Vermilion River near Marwayne water level

Name: Vermilion River near Marwayne 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, Vermilion River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Very high for mid-October

Water level

0.50m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 06:40 AM MDT (40 min ago)

Flow: 0.98 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Vermilion River near Marwayne shows 0.50 m, well above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.41 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.08 m above typical.

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.43 m and 0.52 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.41 m0.08 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.22 m – 0.48 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.43 m – 0.52 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.43 m – 0.51 m

High water at Vermilion River near Marwayne

Official flood alerts and warnings come from the provincial river forecast centre. They cover areas, not single gauges, so a warning can be in force before this reading looks dramatic.

Keep children and dogs well back from the edge, and stay off flooded footpaths and towpaths.

About the Vermilion River

The Vermilion River is a river in the Lake Huron drainage basin in Sudbury District and Greater Sudbury in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 11° 3° – Wind 31 km/h

19 Mon 11° 4° – Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 12° 1° – Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 14° 3° – Wind 17 km/h

22 Thu 13° 1° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 7° 5° 7.3 mm, 66% Wind 16 km/h

24 Sat 4° -1° 2.3 mm, 45% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:55 AM Sunset 06:20 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the Vermilion River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Vermilion River at Range Road No. 105River gauge, Vermilion River	16.98 m	Normal	+0.09 m	71 km
Vermilion River at VegrevilleRiver gauge, Vermilion River	1.35 m	Normal	+0.01 m	109 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Stretton Creek near MarwayneRiver gauge, Stretton Creek	0.75 m	Normal	±0	7.3 km
Vermilion Park Lake near VermilionLake, Vermilion Park Lake	575.86 m	High	+0.01 m	34 km
North Saskatchewan River near Deer CreekRiver gauge, North Saskatchewan River	1.37 m	Normal	±0	52 km
Atimoswe Creek near Elk PointRiver gauge, Atimoswe Creek	1.68 m	Very high	+0.02 m	56 km
Buffalo Creek at Highway No. 41River gauge, Buffalo Creek	1.01 m	Normal	−0.02 m	62 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Vermilion River near Marwayne in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.41 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.22 m and 0.48 m, based on 13 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 0.50 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Vermilion River near Marwayne today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 06:40 AM MDT, the water level was 0.50 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Vermilion River near Marwayne rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Vermilion River near Marwayne normal?

Very high for mid-October. Compared with 13 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:05EE007 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.49162, -110.39880 (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	0.50 m	2026-10-18 12:40	Provisional
Flow	0.98 m³/s	2026-10-18 12:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Vermilion River near Marwayne (eccc:05EE007). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/vermilion-river-near-marwayne

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