Ruscom River near Ruscom Station water level

Name: Ruscom River near Ruscom Station 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, Ruscom River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

3.82m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 01:30 AM EDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 0.18 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Ruscom River near Ruscom Station, where the gauge shows 3.82 m.

That puts it 0.01 m above the median of 3.82 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 3.78 m (+0.04 m).

It is still going down, by 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 3.72 m – 4.11 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: 3.82 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 3.75 m – 4.02 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 3.78 m+0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 3.72 m – 4.11 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 3.73 m – 4.17 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: 0.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 17° 2° – Wind 26 km/h

19 Mon 20° 4° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 18° 9° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 18° 9° – Wind 12 km/h

22 Thu 19° 8° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 20° 10° – Wind 16 km/h

24 Sat 19° 11° – Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:45 PM Daylight 10 hr, 58 min First quarter 47%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Little River at WindsorRiver gauge, Little River	1.23 m	Normal	+0.01 m	27 km
Canard River near LukervilleRiver gauge, Canard River	1.55 m	Normal	+0.01 m	33 km
Turkey Creek at South WindsorRiver gauge, Turkey Creek	4.05 m	Low	−0.04 m	34 km
Detroit River at Fort Wayne at DetroitRiver gauge, Detroit River	573.32 ft	Normal	±0	24 mi
Thames River at ChathamRiver gauge, Thames River	1.55 m	Normal	−0.15 m	43 km
Sydenham River at WallaceburgRiver gauge, Sydenham River	5.26 m	Normal	+0.03 m	47 km
McGregor Creek near ChathamRiver gauge, McGregor Creek	1.13 m	Normal	−0.04 m	48 km
Frank and Poet Drain at King Road at TrentonRiver gauge, Frank and Poet Drain	2.2 cfs	Normal	−1.0 cfs	30 mi

Questions and answers

How does the Ruscom River near Ruscom Station compare with last year?

It is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 3.78 m.

What is a normal level for the Ruscom River near Ruscom Station in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.82 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.75 m and 4.02 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 3.82 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ruscom River near Ruscom Station today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 01:30 AM EDT, the water level was 3.82 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Ruscom River near Ruscom Station rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Ruscom River near Ruscom Station 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:02GH002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 42.21150, -82.62914 (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	3.82 m	2026-10-18 05:30	Provisional
Flow	0.18 m³/s	2026-10-18 05:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Ruscom River near Ruscom Station (eccc:02GH002). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/ruscom-river-near-ruscom-station

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