Twelve Mile Creek near Cecil water level

Name: Twelve Mile Creek near Cecil 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, Twelve Mile Creek, Alberta, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

28.48m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 03:05 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 2.11 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

High water at Twelve Mile Creek near Cecil: the latest reading is 28.48 m, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 28.03 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.45 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 28.43 m, a difference of +0.04 m.

It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 28.29 m – 28.63 m.

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

Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 28.03 m0.45 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.15 m – 28.52 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Same day last year: 28.43 m+0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 28.29 m – 28.63 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 28.17 m – 28.63 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.

About Twelve Mile Creek

Twelve Mile Creek is a waterway located on the Niagara Peninsula in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada. Its headwaters are located in the town of Pelham, encompassing some of the most unspoiled and natural areas of Niagara area. The creek's lower reaches flow through urban areas of Thorold and St. Catharines and has been heavily altered by human activity for almost two centuries. The creek was first known as "Ashquasing" by the Mississaugas Indigenous people, the name meaning "that which lies at the end" in the Anishinaabe language.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 14° 0° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 12° 1° – Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 22° 6° – Wind 32 km/h

22 Thu 22° 9° – Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 14° 2° 14 mm, 58% Wind 51 km/h

24 Sat 5° 0° 0.1 mm, 33% Wind 52 km/h

25 Sun 2° -3° 0.9 mm, 21% Wind 19 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:56 AM Sunset 06:29 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 58%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bow River near the MouthRiver gauge, Bow River	5.50 m	Normal	+0.04 m	13 km
Oldman River near the MouthRiver gauge, Oldman River	2.45 m	Normal	+0.01 m	27 km
Bow River Development Drain D near VauxhallRiver gauge, Bow River Development Drain D	0.63 m	High	+0.04 m	28 km
New West Coulee near the MouthRiver gauge, New West Coulee	0.20 m	Normal	−0.02 m	32 km
Expanse Coulee near the MouthRiver gauge, Expanse Coulee	0.71 m	Low	+0.02 m	35 km
Bountiful Coulee Inflow near CranfordRiver gauge, Bountiful Coulee Inflow	1.90 m	Very high	+0.01 m	62 km
Onetree Creek near PatriciaRiver gauge, Onetree Creek	0.48 m	Low	+0.01 m	65 km
Little Bow River near the MouthRiver gauge, Little Bow River	0.50 m	High	±0	66 km

Questions and answers

Is Twelve Mile Creek near Cecil higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 28.43 m.

What is a normal level for Twelve Mile Creek near Cecil in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 28.03 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.15 m and 28.52 m, based on 14 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 28.48 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Twelve Mile Creek near Cecil today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 03:05 AM MDT, the water level was 28.48 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Twelve Mile Creek near Cecil rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Twelve Mile Creek near Cecil normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 14 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:05BN002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.14938, -111.66543 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum (assumed datum no. 1)
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	28.48 m	2026-10-19 09:05	Provisional
Flow	2.11 m³/s	2026-10-19 09:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Twelve Mile Creek near Cecil (eccc:05BN002). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/twelve-mile-creek-near-cecil

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