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SwedenSilver Creek at Orillia water level
River gauge, Silver Creek, Ontario, Canada
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
History
What this means
At 7.05 m, Silver Creek at Orillia is far below normal for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 7.10 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.04 m below typical.
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 7.04 m and 7.08 m.
Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.
Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 7.10 m0.04 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 7.07 m – 7.14 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 7.04 m – 7.08 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 7.04 m – 7.07 m
Conditions at Silver Creek at Orillia
Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.
Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.
About Silver Creek
Silver Creek is a river in the municipality of Huron East, Huron County, Ontario, Canada and a right tributary of the Bayfield River.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
The forecast is not available right now.
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severn River near Mill IslandRiver gauge, Severn River | 6.88 m | Normal | ±0 | 15 km |
| Black River near WashagoRiver gauge, Black River | 7.40 m | Normal | ±0 | 15 km |
| Coldwater River at ColdwaterRiver gauge, Coldwater River | 1.19 m | Low | −0.03 m | 17 km |
| Hawkestone Creek at HawkestoneRiver gauge, Hawkestone Creek | 2.18 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 17 km |
| North River at the FallsRiver gauge, North River | 0.80 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 17 km |
| Severn River above Wasdell FallsRiver gauge, Severn River | 7.13 m | Normal | ±0 | 19 km |
| Hogg Creek near Victoria HarbourRiver gauge, Hogg Creek | 0.51 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 27 km |
| Head River near SebrightRiver gauge, Head River | 8.96 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 31 km |
Questions and answers
What is a normal level for Silver Creek at Orillia in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 7.10 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.07 m and 7.14 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 7.05 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Silver Creek at Orillia today?
On Oct 18, 2026, 04:00 PM EDT, the water level was 7.05 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Silver Creek at Orillia rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Silver Creek at Orillia normal?
Very low 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:02ED030(Agency page)- Coordinates
44.64681, -79.45203(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 | 7.05 m | 2026-10-18 20:00 | Provisional |
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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Silver Creek at Orillia (eccc:02ED030). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/silver-creek-at-orillia
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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer