Lyn Creek near Lyn water level

Name: Lyn Creek near Lyn 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, Lyn Creek, Ontario, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

7.95m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 07:20 PM EDT (21 min ago)

Flow: 0.73 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 Lyn Creek near Lyn reads 7.95 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 7.86 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.09 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 7.67 m, a difference of +0.27 m.

The level is falling, down 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 7.80 m and 8.10 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: 7.86 m0.09 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.72 m – 8.05 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 7.67 m+0.27 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.80 m – 8.10 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.69 m – 8.31 m

Conditions at Lyn Creek near Lyn

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: 11 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 16° 6° – Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 13° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 13° 1° – Wind 12 km/h

22 Thu 15° 3° – Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 10° 1° – Wind 15 km/h

24 Sat 12° -1° – Wind 9 km/h

25 Sun 15° 3° – Wind 19 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:24 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 50 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Buells Creek at BrockvilleRiver gauge, Buells Creek	0.85 m	Normal	−0.02 m	11 km
Lyndhurst Creek at LyndhurstRiver gauge, Lyndhurst Creek	16.60 m	Normal	−0.01 m	25 km
Oswegatchie River near HeuveltonRiver gauge, Oswegatchie River	2.87 ft	Below flood stage	−0.06 ft	22 mi
South Nation River at SpencervilleRiver gauge, South Nation River	11.12 m	Very high	−0.03 m	41 km
Rideau River below MerrickvilleRiver gauge, Rideau River	4.61 m	Very high	−0.02 m	47 km
West Branch Oswegatchie River near HarrisvilleRiver gauge, West Branch Oswegatchie River	545 cfs	Normal	−167.0 cfs	33 mi
Kemptville Creek near KemptvilleRiver gauge, Kemptville Creek	6.12 m	Very high	−0.02 m	53 km
Tay River in PerthRiver gauge, Tay River	7.27 m	Low	−0.01 m	54 km

Questions and answers

Is Lyn Creek near Lyn higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.27 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 7.67 m.

What is a normal level for Lyn Creek near Lyn in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.86 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.72 m and 8.05 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 7.95 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Lyn Creek near Lyn today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 07:20 PM EDT, the water level was 7.95 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Lyn Creek near Lyn rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.13 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lyn Creek near Lyn 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:02MB006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.52500, -75.80528 (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	7.95 m	2026-10-19 23:20	Provisional
Flow	0.73 m³/s	2026-10-19 23:05	Provisional

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