Montreal River at Mountain Chutes

Water level and flow at gauge 02JD009, Ontario. In the last 24 hours it has been steady.

Water level
2.48m8.15ft
+0 cm+0.1 in in 24 h
Flow
—
 
Status
No normal yet
→ steady

Latest reading Oct 25, 10 AM local standard time (about an hour ago) · data checked · we check every 30 minutes

Highest flow on record
522m³/s18,434cfs

April 28, 1979 · approved records 1969–1994 (HYDAT).

Last 30 days

Hourly readings

2.35 m2.40 m2.45 m2.50 m7.8 ft8.0 ft8.2 ft
Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 11Oct 16Oct 21

This year compared with past years

Daily flow

50 m³/s100 m³/s150 m³/s200 m³/s2,000 cfs4,000 cfs6,000 cfs8,000 cfs
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal range (25th–75th percentile)Median

Normal range: monthly averages of 27 years (lighter band: 10th–90th percentile). Past years: approved daily means from HYDAT, the Water Survey of Canada archive (the latest year published is 2025). 2026: daily means of the provisional real-time readings collected by Canada River Levels since October 22, 2026.

Weather near this gauge

Today

Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 20 km/h. High 15. UV index 2 or low.

Tonight

Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers early this evening. Clearing this evening. Low zero.

Monday

Increasing cloudiness. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 in the morning. High 7. UV index 2 or low.

Monday night

Clear. Low minus 9.

Forecast for Earlton (29 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.

Nearby gauges

Montreal RiverMowat Landing · 25 km98.09 m321.82 ftNo normal yet
Blanche RiverAbove Englehart · 36 km25.44 m83.45 ftBelow normal
Bay LakeLatchford · 45 km6.80 m22.30 ftVery low
Montreal RiverLatchford · 45 km4.71 m15.44 ftNo normal yet
Lake TimiskamingHaileybury · 47 km4.61 m15.12 ftNormal
Temiscamingue A Ville-Marie02JE026 · 66 km5.09 m16.68 ftBelow normal

About this gauge

Station: 02JD009 · Montreal River at Mountain Chutes

Location: 47.6392, -80.1911 · Ontario

Same river: Latchford, Mowat Landing

Water levels are measured from a local reference point at each gauge, not from sea level, so they cannot be compared between gauges.

Questions

What is the water level of the Montreal River at Mountain Chutes today?

The latest reading (Oct 25, 10 AM, local standard time) is 2.48 m (8.15 ft).

Is the Montreal River at Mountain Chutes high right now?

There is not enough historical data at this gauge to say what is normal.

Is the Montreal River rising or falling?

In the last 24 hours it has been steady.

What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Montreal River at Mountain Chutes?

522 m³/s (18,434 cfs) on April 28, 1979, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1969–1994). Events after 1994 are not yet in the approved archive.

Where does this data come from?

Gauge 02JD009 of the Water Survey of Canada (Environment and Climate Change Canada). Real-time data are provisional and may be revised. We check for new readings every 30 minutes. Canada River Levels is not an official source.