North French River near the Mouth water level

Name: North French River near the Mouth 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, North French River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

24.15m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:10 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 88.5 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 North French River near the Mouth reads 24.15 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 24.17 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 23.82 m (+0.34 m).

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 23.87 m and 24.18 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 24.17 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 23.94 m – 24.56 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 23.82 m+0.34 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 23.87 m – 24.18 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 23.84 m – 24.35 m

Conditions at North French River near the Mouth

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.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:55 AM Sunset 06:22 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Kwetabohigan River near the MouthRiver gauge, Kwetabohigan River	10.20 m	Very low	−0.01 m	12 km
Moose River above Moose RiverRiver gauge, Moose River	87.80 m	Normal	+0.28 m	60 km
Abitibi River at OnakawanaRiver gauge, Abitibi River	2.95 m	Normal	+0.07 m	70 km

Questions and answers

How does the North French River near the Mouth compare with last year?

It is 0.34 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 23.82 m.

What is a normal level for the North French River near the Mouth in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 24.17 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 23.94 m and 24.56 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 24.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of North French River near the Mouth today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:10 PM EDT, the water level was 24.15 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is North French River near the Mouth rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of North French River near the Mouth normal?

Normal 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:04MF001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.07672, -80.76408 (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	24.15 m	2026-10-20 18:10	Provisional
Flow	88.5 m³/s	2026-10-20 18:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: North French River near the Mouth (eccc:04MF001). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/north-french-river-near-the-mouth

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