Beaver River near Beaverton water level

Name: Beaver River near Beaverton 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, Beaver River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

7.89m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 04:45 PM EDT (29 min ago)

Flow: 1.55 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 Beaver River near Beaverton, where the gauge shows 7.89 m.

That puts it 0.02 m above the median of 7.87 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 7.72 m (+0.16 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 7.76 m – 7.91 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: 7.87 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.74 m – 7.97 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 7.72 m+0.16 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.76 m – 7.91 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.74 m – 8.11 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 Beaver River

Beaver River is a large river in east-northern Alberta and central Saskatchewan, Canada. It flows east through Alberta and Saskatchewan and then turns sharply north to flow into Lac Île-à-la-Crosse on the Churchill River which flows into Hudson Bay.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 8.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 15° 0° – Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 15° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 16° 4° – Wind 19 km/h

21 Wed 14° 2° – Wind 12 km/h

22 Thu 17° 6° – Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 13° 2° – Wind 14 km/h

24 Sat 15° 2° – Wind 17 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:29 PM Daylight 10 hr, 53 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the Beaver River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Beaver River near ClarksburgRiver gauge, Beaver River	0.59 m	Low	±0	112 km
Beaver River near VandeleurRiver gauge, Beaver River	7.14 m	Very low	−0.01 m	117 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pefferlaw Brook near UdoraRiver gauge, Pefferlaw Brook	1.18 m	Normal	−0.03 m	17 km
Mariposa Brook near Little BritainRiver gauge, Mariposa Brook	2.39 m	High	−0.03 m	22 km
Black River at BaldwinRiver gauge, Black River	8.45 m	Normal	−0.01 m	26 km
Lake Scugog at Scugog Island MarinaLake, Lake Scugog	9.03 m	High	−0.01 m	28 km
Uxbridge Brook near UxbridgeRiver gauge, Uxbridge Brook	2.80 m	Normal	±0	29 km
Sturgeon Lake at Fenelon FallsLake, Sturgeon Lake	7.14 m	Normal	±0	31 km
Hawkestone Creek at HawkestoneRiver gauge, Hawkestone Creek	2.18 m	Normal	−0.01 m	33 km
Blackstock Creek near BlackstockRiver gauge, Blackstock Creek	2.91 m	Low	−0.05 m	35 km

Questions and answers

How does the Beaver River near Beaverton compare with last year?

It is 0.16 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 7.72 m.

What is a normal level for the Beaver River near Beaverton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.87 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.74 m and 7.97 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 7.89 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Beaver River near Beaverton today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 04:45 PM EDT, the water level was 7.89 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Beaver River near Beaverton rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.10 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Beaver River near Beaverton 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:02EC011 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.39708, -79.07083 (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	7.89 m	2026-10-18 20:45	Provisional
Flow	1.55 m³/s	2026-10-18 20:45	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Beaver River near Beaverton (eccc:02EC011). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/beaver-river-near-beaverton

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