Maitland River at Benmiller water level

Name: Maitland River at Benmiller 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, Maitland River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

1.93m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 02:05 PM EDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 4.48 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 1.93 m, the Maitland River at Benmiller is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.08 m below the median of 2.01 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings.

The water is rising: up 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.85 m and 1.97 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 2.01 m0.08 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.89 m – 2.36 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.85 m – 1.97 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.86 m – 1.96 m

Conditions at Maitland River at Benmiller

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Maitland River

The Maitland River is a river in Huron County, Perth County and Wellington County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The river is in the Great Lakes Basin and empties into Lake Huron at the town of Goderich. It is 150 kilometres (93 mi) long, and is named after Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada from 1818 to 1828. It was formerly known as the Menesetung River.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 31 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 15° 6° – Wind 28 km/h

19 Mon 15° 6° – Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 17° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 14° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

22 Thu 15° 9° – Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 16° 6° – Wind 24 km/h

24 Sat 17° 5° – Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:40 PM Daylight 10 hr, 55 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the Maitland River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Maitland River below WinghamRiver gauge, Maitland River	0.81 m	Low	±0	31 km
Maitland River above WinghamRiver gauge, Maitland River	9.86 m	Very low	−0.51 m	36 km
Maitland River near HarristonRiver gauge, Maitland River	2.24 m	Low	±0	62 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
South Maitland River at SummerhillRiver gauge, South Maitland River	9.16 m	Low	+0.01 m	7.8 km
Blyth Brook below BlythRiver gauge, Blyth Brook	4.11 m	High	−0.01 m	14 km
Tricks Creek near ClintonRiver gauge, Tricks Creek	6.34 m	Normal	±0	15 km
Bayfield River near VarnaRiver gauge, Bayfield River	0.79 m	Low	−0.01 m	19 km
South Maitland River at RoxboroRiver gauge, South Maitland River	3.99 m	Low	±0	24 km
Silver Creek at SeaforthRiver gauge, Silver Creek	5.73 m	Normal	±0	27 km
Middle Maitland River near BelgraveRiver gauge, Middle Maitland River	9.99 m	Very low	±0	28 km
Lucknow River at LucknowRiver gauge, Lucknow River	6.42 m	Normal	−0.01 m	29 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Maitland River at Benmiller in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.01 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.89 m and 2.36 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 1.93 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Maitland River at Benmiller today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 02:05 PM EDT, the water level was 1.93 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Maitland River at Benmiller rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Maitland River at Benmiller normal?

Low 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:02FE015 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.71756, -81.62619 (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	1.93 m	2026-10-18 18:05	Provisional
Flow	4.48 m³/s	2026-10-18 18:05	Provisional

Download

Embed this gauge

Add a live card for this gauge to your website. It updates on its own and links back here.

<iframe src="https://nivelmap.com/embed/19662?lang=en" width="360" height="230" style="border:0;max-width:100%" loading="lazy" title="Maitland River at Benmiller water level"></iframe>

How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Maitland River at Benmiller (eccc:02FE015). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/maitland-river-at-benmiller

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer