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Bayfield River near Varna water level

River gauge, Bayfield River, Ontario, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.78m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.60 m³/s
0.8 1.0 1.3 1.5

History

0.81.01.31.5mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 190.81.01.31.5mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19
0.81.01.31.5mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 190.81.01.31.5mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 0.78 m, the Bayfield River near Varna is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.93 m, based on 19 years of readings, so the water level is 0.15 m below typical.

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.73 m and 1.02 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.93 m0.15 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.70 m – 1.48 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.73 m – 1.02 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.74 m – 0.95 m

Conditions at Bayfield River near Varna

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 16° 4° – Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 18° 4° – Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 17° 5° – Wind 13 km/h
22 Thu 17° 8° – Wind 12 km/h
23 Fri 17° 8° – Wind 21 km/h
24 Sat 18° 7° – Wind 19 km/h
25 Sun 19° 10° – Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:38 PM Daylight 10 hr, 52 min First quarter 60%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Tricks Creek near ClintonRiver gauge, Tricks Creek 6.34 m Normal ±0 4.4 km
South Maitland River at SummerhillRiver gauge, South Maitland River 9.15 m Low −0.01 m 15 km
South Maitland River at RoxboroRiver gauge, South Maitland River 3.98 m Low −0.01 m 15 km
Silver Creek at SeaforthRiver gauge, Silver Creek 5.73 m Low ±0 16 km
Black Creek near HensallRiver gauge, Black Creek 5.36 m Normal ±0 17 km
Maitland River at BenmillerRiver gauge, Maitland River 1.94 m Low +0.01 m 19 km
Ausable River near ExeterRiver gauge, Ausable River 3.32 m Normal ±0 22 km
Blyth Brook below BlythRiver gauge, Blyth Brook 4.11 m High −0.01 m 25 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Bayfield River near Varna in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.93 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.70 m and 1.48 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 0.78 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bayfield River near Varna today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 10:25 AM EDT, the water level was 0.78 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Bayfield River near Varna rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Bayfield River near Varna normal?

Low 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.

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:02FF007 (Agency page)
Coordinates
43.55125, -81.58953 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.78 m 2026-10-19 14:25 Provisional
Flow 0.60 m³/s 2026-10-19 14:25 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Bayfield River near Varna (eccc:02FF007). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/bayfield-river-near-varna

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