Ausable River near Exeter water level

Name: Ausable River near Exeter water level (Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada)
Creator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
License: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

River gauge, Ausable River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

3.32m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 05:55 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.14 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Ausable River near Exeter, where the gauge shows 3.32 m.

The median for mid-October is 3.32 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.01 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 3.28 m, a difference of +0.05 m.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 3.28 m – 3.43 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 3.32 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 3.26 m – 3.59 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 3.28 m+0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 3.28 m – 3.43 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 3.28 m – 4.45 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Ausable River

The Ausable River is a river in southwestern Ontario, Canada, which empties into Lake Huron at Port Franks, Ontario. The Ausable's initial source is in a moraine near the community of Staffa, Ontario located in the municipality of West Perth, Ontario at a point 334 metres (1,096 ft) above sea level. Although the river has a total measured length of over 240 kilometres (150 mi), because of its meandering course, the mouth in actuality is only 64 kilometres (40 mi) from its source near Staffa. The Ausable drains 1,142 square kilometres (441 sq mi) of land, and falls 158 metres (518 ft) in elevation from source to outlet.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 20 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 9° 1° – Wind 20 km/h

18 Sun 14° 1° – Wind 27 km/h

19 Mon 17° 4° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 18° 7° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 17° 6° – Wind 12 km/h

22 Thu 17° 7° – Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 18° 8° – Wind 13 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:41 PM Daylight 10 hr, 58 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the Ausable River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Ausable River near ParkhillRiver gauge, Ausable River	1.70 m	Normal	−0.33 m	31 km
Ausable River near SpringbankRiver gauge, Ausable River	1.80 m	Normal	−0.03 m	34 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Black Creek near HensallRiver gauge, Black Creek	5.36 m	Normal	−0.02 m	6.4 km
Little Ausable River near Lucan CrossingRiver gauge, Little Ausable River	2.55 m	Normal	−0.04 m	21 km
Bayfield River near VarnaRiver gauge, Bayfield River	0.80 m	Normal	±0	22 km
Silver Creek at SeaforthRiver gauge, Silver Creek	5.73 m	Normal	−0.01 m	22 km
Parkhill Creek above Parkhill ReservoirRiver gauge, Parkhill Creek	10.90 m	High	−0.02 m	24 km
South Maitland River at RoxboroRiver gauge, South Maitland River	3.99 m	Low	±0	26 km
Tricks Creek near ClintonRiver gauge, Tricks Creek	6.35 m	Normal	−0.01 m	26 km
North Thames River near MitchellRiver gauge, North Thames River	3.61 m	Normal	−0.02 m	26 km

Questions and answers

Is the Ausable River near Exeter higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.05 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 3.28 m.

What is a normal level for the Ausable River near Exeter in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.32 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.26 m and 3.59 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 3.32 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ausable River near Exeter today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 05:55 PM EDT, the water level was 3.32 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Ausable River near Exeter rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Ausable River near Exeter normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada publishes a new reading every hour. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:02FF009 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.36197, -81.50944 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum (assumed datum)
Update interval: every hour
Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	3.32 m	2026-10-17 21:55	Provisional
Flow	0.14 m³/s	2026-10-17 21:55	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Ausable River near Exeter (eccc:02FF009). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/ausable-river-near-exeter

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