Beatty Saugeen River near Holstein water level

Name: Beatty Saugeen River near Holstein 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, Beatty Saugeen River, Ontario, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.73m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 07:35 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.18 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Beatty Saugeen River near Holstein, where the gauge shows 1.73 m.

The median for mid-October is 1.76 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.03 m below typical.

It is on the way up, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.69 m – 1.75 m.

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

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.76 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.67 m – 1.88 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.69 m – 1.75 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.69 m – 1.74 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 19 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 17° 5° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 16° 5° – Wind 22 km/h

21 Wed 16° 3° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 17° 6° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 13° 4° – Wind 17 km/h

24 Sat 16° 3° – Wind 16 km/h

25 Sun 18° 6° – Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:32 PM Daylight 10 hr, 48 min First quarter 64%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Saugeen River above DurhamRiver gauge, Saugeen River	1.22 m	Normal	−0.02 m	11 km
Camp Creek at Allan ParkRiver gauge, Camp Creek	3.78 m	Low	−0.01 m	17 km
South Saugeen River near HanoverRiver gauge, South Saugeen River	1.50 m	Normal	±0	19 km
Carrick Creek near CarlsruheRiver gauge, Carrick Creek	1.67 m	Low	−0.01 m	22 km
Maitland River near HarristonRiver gauge, Maitland River	2.24 m	Low	±0	24 km
Moorefield Creek near RothsayRiver gauge, Moorefield Creek	1.13 m	Low	±0	30 km
Saugeen River near WalkertonRiver gauge, Saugeen River	9.40 m	Low	−0.01 m	30 km
Grand River near DundalkRiver gauge, Grand River	1.31 m	Normal	−0.35 m	31 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Beatty Saugeen River near Holstein in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.76 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.67 m and 1.88 m, based on 20 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 1.73 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Beatty Saugeen River near Holstein today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 07:35 PM EDT, the water level was 1.73 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Beatty Saugeen River near Holstein rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Beatty Saugeen River near Holstein normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 20 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.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence – Canada. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:02FC017 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.09047, -80.74194 (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	1.73 m	2026-10-19 23:35	Provisional
Flow	0.18 m³/s	2026-10-19 23:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Beatty Saugeen River near Holstein (eccc:02FC017). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/beatty-saugeen-river-near-holstein

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer