Head River near Sebright water level

Name: Head River near Sebright 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, Head River, Ontario, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

8.97m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 04:05 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.81 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 gauge at Head River near Sebright reads 8.97 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 8.95 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.02 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 8.76 m, a difference of +0.21 m.

The level is falling, down 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 8.89 m and 8.99 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 8.95 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 8.77 m – 9.19 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Same day last year: 8.76 m+0.21 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 8.89 m – 8.99 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 8.64 m – 9.09 m

Conditions at Head River near Sebright

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 15 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 3° – Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 15° 4° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 16° 6° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 15° 2° – Wind 8 km/h

22 Thu 17° 5° – Wind 8 km/h

23 Fri 13° 2° – Wind 10 km/h

24 Sat 15° 1° – Wind 15 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:28 PM Daylight 10 hr, 52 min First quarter 48%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Black River near WashagoRiver gauge, Black River	7.40 m	Normal	−0.01 m	17 km
Severn River above Wasdell FallsRiver gauge, Severn River	7.13 m	Normal	±0	19 km
Gull River at NorlandRiver gauge, Gull River	3.77 m	Normal	±0	20 km
Severn River near Mill IslandRiver gauge, Severn River	6.89 m	Normal	±0	21 km
Black River near VankoughnetRiver gauge, Black River	8.84 m	Normal	−0.01 m	30 km
Burnt River near Burnt RiverRiver gauge, Burnt River	3.23 m	Normal	−0.01 m	31 km
Silver Creek at OrilliaRiver gauge, Silver Creek	7.05 m	Very low	−0.01 m	31 km
Sturgeon Lake at Fenelon FallsLake, Sturgeon Lake	7.15 m	Normal	±0	35 km

Questions and answers

Is the Head River near Sebright higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.21 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 8.76 m.

What is a normal level for the Head River near Sebright in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 8.95 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 8.77 m and 9.19 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 8.97 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Head River near Sebright today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 04:05 AM EDT, the water level was 8.97 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Head River near Sebright rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Head River near Sebright normal?

Normal 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:02EC022 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.72561, -79.07044 (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	8.97 m	2026-10-18 08:05	Provisional
Flow	0.81 m³/s	2026-10-18 08:05	Provisional

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