Ausable River near Parkhill water level

Name: Ausable River near Parkhill 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

1.71m Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Ausable River near Parkhill is at 1.71 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.81 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.10 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 1.46 m, a difference of +0.25 m.

It has dropped 0.08 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.48 m and 2.07 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: 1.81 m0.10 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.21 m – 2.42 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 1.46 m+0.25 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.48 m – 2.07 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.12 m – 3.42 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

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

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:41 PM Daylight 10 hr, 56 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on the Ausable River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Ausable River near SpringbankRiver gauge, Ausable River	1.77 m	Normal	−0.04 m	18 km
Ausable River near ExeterRiver gauge, Ausable River	3.32 m	Normal	±0	31 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
South Parkhill Creek near ParkhillRiver gauge, South Parkhill Creek	1.89 m	High	±0	7.6 km
Parkhill Creek above Parkhill ReservoirRiver gauge, Parkhill Creek	10.90 m	High	−0.01 m	15 km
Little Ausable River near Lucan CrossingRiver gauge, Little Ausable River	2.52 m	Normal	−0.04 m	30 km
Sydenham River at StrathroyRiver gauge, Sydenham River	1.83 m	Low	±0	30 km
Black Creek near HensallRiver gauge, Black Creek	5.36 m	Normal	±0	36 km
Sydenham River near AlvinstonRiver gauge, Sydenham River	10.59 m	Normal	−0.01 m	40 km
Bear Creek near PetroliaRiver gauge, Bear Creek	4.11 m	Normal	+0.01 m	40 km
Oxbow Creek near KilworthRiver gauge, Oxbow Creek	4.70 m	Normal	−0.01 m	41 km

Questions and answers

Is the Ausable River near Parkhill higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.25 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.46 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 1.81 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.21 m and 2.42 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 1.71 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

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

On Oct 18, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT, the water level was 1.71 m. Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Ausable River near Parkhill rising or falling?

Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Ausable River near Parkhill 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:02FF010 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.19339, -81.81450 (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	1.71 m	2026-10-18 15:15	Provisional

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