Lake of Bays at Baysville water level

Name: Lake of Bays at Baysville water level (Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada)
Creator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
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Lake, Lake of Bays, Ontario, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

10.22m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 16, 2026, 05:35 PM EDT (36 min ago)

History

What this means

There is plenty of water in Lake of Bays at Baysville: 10.22 m, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 10.18 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.04 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 10.15 m, a difference of +0.07 m.

The water is rising: up 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 10.16 m and 10.26 m.

Many reservoirs reach their low point of the year in fall, before winter rain and snow start the refill.

Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 10.18 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 10.15 m – 10.25 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 10.15 m+0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 10.16 m – 10.26 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 10.13 m – 10.27 m

Swimming and boating at Lake of Bays at Baysville

High water can flood ramps, parking areas and shoreline campsites, and it carries floating debris. Expect some no-wake zones to be extended.

If you swim, pick a spot with an easy way out, and remember that drop-offs move as the level changes.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:31 PM Daylight 10h 57m First quarter 34 %

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Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
South Branch Muskoka River at BaysvilleRiver gauge, South Branch Muskoka River	7.51 m	Very low	+0.01 m	0.1 km
North Branch Muskoka River at Port SydneyRiver gauge, North Branch Muskoka River	0.90 m	Normal	+0.07 m	15 km
Mary Lake at Port SydneyLake, Mary Lake	8.53 m	High	+0.01 m	15 km
Black River near VankoughnetRiver gauge, Black River	8.84 m	Normal	0.00 m	18 km
Oxtongue River near DwightRiver gauge, Oxtongue River	2.91 m	Very low	+0.05 m	21 km
Fairy Lake at HuntsvilleLake, Fairy Lake	6.28 m	Normal	+0.01 m	21 km
Kawagama Lake at Russell LandingLake, Kawagama Lake	8.75 m	Normal	0.00 m	27 km
Big East River near HuntsvilleRiver gauge, Big East River	5.23 m	Low	0.00 m	27 km

Questions and answers

Is Lake of Bays at Baysville higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.07 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 10.15 m.

How often is Lake of Bays at Baysville updated?

Several times an hour. New readings from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada appear here as they arrive. Latest: Oct 16, 2026, 05:35 PM EDT.

What is the water level of Lake of Bays at Baysville today?

On Oct 16, 2026, 05:35 PM EDT, the water level was 10.22 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Lake of Bays at Baysville rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lake of Bays at Baysville normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 11 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.

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Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:02EB019 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.14881, -79.11328 (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 `stage`	10.22 m	2026-10-16 21:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Lake of Bays at Baysville (eccc:02EB019). Accessed October 16, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/lake-of-bays-at-baysville

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