Little Mecatina River above Lac Fourmont
Water level and flow at gauge 02XA003, Newfoundland and Labrador. The flow is below normal for October (73% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
Latest reading Oct 25, 11 AM local standard time (2 hours ago) · data checked · we check every 30 minutes
Compared with a normal October
Normal for October (middle half of 46 years of monthly averages): 71.6 m³/s2,529 cfs – 113 m³/s3,973 cfs, median 91.9 m³/s3,245 cfs. Right now it is at 73% of the median.
May 12, 1999 · approved records 1979–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 6% of that record.
Last 30 days
Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month
This year compared with past years
Daily flow
Normal range: monthly averages of 46 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.
Nearby gauges
| Churchill RiverAbove Grizzle Rapids · 83 km | 39.10 m128.27 ft | Above normal |
| Pinus River03OE011 · 103 km | 1.69 m5.53 ft | Below normal |
| Churchill RiverAbove Upper Muskrat Falls · 118 km | 38.97 m127.86 ft | Normal |
| Churchill River 6.15 KmsBelow Lower Muskrat Falls · 120 km | 2.09 m6.84 ft | Very low |
| Churchill RiverBelow Traverspine River · 136 km | 0.33 m1.08 ft | Below normal |
| Churchill RiverHappy Valley · 137 km | 0.34 m1.11 ft | No normal yet |
About this gauge
Station: 02XA003 · Little Mecatina River Above Lac Fourmont
Location: 52.2298, -61.3169 · Newfoundland and Labrador
Water levels are measured from a local reference point at each gauge, not from sea level, so they cannot be compared between gauges.
Official sources
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Questions
What is the water level of the Little Mecatina River above Lac Fourmont today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 11 AM, local standard time) is 1.93 m (6.33 ft) with a flow of 67.5 m³/s (2,384 cfs).
Is the Little Mecatina River above Lac Fourmont high right now?
The flow is below normal for October (73% of the median).
Is the Little Mecatina River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Little Mecatina River above Lac Fourmont?
1,110 m³/s (39,199 cfs) on May 12, 1999, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1979–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 02XA003 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.