Big Creek near Walsingham water level

Name: Big Creek near Walsingham 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, Big Creek, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

4.14m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 03:35 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 4.12 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 Big Creek near Walsingham, where the gauge shows 4.14 m.

The median for mid-October is 4.14 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 3.93 m (+0.21 m).

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 3.98 m – 4.33 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: 4.14 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 3.88 m – 4.74 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 3.93 m+0.21 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 3.98 m – 4.33 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 3.93 m – 4.78 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 Big Creek

Big Creek is a roughly 120-kilometre (75 mi) long tributary of British Columbia's Chilcotin River. Its surroundings are protected as the Big Creek Ecological Reserve.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 14 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 18° 4° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 17° 4° – Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 16° 5° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 20° 6° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 15° 7° – Wind 23 km/h

24 Sat 16° 8° – Wind 15 km/h

25 Sun 18° 9° – Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:35 PM Daylight 10 hr, 54 min First quarter 62%

Map

Other gauges on Big Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Big Creek near DelhiRiver gauge, Big Creek	4.93 m	Low	±0	17 km
Big Creek near KelvinRiver gauge, Big Creek	6.05 m	Normal	−0.01 m	34 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Venison Creek near WalsinghamRiver gauge, Venison Creek	6.71 m	Very low	±0	3.7 km
Young Creek near VittoriaRiver gauge, Young Creek	11.69 m	Normal	−0.01 m	22 km
Big Otter Creek at TillsonburgRiver gauge, Big Otter Creek	2.94 m	Low	±0	24 km
Big Otter Creek near CaltonRiver gauge, Big Otter Creek	9.82 m	Normal	±0	25 km
Lynn River at SimcoeRiver gauge, Lynn River	1.24 m	Normal	±0	25 km
Big Otter Creek above OttervilleRiver gauge, Big Otter Creek	3.85 m	Low	±0	31 km
Silver Creek near GrovesendRiver gauge, Silver Creek	4.29 m	Normal	±0	34 km
Catfish Creek at AylmerRiver gauge, Catfish Creek	2.92 m	Normal	±0	38 km

Questions and answers

How does Big Creek near Walsingham compare with last year?

It is 0.21 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 3.93 m.

What is a normal level for Big Creek near Walsingham in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 4.14 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.88 m and 4.74 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 4.14 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Big Creek near Walsingham today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 03:35 PM EDT, the water level was 4.14 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Big Creek near Walsingham rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Big Creek near Walsingham 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:02GC007 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 42.68561, -80.53847 (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	4.14 m	2026-10-19 19:35	Provisional
Flow	4.12 m³/s	2026-10-19 19:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Big Creek near Walsingham (eccc:02GC007). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/big-creek-near-walsingham

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