Depot Creek at Bellrock water level

Name: Depot Creek at Bellrock 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, Depot Creek, Ontario, Canada

Directions

High for mid-October

Water level

6.69m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 12:05 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.94 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Depot Creek at Bellrock is above normal at 6.69 m.

That puts it 0.05 m above the median of 6.64 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 6.67 m (+0.02 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 6.62 m and 6.72 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 6.64 m0.05 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 6.56 m – 6.71 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 6.67 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 6.62 m – 6.72 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 6.59 m – 6.74 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

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:18 PM Daylight 10 hr, 50 min First quarter 56%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Millhaven Creek at SydenhamRiver gauge, Millhaven Creek	0.87 m³/s	Very high	+0.02 m³/s	15 km
Napanee River at Camden EastRiver gauge, Napanee River	12.42 m	High	±0	16 km
Salmon River at TamworthRiver gauge, Salmon River	4.61 m	Normal	−0.01 m	18 km
Collins Creek near KingstonRiver gauge, Collins Creek	12.01 m	Very high	−0.01 m	27 km
Wilton Creek near NapaneeRiver gauge, Wilton Creek	6.28 m	High	−0.01 m	27 km
Millhaven Creek near MillhavenRiver gauge, Millhaven Creek	2.03 m	Normal	−0.02 m	27 km
West Branch Little Cataraqui Creek at KingstonRiver gauge, West Branch Little Cataraqui Creek	10.03 m	Normal	−0.01 m	30 km
Sharbot Lake at Outlet of Sharbot LakeLake, Sharbot Lake	1.09 m	High	+0.01 m	35 km

Questions and answers

How does Depot Creek at Bellrock compare with last year?

It is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 6.67 m.

What is a normal level for Depot Creek at Bellrock in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 6.64 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 6.56 m and 6.71 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 6.69 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Depot Creek at Bellrock today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 12:05 AM EDT, the water level was 6.69 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Depot Creek at Bellrock rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Depot Creek at Bellrock normal?

High 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:02HM002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.47192, -76.76236 (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	6.69 m	2026-10-19 04:05	Provisional
Flow	0.94 m³/s	2026-10-19 04:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Depot Creek at Bellrock (eccc:02HM002). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/depot-creek-at-bellrock

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