Proctors Creek near Brighton water level

Name: Proctors Creek near Brighton 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, Proctors Creek, Ontario, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

1.07m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 05:40 PM EDT (33 min ago)

Flow: 0.06 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Proctors Creek near Brighton: the gauge reads 1.07 m, below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 1.09 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.07 m as well.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 1.06 m – 1.37 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.09 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.06 m – 1.14 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 1.07 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.06 m – 1.37 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.06 m – 1.14 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: 13 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 8° 1° – Wind 19 km/h

18 Sun 13° 5° – Wind 26 km/h

19 Mon 16° 8° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 16° 6° – Wind 20 km/h

21 Wed 14° 3° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 17° 4° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 14° 3° – Wind 13 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 06:24 PM Daylight 10 hr, 54 min First quarter 53%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cold Creek at OrlandRiver gauge, Cold Creek	2.61 m	Normal	−0.02 m	9.0 km
Mayhew Creek near TrentonRiver gauge, Mayhew Creek	1.93 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km
Trent River at TrentonRiver gauge, Trent River	8.50 m	Normal	+0.01 m	14 km
Salt Creek near CodringtonRiver gauge, Salt Creek	1.70 m	Normal	−0.02 m	17 km
Burnley Creek above WarkworthRiver gauge, Burnley Creek	2.53 m	Normal	−0.01 m	20 km
Shelter Valley Brook near GraftonRiver gauge, Shelter Valley Brook	0.75 m	Normal	−0.01 m	22 km
Trent River at Upper Glen RossRiver gauge, Trent River	4.52 m	Very high	+0.03 m	26 km
Trent River at Lower Glen RossRiver gauge, Trent River	4.55 m	Normal	+0.02 m	26 km

Questions and answers

How does Proctors Creek near Brighton compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 1.07 m.

What is a normal level for Proctors Creek near Brighton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.09 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.06 m and 1.14 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 1.07 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Proctors Creek near Brighton today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 05:40 PM EDT, the water level was 1.07 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Proctors Creek near Brighton rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Proctors Creek near Brighton normal?

Low 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:02HD018 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.05981, -77.74447 (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	1.07 m	2026-10-18 21:40	Provisional
Flow	0.06 m³/s	2026-10-18 21:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Proctors Creek near Brighton (eccc:02HD018). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/proctors-creek-near-brighton

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