Buells Creek at Brockville water level

Name: Buells Creek at Brockville 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, Buells Creek, Ontario, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.85m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 05:05 PM EDT (56 min ago)

Flow: 0.37 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Buells Creek at Brockville is at 0.85 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.07 m above the median of 0.77 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.69 m (+0.15 m).

It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.70 m and 1.12 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: 0.77 m0.07 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.69 m – 0.94 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.69 m+0.15 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.70 m – 1.12 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.70 m – 1.10 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 12 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 17° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 13° 5° – Wind 16 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 13° -1° – Wind 10 km/h

25 Sun 15° 3° – Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:24 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 50 min First quarter 62%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lyn Creek near LynRiver gauge, Lyn Creek	7.95 m	Normal	−0.04 m	11 km
Oswegatchie River near HeuveltonRiver gauge, Oswegatchie River	2.87 ft	Below flood stage	−0.06 ft	15 mi
South Nation River at SpencervilleRiver gauge, South Nation River	11.13 m	Very high	−0.03 m	31 km
Lyndhurst Creek at LyndhurstRiver gauge, Lyndhurst Creek	16.59 m	Normal	±0	34 km
Rideau River below MerrickvilleRiver gauge, Rideau River	4.63 m	Very high	−0.01 m	42 km
Kemptville Creek near KemptvilleRiver gauge, Kemptville Creek	6.12 m	Very high	−0.03 m	45 km
North Branch South Nation River near HeckstonRiver gauge, North Branch South Nation River	1.12 m	Very high	−0.08 m	48 km
South Branch South Nation River near Winchester SpringsRiver gauge, South Branch South Nation River	7.58 m	Very high	−0.13 m	53 km

Questions and answers

How does Buells Creek at Brockville compare with last year?

It is 0.15 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.69 m.

What is a normal level for Buells Creek at Brockville in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.77 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.69 m and 0.94 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 0.85 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Buells Creek at Brockville today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 05:05 PM EDT, the water level was 0.85 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Buells Creek at Brockville rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.11 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Buells Creek at Brockville 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:02MB010 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.58569, -75.69178 (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	0.85 m	2026-10-19 21:05	Provisional
Flow	0.37 m³/s	2026-10-19 21:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Buells Creek at Brockville (eccc:02MB010). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/buells-creek-at-brockville

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