Fall River at Outlet of Bennett Lake water level

Name: Fall River at Outlet of Bennett Lake 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, Fall River, Ontario, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.03m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 05:30 AM EDT (57 min ago)

Flow: 1.34 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Fall River at Outlet of Bennett Lake reads 1.03 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.96 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.07 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.77 m, a difference of +0.26 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.96 m and 1.07 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: 0.96 m0.07 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.79 m – 1.10 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.77 m+0.26 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.96 m – 1.07 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.77 m – 1.10 m

Conditions at Fall River at Outlet of Bennett Lake

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 13° 4° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 12° 0° – Wind 9 km/h

22 Thu 15° 4° – Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 10° 1° – Wind 9 km/h

24 Sat 14° 0° – Wind 9 km/h

25 Sun 17° 4° – Wind 22 km/h

26 Mon 15° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 46 min First quarter 67%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mississippi River at Outlet of Dalhousie LakeRiver gauge, Mississippi River	6.27 m	Normal	−0.03 m	10 km
Clyde River near LanarkRiver gauge, Clyde River	8.20 m	High	−0.02 m	11 km
Tay River in PerthRiver gauge, Tay River	7.27 m	Low	−0.01 m	14 km
Mississippi River at Fergusons FallsRiver gauge, Mississippi River	3.08 m	Normal	±0	15 km
Tay River near BolingbrokeRiver gauge, Tay River	8.28 m	Very high	+0.05 m	21 km
Sharbot Lake at Outlet of Sharbot LakeLake, Sharbot Lake	1.08 m	High	±0	26 km
Clyde River at Gordon RapidsRiver gauge, Clyde River	3.00 m	Normal	±0	27 km
Mississippi River at AppletonRiver gauge, Mississippi River	1.72 m	Normal	−0.02 m	34 km

Questions and answers

Is the Fall River at Outlet of Bennett Lake higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.26 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.77 m.

What is a normal level for the Fall River at Outlet of Bennett Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.96 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.79 m and 1.10 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 1.03 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Fall River at Outlet of Bennett Lake today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 05:30 AM EDT, the water level was 1.03 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Fall River at Outlet of Bennett Lake rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Fall River at Outlet of Bennett Lake 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:02KF018 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.94781, -76.41083 (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	1.03 m	2026-10-20 09:30	Provisional
Flow	1.34 m³/s	2026-10-20 09:30	Provisional

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