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Grand River at West Montrose water level

River gauge, Grand River, Ontario, Canada

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

11.10m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
4.04 m³/s
11.1 11.3 11.4

History

History
11.211.4mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 1911.211.4mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19
11.211.4mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 1911.211.4mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
11.011.512.012.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 202611.011.512.012.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
11.011.512.012.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov202611.011.512.012.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 11.10 m, the Grand River at West Montrose is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 11.17 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.07 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 11.09 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 11.09 m and 11.25 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
11.17 m0.07 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
11.07 m – 11.42 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year
11.09 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
11.09 m – 11.25 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
11.08 m – 11.97 m

Conditions at Grand River at West Montrose

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

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Grand River

Grand River (Ontario)

The Grand River, formerly known as the River Ouse, is a large river in Ontario, Canada. It lies along the western fringe of the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario which overlaps the eastern portion of southwestern Ontario, sometimes referred to as Midwestern Ontario, along the length of this river. From its source near Wareham, Ontario, it flows south through Grand Valley, Fergus, Elora, Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge, Paris, Brantford, Ohsweken, Six Nations of the Grand River, Caledonia, and Cayuga before emptying into the north shore of Lake Erie south of Dunnville at Port Maitland. One of the scenic features of the river is the falls and Gorge at Elora.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 19° 3° – Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 16° 3° – Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 16° 2° – Wind 9 km/h
22 Thu 18° 6° – Wind 13 km/h
23 Fri 13° 4° – Wind 20 km/h
24 Sat 16° 3° – Wind 12 km/h
25 Sun 19° 5° – Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:34 PM Daylight 10 hr, 52 min First quarter 62%

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Other gauges on the Grand River

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Grand River below Shand DamRiver gauge, Grand River 1.54 m Low ±0 20 km
Grand River near DoonRiver gauge, Grand River 4.02 m Low ±0 20 km
Grand River at GaltRiver gauge, Grand River 0.70 m Low −0.01 m 29 km
Grand River near MarsvilleRiver gauge, Grand River 3.32 m Low ±0 35 km
Grand River at BrantfordRiver gauge, Grand River 0.26 m Normal ±0 53 km
Grand River near DundalkRiver gauge, Grand River 1.66 m Very high ±0 62 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Canagagigue Creek near ElmiraRiver gauge, Canagagigue Creek 9.79 m High +0.01 m 2.3 km
Conestogo River at St. JacobsRiver gauge, Conestogo River 0.28 m Normal ±0 7.6 km
Irvine River near SalemRiver gauge, Irvine River 1.72 m Very low ±0 12 km
Laurel Creek at WaterlooRiver gauge, Laurel Creek 2.88 m Very low ±0 13 km
Speed River near Armstrong MillsRiver gauge, Speed River 1.06 m Low −0.01 m 18 km
Speed River below GuelphRiver gauge, Speed River 0.62 m Normal +0.02 m 19 km
Conestogo River at Glen AllanRiver gauge, Conestogo River 0.70 m Low ±0 19 km
Speed River at CambridgeRiver gauge, Speed River 0.72 m Normal +0.07 m 22 km

Questions and answers

Is the Grand River at West Montrose higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 11.09 m.

What is a normal level for the Grand River at West Montrose in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 11.17 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 11.07 m and 11.42 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 11.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Grand River at West Montrose today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:55 PM EDT, the water level was 11.10 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Grand River at West Montrose rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Grand River at West Montrose 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:02GA034 (Agency page)
Coordinates
43.58503, -80.48147 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 11.10 m 2026-10-19 18:55 Provisional
Flow 4.04 m³/s 2026-10-19 18:55 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Grand River at West Montrose (eccc:02GA034). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/grand-river-at-west-montrose

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.