Above McNeil falls 040204
Reading the latest value from Quebec's environment ministry…
Live readings are provisional: the agency publishes them before checking them and can revise them. CanoeMap shows the agency's numbers as published. See this gauge at the agency
Typical flow by month
Above McNeil falls 040204
Flow is typically highest in April (283 m³/s) and lowest in September (40.7 m³/s).
| Month | Typical flow (m³/s) | Middle half of days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 62.6 | 48.8 – 87.4 |
| February | 48.0 | 40.0 – 62.6 |
| March | 65.1 | 45.9 – 91.8 |
| April | 283 | 159 – 395 |
| May | 186 | 128 – 276 |
| June | 92.4 | 62.4 – 125 |
| July | 63.4 | 47.6 – 92.1 |
| August | 43.1 | 27.3 – 68.8 |
| September | 40.7 | 27.2 – 59.6 |
| October | 67.4 | 40.6 – 105 |
| November | 93.2 | 67.1 – 138 |
| December | 85.5 | 60.8 – 125 |
Flow: median of daily means, 29 complete years from 1996 to 2024.
When does the spring peak come?
Computed from the agency's published daily means: for each year, the highest day between March 1 and July 31.
Above McNeil falls (040204): over 29 complete years from 1996 to 2024, the highest daily flow between March and July came around April 23 (the median date). In 16 of those 29 years it came between April 16 and April 26. The median peak was 550 m³/s; the highest in the period, 966 m³/s, came on April 25, 2019.
About the gauges
Above McNeil falls
- Station number
- 040204
- Official name
- Rouge - en amont de la chute McNeil
- Agency
- Quebec's environment ministry
- Municipality
- Grenville-sur-la-Rouge
- Drainage area
- 5 479 km²
- Flow regime, as the ministry classes it
- slightly influenced (Peu influencé)
- Federal station number
- 02LC029
Canoe routes on the Rouge River
- Rouge - 21 Milles River
- Rouge – Annonciation River
- Rouge - Canyon
- Rouge River
- Rouge - Chien Blanc River
- Rouge - Huberdeau River
- Rouge - Sept Sœurs River
- Rouge - Ascension River
- Rouge River and Lac Gorion Circuit
Questions
What is the Rouge River water level today?
The reading at the top of this page comes from Quebec's environment ministry each time the page loads, for gauge 040204 (Above McNeil falls). The table of typical values shows whether the reading is high or low for the season.
When does the Rouge River peak in spring?
Above McNeil falls (040204): over 29 complete years from 1996 to 2024, the highest daily flow between March and July came around April 23 (the median date). In 16 of those 29 years it came between April 16 and April 26. The median peak was 550 m³/s; the highest in the period, 966 m³/s, came on April 25, 2019.
Live readings: Données Québec, "Stations débit/niveau - Grand public", CC BY 4.0. Typical values: validated historical series from Quebec's environment ministry. CanoeMap computes the typical values and the peak dates from those archives.