Middle Maitland River near Belgrave water level

Name: Middle Maitland River near Belgrave 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, Middle Maitland River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

9.98m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 09:45 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.22 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Middle Maitland River near Belgrave: the gauge reads 9.98 m, far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 10.22 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.24 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 9.95 m – 10.49 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: 10.22 m0.24 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 10.01 m – 10.84 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 9.95 m – 10.49 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 9.96 m – 10.18 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.

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 16° 5° – Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 17° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 17° 4° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 18° 7° – Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 15° 5° – Wind 19 km/h

24 Sat 17° 4° – Wind 18 km/h

25 Sun 17° 8° – Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:37 PM Daylight 10 hr, 52 min First quarter 60%

Map

Other gauges on the Middle Maitland River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Middle Maitland River above EthelRiver gauge, Middle Maitland River	4.16 m	Low	±0	18 km
Middle Maitland River near ListowelRiver gauge, Middle Maitland River	6.71 m	Very low	+0.01 m	28 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Little Maitland River at BluevaleRiver gauge, Little Maitland River	6.66 m	Low	±0	6.5 km
Maitland River below WinghamRiver gauge, Maitland River	0.80 m	Very low	−0.02 m	8.4 km
Maitland River above WinghamRiver gauge, Maitland River	9.85 m	Very low	−0.02 m	12 km
Blyth Brook below BlythRiver gauge, Blyth Brook	4.11 m	High	−0.01 m	14 km
Teeswater River at TeeswaterRiver gauge, Teeswater River	1.08 m	Low	−0.01 m	21 km
Lakelet Creek near GorrieRiver gauge, Lakelet Creek	7.14 m	Very low	±0	21 km
South Maitland River at SummerhillRiver gauge, South Maitland River	9.15 m	Very low	−0.01 m	24 km
Lucknow River at LucknowRiver gauge, Lucknow River	6.41 m	Low	−0.01 m	24 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Middle Maitland River near Belgrave in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 10.22 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 10.01 m and 10.84 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 9.98 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Middle Maitland River near Belgrave today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 09:45 AM EDT, the water level was 9.98 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Middle Maitland River near Belgrave rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Middle Maitland River near Belgrave 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:02FE008 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.81289, -81.30689 (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	9.98 m	2026-10-19 13:45	Provisional
Flow	0.22 m³/s	2026-10-19 12:45	Provisional

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