World Water Levels

Niagara River at Niagara Intake

The Niagara River at Niagara Intake read 171.409 m above IGLD 1985 at .

That is above the normal range for the date, in the highest 10 percent of the daily averages of these dates in the 61 years between 1962 and 2025.

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Normal range and official levels

The normal range for 5 October is 171.21 m to 171.38 m: the 10th to 90th percentile of the daily averages from 28 September to 12 October in 61 years between 1962 and 2025.

Records

  • Highest daily average in our series since 1 October 1962: 171.971 m on 25 January 1972.
  • Lowest daily average in our series since 1 October 1962: 170.381 m on 20 January 2026.

About this gauge

Niagara Intake is a gauge on the Niagara River in New York, United States.

It lies at 43.0769° N, 79.0140° W.

Its readings come from NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS).

Heights are given above IGLD 1985, the datum the source names (IGLD 1985).

The newest reading is provisional: the source may still correct it.

See also