Black River near Washago water level

Name: Black River near Washago 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, Black River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

7.39m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 06:45 AM EDT (50 min ago)

Flow: 4.74 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Black River near Washago is at 7.39 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.10 m below the median of 7.50 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 6.97 m (+0.42 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 7.20 m and 7.42 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: 7.50 m0.10 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.19 m – 8.07 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 6.97 m+0.42 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.20 m – 7.42 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 6.97 m – 7.76 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

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 14° 2° – Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 15° 4° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 16° 5° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 15° 2° – Wind 9 km/h

22 Thu 17° 5° – Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 12° 0° – Wind 9 km/h

24 Sat 13° 1° – Wind 19 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:27 PM Daylight 10 hr, 49 min First quarter 58%

Map

Other gauges on the Black River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Black River near VankoughnetRiver gauge, Black River	8.82 m	Normal	−0.01 m	36 km
Black River at BaldwinRiver gauge, Black River	8.43 m	Normal	−0.02 m	51 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Severn River near Mill IslandRiver gauge, Severn River	6.89 m	Normal	±0	5.8 km
Severn River above Wasdell FallsRiver gauge, Severn River	7.13 m	Normal	±0	7.0 km
Silver Creek at OrilliaRiver gauge, Silver Creek	7.05 m	Very low	±0	15 km
Head River near SebrightRiver gauge, Head River	8.96 m	Normal	−0.01 m	17 km
North River at the FallsRiver gauge, North River	0.79 m	Normal	−0.02 m	24 km
Hawkestone Creek at HawkestoneRiver gauge, Hawkestone Creek	2.17 m	Normal	−0.02 m	28 km
Coldwater River at ColdwaterRiver gauge, Coldwater River	1.20 m	Low	±0	29 km
Gull River at NorlandRiver gauge, Gull River	3.76 m	Normal	±0	37 km

Questions and answers

How does the Black River near Washago compare with last year?

It is 0.42 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 6.97 m.

What is a normal level for the Black River near Washago in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.50 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.19 m and 8.07 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 7.39 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Black River near Washago today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 06:45 AM EDT, the water level was 7.39 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Black River near Washago rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.18 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Black River near Washago 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:02EC002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.71367, -79.28161 (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	7.39 m	2026-10-19 10:45	Provisional
Flow	4.74 m³/s	2026-10-19 10:45	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Black River near Washago (eccc:02EC002). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/black-river-near-washago

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