Thames River near Ealing water level

Name: Thames River near Ealing 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

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.47m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 03:10 PM EDT (38 min ago)

Flow: 3.51 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Thames River near Ealing, where the gauge shows 0.47 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.49 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.02 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.38 m, a difference of +0.09 m.

It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.42 m – 0.90 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: 0.49 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.38 m – 1.01 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.38 m+0.09 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.42 m – 0.90 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.38 m – 1.77 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.

About the Thames River

The Thames River is located in southwestern Ontario, Canada.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 12 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 10° 1° – Wind 16 km/h

18 Sun 15° 1° – Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 19° 4° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 18° 7° – Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 17° 5° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 19° 6° – Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 19° 7° – Wind 11 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:40 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 ByronRiver gauge, Thames River	1.82 m	Normal	−0.03 m	10 km
Thames River at IngersollRiver gauge, Thames River	1.27 m	Low	−0.02 m	27 km
Thames River near DuttonRiver gauge, Thames River	3.80 m	Normal	−0.03 m	40 km
Thames River at InnerkipRiver gauge, Thames River	7.28 m	Low	±0	50 km
Thames River at ThamesvilleRiver gauge, Thames River	10.95 m	Normal	±0	78 km
Thames River at ChathamRiver gauge, Thames River	1.54 m	Normal	+0.01 m	101 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Stoney Creek at LondonRiver gauge, Stoney Creek	7.08 m	Normal	±0	6.5 km
Medway River at LondonRiver gauge, Medway River	3.61 m	Normal	−0.02 m	7.4 km
North Thames River below Fanshawe DamRiver gauge, North Thames River	6.23 m	Low	−0.01 m	7.8 km
Dingman Creek below LambethRiver gauge, Dingman Creek	4.88 m	Normal	+0.01 m	12 km
Kettle Creek above St. ThomasRiver gauge, Kettle Creek	5.62 m	Normal	±0	17 km
Oxbow Creek near KilworthRiver gauge, Oxbow Creek	4.71 m	Normal	±0	17 km
North Thames River near ThorndaleRiver gauge, North Thames River	1.53 m	Normal	−0.01 m	20 km
Middle Thames River at ThamesfordRiver gauge, Middle Thames River	8.87 m	Normal	±0	20 km

Questions and answers

Is the Thames River near Ealing higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.09 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.38 m.

What is a normal level for the Thames River near Ealing in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.49 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.38 m and 1.01 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 0.47 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Thames River near Ealing today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 03:10 PM EDT, the water level was 0.47 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Thames River near Ealing rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Thames River near Ealing 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:02GD001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 42.97356, -81.20858 (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	0.47 m	2026-10-17 19:10	Provisional
Flow	3.51 m³/s	2026-10-17 19:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Thames River near Ealing (eccc:02GD001). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/thames-river-near-ealing

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