Severn River above Wasdell Falls water level

Name: Severn River above Wasdell Falls 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, Severn River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

7.13m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 05:50 PM EDT (26 min ago)

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 Severn River above Wasdell Falls, where the gauge shows 7.13 m.

That puts it 0.01 m above the median of 7.12 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 6.78 m (+0.35 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 7.12 m – 7.16 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: 7.12 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 6.95 m – 7.16 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 6.78 m+0.35 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.12 m – 7.16 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 6.72 m – 7.28 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 Severn River

The Severn River is a river in northern Ontario. The northern Ontario river has its headwaters near the western border of the province. From the head of the Black Birch River, the Severn River is 982 km (610 mi) long, tying it with the Albany River for the title of longest river entirely in Ontario. Its drainage basin area is 102,800 km2 (39,700 sq mi), a small portion of which is in Manitoba. Its source is Deer Lake and flows northeasterly into Severn Lake, then by a second section to Hudson Bay where it ends at Fort Severn.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 18 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 15° 1° – Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 15° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 16° 4° – Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 15° 2° – Wind 8 km/h

22 Thu 18° 5° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 14° 2° – Wind 10 km/h

24 Sat 15° 1° – Wind 14 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:29 PM Daylight 10 hr, 52 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the Severn River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Severn River near Mill IslandRiver gauge, Severn River	6.88 m	Normal	±0	3.8 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Black River near WashagoRiver gauge, Black River	7.40 m	Normal	±0	7.0 km
Head River near SebrightRiver gauge, Head River	8.96 m	Normal	−0.01 m	19 km
Silver Creek at OrilliaRiver gauge, Silver Creek	7.05 m	Very low	±0	19 km
North River at the FallsRiver gauge, North River	0.80 m	Normal	−0.02 m	22 km
Coldwater River at ColdwaterRiver gauge, Coldwater River	1.19 m	Low	−0.02 m	28 km
Black River near VankoughnetRiver gauge, Black River	8.83 m	Normal	−0.02 m	31 km
Hawkestone Creek at HawkestoneRiver gauge, Hawkestone Creek	2.18 m	Normal	−0.01 m	34 km
Lake Muskoka at BeaumarisLake, Lake Muskoka	9.33 m	Normal	±0	36 km

Questions and answers

How does the Severn River above Wasdell Falls compare with last year?

It is 0.35 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 6.78 m.

What is a normal level for the Severn River above Wasdell Falls in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.12 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 6.95 m and 7.16 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 7.13 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Severn River above Wasdell Falls today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 05:50 PM EDT, the water level was 7.13 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Severn River above Wasdell Falls rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Severn River above Wasdell Falls 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:02EC014 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.77531, -79.29714 (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	7.13 m	2026-10-18 21:50	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Severn River above Wasdell Falls (eccc:02EC014). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/severn-river-above-wasdell-falls

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