Current River Conditions

Use the links below to view the current River conditions

Weather

• NOAA Current River Conditions Buoy – Alexandria Bay – Overall conditions: weather, water temperatures and more
• Current Radar – View the current radar for the River and North Country
• Kingston Weather from Environment Canada – Get the weather forecasts for the Canadian side of the 1000 Islands region
• National Weather Service Clayton Forecast – Get the weather forecasts for the American side of the 1000 Islands region
• National Weather Service Marine Forecast – Stay up-to-date with the weekly marine weather forecasts for the River

Aerial Imagery

• Lake Ontario MODIS Imagery – View daily images of Lake Ontario from the Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Water Levels

• International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board – Get up-to-date water levels data for the St. Lawrence River
• Canadian Hydrographic Service Voice-Announced Water Levels Gauges – Weekly Water Level Bulletin from MEDS – Marine Environmental Data Service, for the Great Lakes and Montreal.
• Save The River’s work on Water Levels

Shipping Information and Tracking

• Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Ship Tracking Map – View current ship locations on the St. Lawrence Seaway
• MarineTraffic – View current ship locations on the St. Lawrence Seaway
• Boatnerd – Additional boating news and information about shipping on the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes

Ice

• US National Ice Center (USNIC)– shows daily updates of ice coverage in the Great Lakes
• NOAA – Check out ICECON, which shows the ice type, thickness, and ranges of ice on the Great Lakes
• Great Lakes Observing System – Learn about community ice data collection initiatives with ice fisherman

Recent River News

NACC Argonaut carrier grounding

• Walleye Stocking Program in Ogdensburg a Success!
• Ship stranded for weeks, finally freed
• The Tim S. Dool has been stuck since November 23rd
• The Tim S. Dool remains stranded near Eisenhower Lock
• The Tim S. Dool ran aground near Morrisburg, ON
• The Algoma Guardian spews smoke
• NACC Argonaut freed
• Ship Freed, Seaway Traffic Resumes
• Canadian freighter grounded in St. Lawrence Seaway near Cornwall
• Divers find long-lost artifact from sunken Empress of Ireland in St. Lawrence River
• Water levels at Lake St. Lawrence are expected to keep up through early fall
• Officials begin lowering Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River
• Upstate angler’s monster St. Lawrence River muskie sets world records

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