026-10-19 21:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Little White River near Bellingham (eccc:02CC005). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/little-white-river-near-bellingham

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