Vermilion River at Vegreville water level

Name: Vermilion River at Vegreville 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, Vermilion River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.35m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 04:40 PM MDT (44 min ago)

Flow: 0.93 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Vermilion River at Vegreville is at 1.35 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.26 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.09 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.26 m and 1.36 m.

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

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.26 m0.09 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.15 m – 1.59 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.26 m – 1.36 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.27 m – 1.36 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 Vermilion River

The Vermilion River is a river in the Lake Huron drainage basin in Sudbury District and Greater Sudbury in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 12° 3° – Wind 27 km/h

19 Mon 10° 3° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 12° 0° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 13° 3° – Wind 17 km/h

22 Thu 13° 0° – Wind 8 km/h

23 Fri 7° 1° 6.0 mm, 47% Wind 32 km/h

24 Sat 2° -2° 0.3 mm, 41% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:01 AM Sunset 06:27 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the Vermilion River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Vermilion River at Range Road No. 105River gauge, Vermilion River	16.96 m	Normal	+0.05 m	41 km
Vermilion River near MarwayneRiver gauge, Vermilion River	0.49 m	Very high	−0.02 m	109 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Vermilion River Tributary near BruceRiver gauge, Vermilion River Tributary	0.57 m	Normal	±0	22 km
Vermilion Lakes near MorecambeLake, Vermilion Lakes	599.17 m	Very high	−0.08 m	41 km
Camrose Creek near CamroseRiver gauge, Camrose Creek	17.42 m	Normal	±0	73 km
Redwater River near the MouthRiver gauge, Redwater River	2.11 m	Very high	±0	77 km
Battle River at DuhamelRiver gauge, Battle River	12.57 m	High	−0.03 m	86 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Vermilion River at Vegreville in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.26 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.15 m and 1.59 m, based on 13 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 1.35 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Vermilion River at Vegreville today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 04:40 PM MDT, the water level was 1.35 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Vermilion River at Vegreville rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Vermilion River at Vegreville normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 13 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:05EE009 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.49118, -112.03980 (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	1.35 m	2026-10-18 22:40	Provisional
Flow	0.93 m³/s	2026-10-18 22:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Vermilion River at Vegreville (eccc:05EE009). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/vermilion-river-at-vegreville

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