Boyne River at Earl Rowe Park water level

Name: Boyne River at Earl Rowe Park 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, Boyne River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

2.86m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 08:55 PM EDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 0.90 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 Boyne River at Earl Rowe Park, where the gauge shows 2.86 m.

That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 2.88 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 2.84 m (+0.02 m).

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 2.82 m – 2.93 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: 2.88 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.81 m – 2.96 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 2.84 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.82 m – 2.93 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.81 m – 3.07 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 Boyne River

The Boyne River is a river in the municipality of Lake of Bays, District Municipality of Muskoka in Central Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Great Lakes Basin, and flows from Fowler Lake to its mouth at Dwight Bay on the Lake of Bays near the community of Dwight on Ontario Highway 60. The Lake of Bays flows via the Muskoka River, then the Moon River and Musquash River to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 9.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 18° 3° – Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 18° 4° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 16° 4° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 16° 3° – Wind 10 km/h

22 Thu 18° 6° – Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 15° 5° – Wind 14 km/h

24 Sat 17° 4° – Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:31 PM Daylight 10 hr, 51 min First quarter 55%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Nottawasaga River near AllistonRiver gauge, Nottawasaga River	6.74 m	Normal	−0.01 m	4.7 km
Pine River near EverettRiver gauge, Pine River	−0.02 m	Very low	−0.02 m	7.3 km
Innisfil Creek near AllistonRiver gauge, Innisfil Creek	1.98 m	Normal	−0.04 m	9.5 km
Nottawasaga River near BaxterRiver gauge, Nottawasaga River	5.50 m	Normal	−0.03 m	12 km
Beeton Creek near TottenhamRiver gauge, Beeton Creek	5.69 m	Normal	±0	14 km
Nottawasaga River at HockleyRiver gauge, Nottawasaga River	0.68 m	Low	−0.01 m	15 km
Humber River at Highway No. 9River gauge, Humber River	2.22 m	Low	±0	21 km
Mad River at AveningRiver gauge, Mad River	1.06 m	Normal	−0.01 m	22 km

Questions and answers

How does the Boyne River at Earl Rowe Park compare with last year?

It is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 2.84 m.

What is a normal level for the Boyne River at Earl Rowe Park in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.88 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.81 m and 2.96 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 2.86 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Boyne River at Earl Rowe Park today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 08:55 PM EDT, the water level was 2.86 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Boyne River at Earl Rowe Park rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Boyne River at Earl Rowe Park 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:02ED102 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.15250, -79.89664 (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	2.86 m	2026-10-19 00:55	Provisional
Flow	0.90 m³/s	2026-10-19 00:55	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Boyne River at Earl Rowe Park (eccc:02ED102). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/boyne-river-at-earl-rowe-park

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