Clyde River near Lanark water level

Name: Clyde River near Lanark 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, Clyde River, Ontario, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

8.25m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 04:40 AM EDT (49 min ago)

Flow: 4.00 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

High water at Clyde River near Lanark: the latest reading is 8.25 m, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 7.96 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.28 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 7.67 m, a difference of +0.58 m.

It is still going down, by 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 7.93 m – 8.28 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 7.96 m0.28 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.71 m – 8.28 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 7.67 m+0.58 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.93 m – 8.28 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.68 m – 8.31 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.

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.

18 Sun 13° 0° – Wind 20 km/h

19 Mon 16° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 14° 5° – Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 12° 2° – Wind 9 km/h

22 Thu 14° 4° – Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 11° 1° – Wind 10 km/h

24 Sat 12° 0° – Wind 16 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:26 AM Sunset 06:17 PM Daylight 10 hr, 51 min First quarter 48%

Map

Other gauges on the Clyde River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Clyde River at Gordon RapidsRiver gauge, Clyde River	2.99 m	Normal	+0.01 m	20 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mississippi River at Fergusons FallsRiver gauge, Mississippi River	3.08 m	High	+0.02 m	9.1 km
Fall River at Outlet of Bennett LakeRiver gauge, Fall River	1.05 m	High	+0.01 m	11 km
Mississippi River at Outlet of Dalhousie LakeRiver gauge, Mississippi River	6.28 m	Normal	+0.01 m	14 km
Tay River in PerthRiver gauge, Tay River	7.28 m	Low	−0.01 m	20 km
Indian River near BlakeneyRiver gauge, Indian River	8.62 m	High	−0.03 m	25 km
Mississippi River at AppletonRiver gauge, Mississippi River	1.72 m	Normal	+0.02 m	26 km
Tay River near BolingbrokeRiver gauge, Tay River	8.24 m	High	±0	32 km
Sharbot Lake at Outlet of Sharbot LakeLake, Sharbot Lake	1.09 m	High	±0	36 km

Questions and answers

Is the Clyde River near Lanark higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.58 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 7.67 m.

What is a normal level for the Clyde River near Lanark in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.96 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.71 m and 8.28 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 8.25 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Clyde River near Lanark today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 04:40 AM EDT, the water level was 8.25 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Clyde River near Lanark rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.30 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Clyde River near Lanark normal?

High 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:02KF010 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.04583, -76.40089 (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	8.25 m	2026-10-18 08:40	Provisional
Flow	4.00 m³/s	2026-10-18 08:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Clyde River near Lanark (eccc:02KF010). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/clyde-river-near-lanark

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