Coniston Creek above Wanapitei River water level

Name: Coniston Creek above Wanapitei River 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, Coniston Creek, Ontario, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.08m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 02:15 AM EDT (2 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Coniston Creek above Wanapitei River, where the gauge shows 1.08 m.

That puts it 0.05 m below the median of 1.12 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.93 m (−0.85 m).

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.97 m – 1.11 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: 1.12 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.96 m – 1.69 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 1.93 m−0.85 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.97 m – 1.11 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.98 m – 2.02 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 17° 5° – Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 12° 1° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 16° 3° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 15° 6° – Wind 8 km/h

23 Fri 14° 3° – Wind 9 km/h

24 Sat 14° 4° – Wind 18 km/h

25 Sun 15° 5° – Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:31 PM Daylight 10 hr, 44 min First quarter 57%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Junction Creek at SudburyRiver gauge, Junction Creek	0.95 m	Normal	+0.01 m	14 km
Wanapitei River near WanupRiver gauge, Wanapitei River	1.71 m	Normal	−0.03 m	14 km
Junction Creek below Kelley LakeRiver gauge, Junction Creek	2.77 m	Normal	−0.02 m	22 km
Whitson River at Val CaronRiver gauge, Whitson River	7.37 m	Low	−0.01 m	22 km
Vermilion River near Val CaronRiver gauge, Vermilion River	2.86 m	Normal	−0.01 m	27 km
Whitson River at ChelmsfordRiver gauge, Whitson River	8.77 m	Normal	−0.01 m	31 km
Wanapitei River at Highway 637River gauge, Wanapitei River	15.91 m	Low	+0.05 m	36 km
Vermilion River near MilnetRiver gauge, Vermilion River	3.58 m	Very low	±0	40 km

Questions and answers

How does Coniston Creek above Wanapitei River compare with last year?

It is 0.85 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.93 m.

What is a normal level for Coniston Creek above Wanapitei River in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.12 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.96 m and 1.69 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 1.08 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Coniston Creek above Wanapitei River today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:15 AM EDT, the water level was 1.08 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Coniston Creek above Wanapitei River rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Coniston Creek above Wanapitei River 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:02DB007 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 46.47528, -80.82153 (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	1.08 m	2026-10-19 06:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Coniston Creek above Wanapitei River (eccc:02DB007). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/coniston-creek-above-wanapitei-river

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