Fish Creek near Prospect Hill water level

Name: Fish Creek near Prospect Hill 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, Fish Creek, Ontario, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

3.26m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 04:20 PM EDT (34 min ago)

Flow: 0.28 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Fish Creek near Prospect Hill, where the gauge shows 3.26 m.

The median for mid-October is 3.30 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.04 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 3.16 m, a difference of +0.10 m.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 3.19 m – 3.60 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: 3.30 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 3.20 m – 3.73 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 3.16 m+0.10 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 3.19 m – 3.60 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 3.16 m – 4.82 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: 2.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 19° 3° – Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 17° 3° – Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 17° 3° – Wind 12 km/h

22 Thu 18° 7° – Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 17° 7° – Wind 24 km/h

24 Sat 18° 6° – Wind 16 km/h

25 Sun 18° 9° – Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:37 PM Daylight 10 hr, 53 min First quarter 62%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
North Thames River at St. MarysRiver gauge, North Thames River	2.93 m	Low	±0	8.4 km
North Thames River near ThorndaleRiver gauge, North Thames River	1.53 m	Normal	−0.01 m	8.7 km
Trout Creek near St. MarysRiver gauge, Trout Creek	5.75 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Avon River below StratfordRiver gauge, Avon River	6.30 m	Normal	±0	17 km
Little Ausable River near Lucan CrossingRiver gauge, Little Ausable River	2.51 m	Normal	−0.01 m	18 km
North Thames River below Fanshawe DamRiver gauge, North Thames River	6.22 m	Low	±0	20 km
Stoney Creek at LondonRiver gauge, Stoney Creek	7.05 m	Normal	−0.01 m	22 km
Trout Creek near FairviewRiver gauge, Trout Creek	11.36 m	Normal	±0	23 km

Questions and answers

Is Fish Creek near Prospect Hill higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.10 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 3.16 m.

What is a normal level for Fish Creek near Prospect Hill in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.30 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.20 m and 3.73 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 3.26 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Fish Creek near Prospect Hill today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 04:20 PM EDT, the water level was 3.26 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Fish Creek near Prospect Hill rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.13 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Fish Creek near Prospect Hill 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:02GD010 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.22047, -81.23681 (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	3.26 m	2026-10-19 20:20	Provisional
Flow	0.28 m³/s	2026-10-19 20:20	Provisional

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