Thames River at Innerkip water level

Name: Thames River at Innerkip 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, Thames River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

7.28m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 03:40 PM EDT (40 min ago)

Flow: 0.14 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Thames River at Innerkip is running below normal at 7.28 m.

That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 7.33 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 7.26 m (+0.02 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 7.24 m and 7.43 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: 7.33 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.28 m – 7.58 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 7.26 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.24 m – 7.43 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.24 m – 8.28 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 Thames River

The Thames River is located in southwestern Ontario, Canada.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 9° 0° – Wind 19 km/h

18 Sun 14° 0° – Wind 26 km/h

19 Mon 19° 3° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 17° 6° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 16° 4° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 19° 5° – Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 18° 7° – Wind 11 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:38 PM Daylight 10 hr, 59 min First quarter 43%

Map

Other gauges on the Thames River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Thames River at IngersollRiver gauge, Thames River	1.26 m	Low	−0.02 m	25 km
Thames River near EalingRiver gauge, Thames River	0.47 m	Normal	−0.02 m	50 km
Thames River at ByronRiver gauge, Thames River	1.82 m	Normal	−0.03 m	59 km
Thames River near DuttonRiver gauge, Thames River	3.80 m	Normal	−0.02 m	90 km
Thames River at ThamesvilleRiver gauge, Thames River	10.95 m	Normal	±0	128 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cedar Creek at WoodstockRiver gauge, Cedar Creek	3.82 m	High	−0.01 m	11 km
Horner Creek near PrincetonRiver gauge, Horner Creek	3.24 m	Low	±0	12 km
Hunsburger Creek near Wilmot CentreRiver gauge, Hunsburger Creek	0.89 m	Low	−0.01 m	17 km
Nith River at New HamburgRiver gauge, Nith River	1.60 m	Normal	±0	18 km
Nith River near CanningRiver gauge, Nith River	3.18 m	Low	−0.01 m	19 km
Alder Creek near New DundeeRiver gauge, Alder Creek	12.89 m	Normal	−0.01 m	21 km
Trout Creek near FairviewRiver gauge, Trout Creek	11.37 m	Normal	±0	24 km
Avon River above StratfordRiver gauge, Avon River	6.23 m	Normal	−0.02 m	27 km

Questions and answers

How does the Thames River at Innerkip compare with last year?

It is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 7.26 m.

What is a normal level for the Thames River at Innerkip in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.33 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.28 m and 7.58 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 7.28 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Thames River at Innerkip today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 03:40 PM EDT, the water level was 7.28 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Thames River at Innerkip rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Thames River at Innerkip 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:02GD021 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.21531, -80.69186 (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	7.28 m	2026-10-17 19:40	Provisional
Flow	0.14 m³/s	2026-10-17 19:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Thames River at Innerkip (eccc:02GD021). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/thames-river-at-innerkip

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