Cat River below Wesleyan Lake
Water level and flow at gauge 04GA002, Ontario. The flow is below normal for October (64% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
Latest reading Oct 25, 8 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 53 years of monthly averages): 32.7 m³/s1,155 cfs – 60.9 m³/s2,151 cfs, median 41.6 m³/s1,469 cfs. Right now it is at 64% of the median.
August 30, 2009 · approved records 1971–2025 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 12% of that record.
15% higher than on October 25, 2025 (23.3 m³/s823 cfs)
approved daily mean (HYDAT)
Last 30 days
Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month
This year compared with past years
Daily flow
Normal range: monthly averages of 52 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
| Pashkokogan RiverOutlet of Pashkokogan Lake · 99 km | 27.27 m89.47 ft | Normal |
| Lac SeulLac Seul · 106 km | 356.33 m1,169.05 ft | Normal |
| Troutlake RiverBelow Woman River · 108 km | 32.75 m107.46 ft | Normal |
| Sturgeon RiverMcDougall Mills · 112 km | 28.74 m94.28 ft | Below normal |
| Pelican LakeSioux Lookout · 122 km | 356.71 m1,170.31 ft | Below normal |
| Lac SeulGoldpines · 126 km | 356.24 m1,168.75 ft | Normal |
About this gauge
Station: 04GA002 · Cat River Below Wesleyan Lake
Location: 51.1738, -91.5946 · Ontario
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 Cat River below Wesleyan Lake today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 8 AM, local standard time) is 29.24 m (95.94 ft) with a flow of 26.8 m³/s (946 cfs).
Is the Cat River below Wesleyan Lake high right now?
The flow is below normal for October (64% of the median).
Is the Cat River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Cat River below Wesleyan Lake?
229 m³/s (8,087 cfs) on August 30, 2009, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1971–2025). Events after 2025 are not yet in the approved archive.
How does the Cat River below Wesleyan Lake compare with a year ago?
The flow is 15% higher than on October 25, 2025 (23.3 m³/s (823 cfs), approved daily mean (HYDAT)).
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 04GA002 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.