Nith River near Canning water level

Name: Nith River near Canning 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, Nith River, Ontario, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

3.17m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 05:25 PM EDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 2.96 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Nith River near Canning: the gauge reads 3.17 m, below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.06 m below the median of 3.23 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 3.16 m (+0.01 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 3.13 m – 3.24 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 3.23 m0.06 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 3.14 m – 3.51 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 3.16 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 3.13 m – 3.24 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 3.13 m – 4.63 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 the Nith River

The Nith River is a river in Brant, Oxford and Perth counties and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The Nith River is approximately 125km in length and empties into the Grand River at the town of Paris. It is named after the River Nith in Scotland.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 16° 1° – Wind 28 km/h

19 Mon 17° 3° – Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 16° 4° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 16° 4° – Wind 10 km/h

22 Thu 19° 7° – Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 12° 3° – Wind 21 km/h

24 Sat 14° 0° – Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:36 PM Daylight 10 hr, 56 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the Nith River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Nith River at New HamburgRiver gauge, Nith River	1.60 m	Low	±0	29 km
Nith River above NithburgRiver gauge, Nith River	10.09 m	High	−0.01 m	45 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Horner Creek near PrincetonRiver gauge, Horner Creek	3.25 m	Low	±0	8.1 km
Whitemans Creek near Mount VernonRiver gauge, Whitemans Creek	1.13 m	Low	±0	9.1 km
Grand River at BrantfordRiver gauge, Grand River	0.26 m	Normal	±0	16 km
Thames River at InnerkipRiver gauge, Thames River	7.29 m	Low	±0	19 km
Grand River at GaltRiver gauge, Grand River	0.71 m	Low	−0.01 m	21 km
Alder Creek near New DundeeRiver gauge, Alder Creek	12.88 m	Normal	±0	22 km
Big Creek near KelvinRiver gauge, Big Creek	6.04 m	Normal	+0.02 m	23 km
Hunsburger Creek near Wilmot CentreRiver gauge, Hunsburger Creek	0.88 m	Low	±0	24 km

Questions and answers

How does the Nith River near Canning compare with last year?

It is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 3.16 m.

What is a normal level for the Nith River near Canning in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.23 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.14 m and 3.51 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 3.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Nith River near Canning today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 05:25 PM EDT, the water level was 3.17 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Nith River near Canning rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Nith River near Canning normal?

Low 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:02GA010 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.18972, -80.45503 (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	3.17 m	2026-10-18 21:25	Provisional
Flow	2.96 m³/s	2026-10-18 21:25	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Nith River near Canning (eccc:02GA010). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/nith-river-near-canning

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