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Seal Cove Brook near Cappahayden water level

River gauge, Seal Cove Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

2.17m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
2.77 m³/s
1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2

History

History
2.02.22.4mOct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Oct 202.02.22.4mOct 13Oct 17Oct 20
1.52.02.5mSep 20Sep 28Oct 5Oct 13Oct 201.52.02.5mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Seal Cove Brook near Cappahayden is at 2.17 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.08 m above the median of 2.09 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings.

It has dropped 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.57 m and 2.54 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
2.09 m0.08 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.91 m – 2.29 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.57 m – 2.54 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.90 m – 2.45 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 14 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 10° 5° 0.1 mm Wind 23 km/h
21 Wed 8° 4° – Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 12° 4° 20 mm, 83% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 12° 8° 47 mm, 82% Wind 39 km/h
24 Sat 9° 5° 4.3 mm, 55% Wind 18 km/h
25 Sun 9° 5° 1.4 mm, 39% Wind 29 km/h
26 Mon 12° 7° – Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:27 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
St. Shotts River near TrepasseyRiver gauge, St. Shotts River 0.67 m Normal −0.05 m 42 km
Mahers River near HolyroodRiver gauge, Mahers River 1.53 m Normal −0.09 m 58 km
Rocky River near ColinetRiver gauge, Rocky River 0.87 m Normal −0.05 m 62 km
Little Salmonier River near North HarbourRiver gauge, Little Salmonier River 2.46 m Normal −0.09 m 65 km
Northeast River near PlacentiaRiver gauge, Northeast River 1.42 m Normal −0.03 m 81 km
Rattling Brook Big PondRiver gauge 108.05 m High −0.02 m 88 km
Rattling Brook below BridgeRiver gauge, Rattling Brook 83.38 m Normal −0.02 m 89 km
Rattling Brook below Plant DischargeRiver gauge, Rattling Brook 72.60 m Normal −0.02 m 90 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Seal Cove Brook near Cappahayden in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.09 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.91 m and 2.29 m, based on 15 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 2.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Seal Cove Brook near Cappahayden today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 01:00 PM GMT-2:30, the water level was 2.17 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Seal Cove Brook near Cappahayden rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.12 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Seal Cove Brook near Cappahayden normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 15 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.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence – Canada. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code
eccc:02ZM009 (Agency page)
Coordinates
46.84628, -52.97258 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 2.17 m 2026-10-20 15:30 Provisional
Flow 2.77 m³/s 2026-10-20 15:30 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Seal Cove Brook near Cappahayden (eccc:02ZM009). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/newfoundland-and-labrador/seal-cove-brook-near-cappahayden

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.