Humber River at Weston water level

Name: Humber River at Weston 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, Humber River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

2.20m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 03:20 PM EDT (60 min ago)

Flow: 2.30 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Humber River at Weston, where the gauge shows 2.20 m.

The median for mid-October is 2.21 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.01 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 2.17 m – 2.52 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 2.21 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.12 m – 2.34 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.17 m – 2.52 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.17 m – 2.34 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 Humber River

The Humber River is a river in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin, is a tributary of Lake Ontario and is one of two major rivers on either side of the city of Toronto, the other being the Don River to the east. It was designated a Canadian Heritage River on September 24, 1999.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.7 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 20° 4° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 17° 7° – Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 16° 7° – Wind 8 km/h

22 Thu 19° 9° – Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 13° 8° – Wind 13 km/h

24 Sat 16° 8° – Wind 10 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:31 PM Daylight 10 hr, 55 min First quarter 52%

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Other gauges on the Humber River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Humber River at Elder MillsRiver gauge, Humber River	5.48 m	Low	−0.01 m	15 km
Humber River near PalgraveRiver gauge, Humber River	8.21 m	Normal	−0.02 m	35 km
Humber River at Highway No. 9River gauge, Humber River	2.21 m	Low	−0.01 m	41 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Black Creek near WestonRiver gauge, Black Creek	0.34 m	Normal	−0.06 m	3.0 km
Mimico Creek at IslingtonRiver gauge, Mimico Creek	5.57 m	Low	−0.02 m	5.7 km
Don River West Branch at York MillsRiver gauge, Don River West Branch	0.56 m	Normal	−0.03 m	10 km
Etobicoke Creek below Queen Elizabeth HighwayRiver gauge, Etobicoke Creek	3.47 m	Low	−0.02 m	11 km
East Humber River near Pine GroveRiver gauge, East Humber River	2.06 m	Normal	−0.01 m	11 km
Don River at TodmordenRiver gauge, Don River	12.17 m	Normal	+0.02 m	13 km
West Humber River at Highway No. 7River gauge, West Humber River	2.68 m	Low	−0.01 m	14 km
Cooksville Creek near CooksvilleRiver gauge, Cooksville Creek	1.94 m	Low	−0.01 m	14 km

Questions and answers

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

The median for mid-October is 2.21 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.12 m and 2.34 m, based on 20 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 2.20 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Humber River at Weston today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 03:20 PM EDT, the water level was 2.20 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Humber River at Weston rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Humber River at Weston normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 20 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:02HC003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.69894, -79.52039 (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	2.20 m	2026-10-18 19:20	Provisional
Flow	2.30 m³/s	2026-10-18 19:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Humber River at Weston (eccc:02HC003). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/humber-river-at-weston

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