Indian River near Blakeney water level

Name: Indian River near Blakeney 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, Indian River, Ontario, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

8.59m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 12:40 PM EDT (48 min ago)

Flow: 0.78 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Indian River near Blakeney is at 8.59 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 8.55 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.04 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 8.47 m, a difference of +0.12 m.

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 8.54 m and 8.67 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: 8.55 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 8.49 m – 8.66 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 8.47 m+0.12 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 8.54 m – 8.67 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 8.47 m – 8.70 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Indian River

The Indian River is a river in Peterborough County in Central Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin, and is a tributary of Rice Lake.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 16 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 17° 4° – Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 12° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 12° 1° – Wind 7 km/h

22 Thu 15° 3° – Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 10° 1° – Wind 9 km/h

24 Sat 13° -1° – Wind 8 km/h

25 Sun 16° 3° – Wind 17 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:27 AM Sunset 06:15 PM Daylight 10 hr, 48 min First quarter 61%

Map

Other gauges on the Indian River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Indian River at PembrokeRiver gauge, Indian River	2.81 m	Very high	−0.05 m	93 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mississippi River at AppletonRiver gauge, Mississippi River	1.73 m	Normal	±0	13 km
Carp River near KinburnRiver gauge, Carp River	4.98 m	Very high	−0.07 m	20 km
Mississippi River at Fergusons FallsRiver gauge, Mississippi River	3.09 m	High	±0	21 km
Clyde River near LanarkRiver gauge, Clyde River	8.21 m	High	−0.02 m	25 km
Clyde River at Gordon RapidsRiver gauge, Clyde River	3.00 m	Normal	±0	32 km
Fall River at Outlet of Bennett LakeRiver gauge, Fall River	1.05 m	High	±0	35 km
Ottawa River at BritanniaRiver gauge, Ottawa River	57.81 m	Low	−0.01 m	36 km
Bonnechere River near CastlefordRiver gauge, Bonnechere River	5.99 m	Very high	−0.06 m	37 km

Questions and answers

Is the Indian River near Blakeney higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.12 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 8.47 m.

What is a normal level for the Indian River near Blakeney in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 8.55 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 8.49 m and 8.66 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 8.59 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Indian River near Blakeney today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 12:40 PM EDT, the water level was 8.59 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Indian River near Blakeney rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Indian River near Blakeney 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:02KF012 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.24544, -76.26033 (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	8.59 m	2026-10-19 16:40	Provisional
Flow	0.78 m³/s	2026-10-19 16:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Indian River near Blakeney (eccc:02KF012). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/indian-river-near-blakeney

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