Oshawa Creek at Oshawa water level

Name: Oshawa Creek at Oshawa 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, Oshawa Creek, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

2.29m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 08:40 AM EDT (49 min ago)

Flow: 0.72 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 Oshawa Creek at Oshawa, where the gauge shows 2.29 m.

That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 2.30 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 2.28 m (+0.01 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 2.26 m – 2.39 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: 2.30 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.27 m – 2.41 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 2.28 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.26 m – 2.39 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.26 m – 2.49 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: 2.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 18° 5° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 16° 6° – Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 12° 6° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 18° 8° – Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 12° 6° – Wind 19 km/h

24 Sat 13° 7° – Wind 12 km/h

25 Sun 16° 10° – Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:27 PM Daylight 10 hr, 51 min First quarter 59%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lynde Creek at BrooklinRiver gauge, Lynde Creek	4.80 m	Low	±0	6.3 km
Lynde Creek Tributary near KinsaleRiver gauge, Lynde Creek Tributary	3.77 m	Normal	±0	7.8 km
Lynde Creek near WhitbyRiver gauge, Lynde Creek	8.08 m	Normal	±0	8.2 km
Bowmanville Creek at BowmanvilleRiver gauge, Bowmanville Creek	0.67 m	Very low	±0	15 km
Duffins Creek at AjaxRiver gauge, Duffins Creek	0.77 m	Low	−0.01 m	16 km
Mackie Creek near HamptonRiver gauge, Mackie Creek	2.83 m	Very low	±0	18 km
Wilmot Creek near LeskardRiver gauge, Wilmot Creek	1.14 m	Normal	±0	22 km
Wilmot Creek near NewcastleRiver gauge, Wilmot Creek	3.52 m	Low	±0	22 km

Questions and answers

How does Oshawa Creek at Oshawa compare with last year?

It is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 2.28 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 2.30 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.27 m and 2.41 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 2.29 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Oshawa Creek at Oshawa today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 08:40 AM EDT, the water level was 2.29 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Oshawa Creek at Oshawa rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Oshawa Creek at Oshawa 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:02HD008 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.93031, -78.89153 (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	2.29 m	2026-10-19 12:40	Provisional
Flow	0.72 m³/s	2026-10-19 12:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Oshawa Creek at Oshawa (eccc:02HD008). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/oshawa-creek-at-oshawa

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