Jackson Creek at Peterborough water level

Name: Jackson Creek at Peterborough 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, Jackson Creek, Ontario, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

1.59m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 08:20 PM EDT (28 min ago)

Flow: 0.92 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Jackson Creek at Peterborough is above normal at 1.59 m.

The median for mid-October is 1.52 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.07 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 1.48 m, a difference of +0.11 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.46 m and 1.80 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: 1.52 m0.07 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.48 m – 1.63 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 1.48 m+0.11 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.46 m – 1.80 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.46 m – 1.61 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.

About Jackson Creek

Jackson Creek is a watercourse that flows into Lake Ontario near 10th Street, in the New Toronto neighbourhood of Etobicoke, a suburb of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Great Lakes Basin. Its headwaters were approximately five kilometers northwest—north of Bloor Street, near Highway 427. Portions of the watercourse remain above-ground today. The creek is named for Jackson Farm, the historical location of its mouth.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 18 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 16° -2° – Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 16° 3° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 16° 4° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 15° 2° – Wind 10 km/h

22 Thu 18° 5° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 13° 2° – Wind 14 km/h

24 Sat 15° 0° – Wind 14 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:24 PM Daylight 10 hr, 50 min First quarter 54%

Map

Other gauges on Jackson Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Jackson Creek near Jackson HeightsRiver gauge, Jackson Creek	3.02 m	High	±0	4.0 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Otonabee River near Robinsons IslandRiver gauge, Otonabee River	7.34 m	Normal	−0.01 m	5.0 km
Indian River above Hope Mill DamRiver gauge, Indian River	9.74 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Indian River below Hope Mill DamRiver gauge, Indian River	7.31 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Pigeon River at OmemeeRiver gauge, Pigeon River	248.08 m	Low	−0.04 m	19 km
Baxter Creek at MillbrookRiver gauge, Baxter Creek	2.42 m	Normal	±0	20 km
Ouse River near WestwoodRiver gauge, Ouse River	12.49 m	Normal	−0.01 m	22 km
Ouse River at NorwoodRiver gauge, Ouse River	6.92 m	Normal	±0	29 km
North West Ganaraska River near OsacaRiver gauge, North West Ganaraska River	2.48 m	Normal	±0	33 km

Questions and answers

Is Jackson Creek at Peterborough higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.11 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.48 m.

What is a normal level for Jackson Creek at Peterborough in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.52 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.48 m and 1.63 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 1.59 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Jackson Creek at Peterborough today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 08:20 PM EDT, the water level was 1.59 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Jackson Creek at Peterborough rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.10 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Jackson Creek at Peterborough 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:02HJ001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.30278, -78.32139 (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	1.59 m	2026-10-19 00:20	Provisional
Flow	0.92 m³/s	2026-10-19 00:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Jackson Creek at Peterborough (eccc:02HJ001). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/jackson-creek-at-peterborough

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