Trent River at Trenton water level

Name: Trent River at Trenton 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, Trent River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

8.50m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 07:40 AM EDT (30 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 Trent River at Trenton, where the gauge shows 8.50 m.

The median for mid-October is 8.73 m, based on 19 years of readings, so the water level is 0.23 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 8.80 m, a difference of −0.30 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 8.48 m – 9.06 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 8.73 m0.23 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 8.16 m – 9.06 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)
Same day last year: 8.80 m−0.30 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 8.48 m – 9.06 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 8.51 m – 9.02 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 Trent River

The Trent River is a river in Southeastern Ontario that flows from Rice Lake to empty into the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario. The river is part of the Trent-Severn Waterway, which leads to Georgian Bay, and is 90 kilometres (56 mi) long. The Trent drains a large portion of South-Central Ontario including most of the Kawartha Lakes and their supplying watersheds.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 18° 5° – Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 14° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 15° 3° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 19° 5° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 14° 3° – Wind 16 km/h

24 Sat 13° 1° – Wind 13 km/h

25 Sun 14° 6° – Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:31 AM Sunset 06:21 PM Daylight 10 hr, 51 min First quarter 59%

Map

Other gauges on the Trent River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Trent River at Upper Glen RossRiver gauge, Trent River	4.52 m	Very high	+0.02 m	16 km
Trent River at Lower Glen RossRiver gauge, Trent River	4.54 m	Normal	±0	16 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mayhew Creek near TrentonRiver gauge, Mayhew Creek	1.92 m	Normal	−0.01 m	2.3 km
Proctors Creek near BrightonRiver gauge, Proctors Creek	1.07 m	Low	±0	14 km
Cold Creek at OrlandRiver gauge, Cold Creek	2.60 m	Normal	−0.01 m	16 km
Moira River near FoxboroRiver gauge, Moira River	7.18 m	High	+0.02 m	20 km
Salt Creek near CodringtonRiver gauge, Salt Creek	1.70 m	Normal	−0.01 m	20 km
Consecon Creek at AllisonvilleRiver gauge, Consecon Creek	1.06 m	Normal	−0.01 m	21 km
Hoards Creek near WellmanRiver gauge, Hoards Creek	3.16 m	Normal	±0	23 km
Rawdon Creek near West HuntingdonRiver gauge, Rawdon Creek	1.30 m	Normal	−0.01 m	26 km

Questions and answers

Is the Trent River at Trenton higher than last year?

No, it is 0.30 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 8.80 m.

What is a normal level for the Trent River at Trenton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 8.73 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 8.16 m and 9.06 m, based on 19 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 8.50 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Trent River at Trenton today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 07:40 AM EDT, the water level was 8.50 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Trent River at Trenton rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.47 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Trent River at Trenton normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 19 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:02HK010 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.12377, -77.59181 (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	8.50 m	2026-10-19 11:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Trent River at Trenton (eccc:02HK010). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/trent-river-at-trenton

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