Coldwater River at Coldwater water level

Name: Coldwater River at Coldwater 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, Coldwater River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

1.19m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 01:00 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 1.50 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Coldwater River at Coldwater: the gauge reads 1.19 m, below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 1.22 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.18 m (+0.01 m).

It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 1.17 m – 1.26 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: 1.22 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.18 m – 1.31 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 1.18 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.17 m – 1.26 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.15 m – 1.36 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 Coldwater River

The Coldwater River is in south central British Columbia, Canada. The river is the largest tributary of the Nicola River, which is joined at Merritt.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 15 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 15° 3° – Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 16° 4° – Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 17° 5° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 16° 4° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 16° 5° – Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 12° 0° – Wind 9 km/h

24 Sat 14° 3° – Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:30 PM Daylight 10 hr, 52 min First quarter 51%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
North River at the FallsRiver gauge, North River	0.81 m	Normal	−0.02 m	8.5 km
Hogg Creek near Victoria HarbourRiver gauge, Hogg Creek	0.51 m	Normal	−0.03 m	11 km
Silver Creek at OrilliaRiver gauge, Silver Creek	7.05 m	Very low	±0	17 km
Wye River near WyevaleRiver gauge, Wye River	1.13 m	Low	−0.02 m	22 km
Severn River near Mill IslandRiver gauge, Severn River	6.89 m	Normal	±0	25 km
Hawkestone Creek at HawkestoneRiver gauge, Hawkestone Creek	2.18 m	Normal	−0.01 m	27 km
Severn River above Wasdell FallsRiver gauge, Severn River	7.13 m	Normal	±0	28 km
Black River near WashagoRiver gauge, Black River	7.40 m	Normal	±0	29 km

Questions and answers

How does the Coldwater River at Coldwater compare with last year?

It is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.18 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 1.22 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.18 m and 1.31 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 1.19 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Coldwater River at Coldwater today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 01:00 PM EDT, the water level was 1.19 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Coldwater River at Coldwater rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Coldwater River at Coldwater 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:02ED007 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.70719, -79.64375 (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	1.19 m	2026-10-18 17:00	Provisional
Flow	1.50 m³/s	2026-10-18 17:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Coldwater River at Coldwater (eccc:02ED007). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/coldwater-river-at-coldwater

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