Abitibi River at Onakawana
Water level and flow at gauge 04ME003, Ontario. The flow is normal for October (106% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
Latest reading Oct 25, 9 AM local standard time (about an hour ago) · data checked · we check every 30 minutes
Compared with a normal October
Normal for October (middle half of 56 years of monthly averages): 251 m³/s8,864 cfs – 422 m³/s14,903 cfs, median 338 m³/s11,919 cfs. Right now it is at 106% of the median.
May 11, 1979 · approved records 1961–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 11% 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 55 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
| Moose RiverAbove Moose River · 17 km | 87.67 m287.63 ft | Below normal |
| Missinaibi RiverBelow Waboose River · 48 km | 24.62 m80.78 ft | Below normal |
| North French RiverThe Mouth · 70 km | 24.06 m78.92 ft | Below normal |
| Kwetabohigan RiverThe Mouth · 73 km | 10.18 m33.40 ft | Very low |
| Groundhog RiverFauquier · 151 km | 29.38 m96.39 ft | Below normal |
| Kapuskasing RiverKapuskasing · 151 km | 4.57 m14.98 ft | Below normal |
About this gauge
Station: 04ME003 · Abitibi River at Onakawana
Location: 50.6029, -81.4146 · 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 Abitibi River at Onakawana today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 9 AM, local standard time) is 2.91 m (9.56 ft) with a flow of 358 m³/s (12,643 cfs).
Is the Abitibi River at Onakawana high right now?
The flow is normal for October (106% of the median).
Is the Abitibi River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Abitibi River at Onakawana?
3,400 m³/s (120,070 cfs) on May 11, 1979, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1961–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 04ME003 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.