Vermilion River at Range Road No. 105 water level

Name: Vermilion River at Range Road No. 105 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, Vermilion River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

16.96m Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 10:30 AM MDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 0.30 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Vermilion River at Range Road No. 105, where the gauge shows 16.96 m.

The median for mid-October is 16.91 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.04 m above typical.

It is on the way up, by 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 16.88 m – 17.15 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: 16.91 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 16.85 m – 17.22 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 16.88 m – 17.15 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 16.88 m – 17.03 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.

About the Vermilion River

The Vermilion River is a river in the Lake Huron drainage basin in Sudbury District and Greater Sudbury in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 11° 4° – Wind 28 km/h

19 Mon 11° 3° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 11° 0° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 13° 3° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 13° 1° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 7° 2° 3.5 mm, 49% Wind 30 km/h

24 Sat 2° -2° 0.7 mm, 47% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:59 AM Sunset 06:24 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on the Vermilion River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Vermilion River at VegrevilleRiver gauge, Vermilion River	1.35 m	Normal	+0.01 m	41 km
Vermilion River near MarwayneRiver gauge, Vermilion River	0.49 m	Very high	−0.02 m	71 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Vermilion Lakes near MorecambeLake, Vermilion Lakes	599.13 m	Very high	+0.04 m	3.0 km
Atimoswe Creek near Elk PointRiver gauge, Atimoswe Creek	1.67 m	Very high	±0	46 km
Vermilion Park Lake near VermilionLake, Vermilion Park Lake	575.87 m	High	+0.02 m	49 km
Vermilion River Tributary near BruceRiver gauge, Vermilion River Tributary	0.57 m	Normal	±0	54 km
Muriel Lake near GurneyvilleLake, Muriel Lake	555.79 m	Normal	−0.01 m	75 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Vermilion River at Range Road No. 105 in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 16.91 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 16.85 m and 17.22 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 16.96 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Vermilion River at Range Road No. 105 today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 10:30 AM MDT, the water level was 16.96 m. Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Vermilion River at Range Road No. 105 rising or falling?

Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Vermilion River at Range Road No. 105 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.

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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05EE010 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.61928, -111.45168 (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	16.96 m	2026-10-18 16:30	Provisional
Flow	0.30 m³/s	2026-10-18 16:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Vermilion River at Range Road No. 105 (eccc:05EE010). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/vermilion-river-at-range-road-no-105

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