Avon River below Stratford water level

Name: Avon River below Stratford 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, Avon River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

6.33m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 01:15 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.46 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Avon River below Stratford is at 6.33 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 6.33 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. On the same day last year the reading was 6.26 m, a difference of +0.07 m.

It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 6.27 m and 6.71 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: 6.33 m0.00 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 6.27 m – 6.56 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 6.26 m+0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 6.27 m – 6.71 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 6.29 m – 7.49 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 Avon River

The Avon River is a small river in central Nova Scotia, Canada.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 9° 0° – Wind 27 km/h

18 Sun 15° 1° – Wind 28 km/h

19 Mon 17° 3° – Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 17° 6° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 16° 4° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 18° 6° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 17° 8° – Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:38 PM Daylight 10 hr, 56 min First quarter 47%

Map

Other gauges on the Avon River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Avon River above StratfordRiver gauge, Avon River	6.23 m	Normal	−0.01 m	15 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Trout Creek near St. MarysRiver gauge, Trout Creek	5.75 m	Normal	±0	8.0 km
North Thames River at St. MarysRiver gauge, North Thames River	2.94 m	Low	−0.02 m	10 km
Trout Creek near FairviewRiver gauge, Trout Creek	11.37 m	Normal	±0	13 km
North Thames River near MitchellRiver gauge, North Thames River	3.61 m	Normal	−0.01 m	14 km
Fish Creek near Prospect HillRiver gauge, Fish Creek	3.28 m	Normal	−0.03 m	17 km
North Thames River near ThorndaleRiver gauge, North Thames River	1.53 m	Normal	−0.01 m	23 km
Nith River above NithburgRiver gauge, Nith River	10.10 m	High	±0	27 km
Black Creek near HensallRiver gauge, Black Creek	5.36 m	Normal	−0.01 m	32 km

Questions and answers

Is the Avon River below Stratford higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.07 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 6.26 m.

What is a normal level for the Avon River below Stratford in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 6.33 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 6.27 m and 6.56 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 6.33 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Avon River below Stratford today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 01:15 AM EDT, the water level was 6.33 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Avon River below Stratford rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Avon River below Stratford 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:02GD018 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.34472, -81.11642 (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	6.33 m	2026-10-18 05:15	Provisional
Flow	0.46 m³/s	2026-10-18 05:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Avon River below Stratford (eccc:02GD018). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/avon-river-below-stratford

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