Credit River at Norval water level

Name: Credit River at Norval 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, Credit River, Ontario, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

2.57m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 07:20 AM EDT (51 min ago)

Flow: 3.08 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 2.57 m, the Credit River at Norval is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 2.62 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.05 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 2.56 m, a difference of +0.01 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.54 m and 2.68 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 2.62 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.56 m – 2.71 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 2.56 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.54 m – 2.68 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.49 m – 2.79 m

Conditions at Credit River at Norval

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

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Credit River

The Credit River is a river in southern Ontario, which flows from headwaters above the Niagara Escarpment near Orangeville and Caledon East to empty into Lake Ontario at Port Credit, Mississauga. It drains an area of approximately 1,000 square kilometres (390 mi2). The total length of the river and its tributary streams is over 1,500 kilometres (930 mi).

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:33 PM Daylight 10 hr, 55 min First quarter 49%

Map

Other gauges on the Credit River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Credit River at StreetsvilleRiver gauge, Credit River	4.45 m	Normal	±0	14 km
Credit River at Boston MillsRiver gauge, Credit River	3.81 m	Low	−0.02 m	15 km
Credit River near CataractRiver gauge, Credit River	1.35 m	Low	−0.02 m	25 km
Credit River near OrangevilleRiver gauge, Credit River	11.20 m	Normal	−0.01 m	32 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Credit River West Branch at NorvalRiver gauge, Credit River West Branch	2.15 m	Very low	−0.01 m	0.8 km
Sixteen Mile Creek at MiltonRiver gauge, Sixteen Mile Creek	1.15 m	Normal	±0	15 km
East Sixteen Mile Creek near OmaghRiver gauge, East Sixteen Mile Creek	1.47 m	Normal	−0.01 m	18 km
West Humber River at Highway No. 7River gauge, West Humber River	2.69 m	Normal	−0.01 m	19 km
Cooksville Creek near CooksvilleRiver gauge, Cooksville Creek	1.96 m	Normal	−0.01 m	20 km
Blue Springs Creek near Eden MillsRiver gauge, Blue Springs Creek	1.75 m	Normal	±0	22 km
Bronte Creek near ZimmermanRiver gauge, Bronte Creek	5.84 m	Normal	±0	23 km
Credit River Erin Branch above ErinRiver gauge, Credit River Erin Branch	2.04 m	Normal	−0.01 m	24 km

Questions and answers

Is the Credit River at Norval higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 2.56 m.

What is a normal level for the Credit River at Norval in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.62 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.56 m and 2.71 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 2.57 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Credit River at Norval today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 07:20 AM EDT, the water level was 2.57 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Credit River at Norval rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Credit River at Norval normal?

Low 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:02HB025 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.64758, -79.85600 (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	2.57 m	2026-10-18 11:20	Provisional
Flow	3.08 m³/s	2026-10-18 11:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Credit River at Norval (eccc:02HB025). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/credit-river-at-norval

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