Pinewood River at Highway No. 617
Water level and flow at gauge 05PC023, Ontario. The flow is normal for October (121% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
Latest reading Oct 25, 1 PM 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 18 years of monthly averages): 0.11 m³/s3.88 cfs – 0.84 m³/s29.6 cfs, median 0.29 m³/s10.3 cfs. Right now it is at 121% of the median.
July 5, 2010 · approved records 2007–2025 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 1% of that record.
119% higher than on October 25, 2025 (0.16 m³/s5.69 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 16 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
| Rainy RiverRainy River · 29 km | 322.85 m1,059.22 ft | Normal |
| Rainy RiverAbove Lake of the Woods · 35 km | 97.33 m319.31 ft | Above normal |
| Lake of the WoodsHanson Bay · 38 km | 322.75 m1,058.88 ft | Below normal |
| La Vallee RiverBurriss · 40 km | 12.23 m40.13 ft | Very high |
| Rainy LakeNorthwest Bay · 41 km | 8.43 m27.64 ft | Below normal |
| Rainy RiverPoint Park Site No.2 · 64 km | 337.31 m1,106.66 ft | Normal |
About this gauge
Station: 05PC023 · Pinewood River at Highway No. 617
Location: 48.7980, -94.1848 · 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 Pinewood River at Highway No. 617 today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 1 PM, local standard time) is 10.51 m (34.49 ft) with a flow of 0.35 m³/s (12.5 cfs).
Is the Pinewood River at Highway No. 617 high right now?
The flow is normal for October (121% of the median).
Is the Pinewood River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Pinewood River at Highway No. 617?
57.6 m³/s (2,034 cfs) on July 5, 2010, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (2007–2025). Events after 2025 are not yet in the approved archive.
How does the Pinewood River at Highway No. 617 compare with a year ago?
The flow is 119% higher than on October 25, 2025 (0.16 m³/s (5.69 cfs), approved daily mean (HYDAT)).
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 05PC023 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.