Mississippi River at Fergusons Falls water level

Name: Mississippi River at Fergusons Falls 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, Mississippi River, Ontario, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

3.09m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 02:35 PM EDT (59 min ago)

Flow: 17.0 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Mississippi River at Fergusons Falls shows 3.09 m, above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.09 m above the median of 2.99 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 2.85 m (+0.24 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.94 m and 3.16 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 2.99 m0.09 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.87 m – 3.15 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 2.85 m+0.24 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.94 m – 3.16 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.81 m – 3.19 m

Conditions at Mississippi River at Fergusons Falls

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is a tributary of the Ottawa River in Eastern Ontario, Canada, which has no geographic relation with the Mississippi River in the United States. It is 200 kilometres (120 mi) in length from its source at Mackavoy Lake, has a drainage area of 4,450 square kilometres (1,720 sq mi), and has a mean discharge of 40 cubic metres per second (1,400 cu ft/s). There are more than 250 lakes in the watershed.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 15 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 17° 4° – Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 12° 4° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 13° 1° – Wind 9 km/h

22 Thu 16° 4° – Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 10° 2° – Wind 10 km/h

24 Sat 13° -1° – Wind 7 km/h

25 Sun 16° 4° – Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:27 AM Sunset 06:15 PM Daylight 10 hr, 48 min First quarter 61%

Map

Other gauges on the Mississippi River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mississippi River at AppletonRiver gauge, Mississippi River	1.73 m	Normal	±0	19 km
Mississippi River at Outlet of Dalhousie LakeRiver gauge, Mississippi River	6.27 m	Normal	±0	22 km
Mississippi River below Marble LakeRiver gauge, Mississippi River	8.65 m	Very high	±0	70 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Clyde River near LanarkRiver gauge, Clyde River	8.21 m	High	−0.02 m	9.1 km
Fall River at Outlet of Bennett LakeRiver gauge, Fall River	1.05 m	High	−0.02 m	15 km
Tay River in PerthRiver gauge, Tay River	7.27 m	Low	−0.01 m	18 km
Indian River near BlakeneyRiver gauge, Indian River	8.59 m	Normal	−0.02 m	21 km
Clyde River at Gordon RapidsRiver gauge, Clyde River	3.00 m	Normal	±0	28 km
Tay River near BolingbrokeRiver gauge, Tay River	8.24 m	High	±0	36 km
Rideau River below MerrickvilleRiver gauge, Rideau River	4.61 m	Very high	−0.02 m	38 km
Carp River near KinburnRiver gauge, Carp River	4.98 m	Very high	−0.07 m	41 km

Questions and answers

How does the Mississippi River at Fergusons Falls compare with last year?

It is 0.24 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 2.85 m.

What is a normal level for the Mississippi River at Fergusons Falls in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.99 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.87 m and 3.15 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 3.09 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Mississippi River at Fergusons Falls today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:35 PM EDT, the water level was 3.09 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Mississippi River at Fergusons Falls rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.14 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Mississippi River at Fergusons Falls normal?

High 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:02KF001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.05328, -76.28608 (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	3.09 m	2026-10-19 18:35	Provisional
Flow	17.0 m³/s	2026-10-19 18:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Mississippi River at Fergusons Falls (eccc:02KF001). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/mississippi-river-at-fergusons-falls

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