South Branch Muskoka River at Baysville water level

Name: South Branch Muskoka River at Baysville 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, South Branch Muskoka River, Ontario, Canada

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Very low for mid-October

Water level

7.43m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 06:05 PM EDT (60 min ago)

Flow: 4.83 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 7.43 m, the South Branch Muskoka River at Baysville is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 7.76 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.33 m below typical.

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 7.43 m and 7.80 m.

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

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 7.76 m0.33 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.52 m – 8.23 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.43 m – 7.80 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.48 m – 7.83 m

Conditions at South Branch Muskoka River at Baysville

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

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 15° -1° – Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 14° 1° – Wind 9 km/h

22 Thu 15° 5° – Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 13° 2° – Wind 8 km/h

24 Sat 15° 2° – Wind 9 km/h

25 Sun 19° 6° – Wind 17 km/h

26 Mon 12° 4° 1.8 mm Wind 11 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:24 PM Daylight 10 hr, 45 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lake of Bays at BaysvilleLake, Lake of Bays	10.22 m	Normal	±0	0.1 km
North Branch Muskoka River at Port SydneyRiver gauge, North Branch Muskoka River	0.78 m	Low	+0.01 m	15 km
Mary Lake at Port SydneyLake, Mary Lake	8.47 m	Normal	+0.01 m	15 km
Black River near VankoughnetRiver gauge, Black River	8.81 m	Low	−0.01 m	18 km
Oxtongue River near DwightRiver gauge, Oxtongue River	3.05 m	Low	+0.02 m	21 km
Fairy Lake at HuntsvilleLake, Fairy Lake	6.27 m	Normal	±0	21 km
Kawagama Lake at Russell LandingLake, Kawagama Lake	8.74 m	Normal	+0.01 m	27 km
Big East River near HuntsvilleRiver gauge, Big East River	5.17 m	Very low	−0.02 m	27 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the South Branch Muskoka River at Baysville in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.76 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.52 m and 8.23 m, based on 20 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 7.43 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of South Branch Muskoka River at Baysville today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 06:05 PM EDT, the water level was 7.43 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is South Branch Muskoka River at Baysville rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of South Branch Muskoka River at Baysville normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 20 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.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence – Canada. We do not estimate or model live values.

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Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:02EB008 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.14797, -79.11350 (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	7.43 m	2026-10-20 22:05	Provisional
Flow	4.83 m³/s	2026-10-20 22:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: South Branch Muskoka River at Baysville (eccc:02EB008). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/south-branch-muskoka-river-at-baysville

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer