Albany River at Hat Island
Water level and flow at gauge 04HA001, Ontario. The flow is well below normal for October (20% 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 52 years of monthly averages): 690 m³/s24,358 cfs – 1,495 m³/s52,795 cfs, median 1,025 m³/s36,198 cfs. Right now it is at 20% of the median.
May 14, 2023 · approved records 1965–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 2% 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 53 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
| Albany RiverAbove Fishing Creek Island · 83 km | 5.64 m18.49 ft | Very low |
| Kenogami RiverMammamattawa · 108 km | 20.14 m66.07 ft | Very low |
| Stooping RiverAbove the Mouth · 142 km | 1.72 m5.65 ft | Very low |
| Missinaibi RiverBelow Waboose River · 147 km | 24.62 m80.78 ft | Below normal |
| Moose RiverAbove Moose River · 179 km | 87.67 m287.63 ft | Below normal |
| Nagagami RiverHighway No. 11 · 180 km | 1.38 m4.52 ft | Very low |
About this gauge
Station: 04HA001 · Albany River Near Hat Island
Location: 51.3306, -83.8333 · Ontario
Same river: Below Achapi Lake, Above Nottik Island, Above Fishing Creek Island
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 Albany River at Hat Island today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 8 AM, local standard time) is 1.82 m (5.95 ft) with a flow of 207 m³/s (7,310 cfs).
Is the Albany River at Hat Island high right now?
The flow is well below normal for October (20% of the median).
Is the Albany River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Albany River at Hat Island?
10,400 m³/s (367,273 cfs) on May 14, 2023, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1965–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 04HA001 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.