Black River at Baldwin water level

Name: Black River at Baldwin 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, Black River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

8.46m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 02:00 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 1.40 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Black River at Baldwin reads 8.46 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.07 m above the median of 8.39 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 8.26 m (+0.20 m).

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 8.22 m and 8.50 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: 8.39 m0.07 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 8.28 m – 8.59 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 8.26 m+0.20 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 8.22 m – 8.50 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 8.23 m – 8.67 m

Conditions at Black River at Baldwin

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

Rain in the last 3 days: 13 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 8° 0° – Wind 21 km/h

18 Sun 16° 1° – Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 17° 3° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 17° 6° – Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 16° 3° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 17° 5° – Wind 11 km/h

23 Fri 15° 6° – Wind 12 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:30 PM Daylight 10 hr, 53 min First quarter 47%

Map

Other gauges on the Black River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Black River near WashagoRiver gauge, Black River	7.40 m	Normal	−0.01 m	51 km
Black River near VankoughnetRiver gauge, Black River	8.84 m	Normal	±0	85 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pefferlaw Brook near UdoraRiver gauge, Pefferlaw Brook	1.20 m	Normal	−0.03 m	12 km
Holland River East Branch at Holland LandingRiver gauge, Holland River East Branch	7.49 m	Normal	−0.03 m	22 km
Uxbridge Brook near UxbridgeRiver gauge, Uxbridge Brook	2.80 m	Low	−0.01 m	23 km
Beaver River near BeavertonRiver gauge, Beaver River	7.89 m	Normal	−0.01 m	26 km
Hawkestone Creek at HawkestoneRiver gauge, Hawkestone Creek	2.19 m	Normal	−0.01 m	28 km
Little Rouge Creek near Dicksons HillRiver gauge, Little Rouge Creek	5.15 m	Very high	−0.01 m	38 km
Innisfil Creek near AllistonRiver gauge, Innisfil Creek	2.01 m	Normal	−0.03 m	38 km
Nottawasaga River near BaxterRiver gauge, Nottawasaga River	5.52 m	Normal	+0.01 m	38 km

Questions and answers

How does the Black River at Baldwin compare with last year?

It is 0.20 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 8.26 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 8.39 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 8.28 m and 8.59 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 8.46 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Black River at Baldwin today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 02:00 AM EDT, the water level was 8.46 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Black River at Baldwin rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Black River at Baldwin 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:02EC008 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.26064, -79.34389 (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	8.46 m	2026-10-18 06:00	Provisional
Flow	1.40 m³/s	2026-10-18 06:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Black River at Baldwin (eccc:02EC008). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/black-river-at-baldwin

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