Big Otter Creek above Otterville water level

Name: Big Otter Creek above Otterville 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, Big Otter Creek, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

3.85m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 12:35 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.22 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 3.85 m, Big Otter Creek above Otterville is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 3.92 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.07 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 3.93 m, a difference of −0.08 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 3.81 m and 4.06 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 3.92 m0.07 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 3.84 m – 4.24 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 3.93 m−0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 3.81 m – 4.06 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 3.80 m – 4.53 m

Conditions at Big Otter Creek above Otterville

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About Big Otter Creek

Big Otter Creek is a waterway that empties into Lake Erie at Port Burwell, Ontario. It is 42 kilometres (26 mi) long, and the area of its drainage basin is 712 square kilometres (275 sq mi). The creek's headwaters are north of the Horseshoe Moraine, and its mouth is just west of the Long Point Conservation Area. Scenic bluffs line the valley as it passes through the moraine.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 18° 3° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 16° 1° – Wind 12 km/h

22 Thu 19° 5° – Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 16° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

24 Sat 18° 5° – Wind 14 km/h

25 Sun 18° 9° – Wind 24 km/h

26 Mon 20° 11° – Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:33 PM Daylight 10 hr, 51 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Other gauges on Big Otter Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Big Otter Creek at TillsonburgRiver gauge, Big Otter Creek	2.93 m	Low	−0.01 m	19 km
Big Otter Creek near CaltonRiver gauge, Big Otter Creek	9.81 m	Normal	±0	37 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Big Creek near KelvinRiver gauge, Big Creek	6.04 m	Normal	±0	8.3 km
Big Creek near DelhiRiver gauge, Big Creek	4.93 m	Low	±0	14 km
Whitemans Creek near Mount VernonRiver gauge, Whitemans Creek	1.12 m	Low	−0.01 m	22 km
Horner Creek near PrincetonRiver gauge, Horner Creek	3.24 m	Low	±0	23 km
Cedar Creek at WoodstockRiver gauge, Cedar Creek	3.80 m	High	±0	24 km
Nith River near CanningRiver gauge, Nith River	3.17 m	Low	±0	26 km
Lynn River at SimcoeRiver gauge, Lynn River	1.24 m	Normal	±0	26 km
Grand River at BrantfordRiver gauge, Grand River	0.26 m	Normal	+0.01 m	29 km

Questions and answers

Is Big Otter Creek above Otterville higher than last year?

No, it is 0.08 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 3.93 m.

What is a normal level for Big Otter Creek above Otterville in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.92 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.84 m and 4.24 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 3.85 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Big Otter Creek above Otterville today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 12:35 PM EDT, the water level was 3.85 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Big Otter Creek above Otterville rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Big Otter Creek above Otterville normal?

Low 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:02GC017 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 42.96583, -80.54258 (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	3.85 m	2026-10-20 16:35	Provisional
Flow	0.22 m³/s	2026-10-20 16:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Big Otter Creek above Otterville (eccc:02GC017). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/big-otter-creek-above-otterville

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