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Whitefish River at Nolalu water level

River gauge, Whitefish River, Ontario, Canada

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

0.52m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.33 m³/s
0.5 0.6 0.7

History

History
0.50.60.7mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 180.50.60.7mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18
0.40.6mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 180.40.6mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
0.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 20260.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
0.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Whitefish River at Nolalu reads 0.52 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.05 m below the median of 0.57 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.61 m (−0.09 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.47 m and 0.53 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
0.57 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.46 m – 0.75 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year
0.61 m−0.09 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.47 m – 0.53 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.47 m – 0.82 m

Conditions at Whitefish River at Nolalu

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 Whitefish River

The Whitefish River is a 45 km (28 mi) long river in Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Lake Superior drainage basin, is a tributary of the Kaministiquia River, and is in the centre of the Whitefish River Valley which is the location of several small settlements that grew along the Port Arthur, Duluth and Western Railway.

Read more on Wikipedia

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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.

18 Sun 20° 7° – Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 14° 3° – Wind 10 km/h
20 Tue 15° 1° – Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 17° 7° – Wind 13 km/h
22 Thu 15° 4° – Wind 10 km/h
23 Fri 18° 6° – Wind 14 km/h
24 Sat 18° 13° 1.8 mm Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:24 AM Sunset 07:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 42 min First quarter 53%

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Other gauges on the Whitefish River

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Whitefish River near StanleyRiver gauge, Whitefish River 4.05 m Low ±0 17 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Corbett Creek near MurilloRiver gauge, Corbett Creek 5.83 m Normal ±0 25 km
Slate River near Thunder BayRiver gauge, Slate River 25.57 m Normal +0.01 m 30 km
Kaministiquia River at KaministiquiaRiver gauge, Kaministiquia River 301.79 m Low −0.01 m 31 km
Kaministiquia River at West Fort WilliamRiver gauge, Kaministiquia River 183.12 m Normal −0.06 m 34 km
Pigeon River at Middle Falls near Grand PortageRiver gauge, Pigeon River 60.8 cfs Very low −0.5 cfs 21 mi
Neebing River near IntolaRiver gauge, Neebing River 27.16 m Very low −0.01 m 37 km
Neebing River near Thunder BayRiver gauge, Neebing River 184.41 m Normal −0.01 m 39 km
McIntyre River above Thunder BayRiver gauge, McIntyre River 307.74 m Very high +0.01 m 42 km

Questions and answers

How does the Whitefish River at Nolalu compare with last year?

It is 0.09 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.61 m.

What is a normal level for the Whitefish River at Nolalu in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.57 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.46 m and 0.75 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Whitefish River at Nolalu really 0.52 m deep?

No. 0.52 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Whitefish River at Nolalu today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 04:55 PM EDT, the surface elevation was 0.52 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Whitefish River at Nolalu rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Whitefish River at Nolalu 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:02AB017 (Agency page)
Coordinates
48.29211, -89.80986 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM
Update interval
every hour
Licence
Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Surface elevation 0.52 m 2026-10-18 20:55 Provisional
Flow 0.33 m³/s 2026-10-18 20:55 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Whitefish River at Nolalu (eccc:02AB017). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/whitefish-river-at-nolalu

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Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.