Sackville River at Bedford water level

Name: Sackville River at Bedford 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, Sackville River, Nova Scotia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.88m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 12:50 AM ADT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 3.60 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Sackville River at Bedford is at 0.88 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.05 m above the median of 0.83 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.29 m (+0.59 m).

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.60 m and 1.04 m.

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

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.83 m0.05 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.51 m – 1.22 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.29 m+0.59 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.60 m – 1.04 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.30 m – 1.55 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: 3.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 11° 2° – Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 13° 6° – Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 13° 4° – Wind 14 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 8° 2° – Wind 23 km/h

24 Sat 11° -1° – Wind 13 km/h

25 Sun 14° 1° – Wind 7 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 49 min First quarter 56%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Little Sackville River at Middle SackvilleRiver gauge, Little Sackville River	1.57 m	Normal	−0.03 m	4.2 km
Tomahawk Lake Outlet near Hammonds PlainsRiver gauge, Tomahawk Lake Outlet	98.66 m	No reference yet	±0	12 km
Tomahawk Lake near Hammonds PlainsLake, Tomahawk Lake	99.27 m	No reference yet	±0	12 km
Beaverbank River near KinsacRiver gauge, Beaverbank River	0.53 m	Normal	−0.01 m	13 km
Bennery Lake Outlet near EnfieldRiver gauge, Bennery Lake Outlet	98.34 m	No reference yet	±0	21 km
St Andrews River at StewiackeRiver gauge, St Andrews River	1.58 m	Normal	−0.06 m	50 km
North Brook at Sheffield MillsRiver gauge, North Brook	0.46 m	Low	−0.01 m	79 km

Questions and answers

How does the Sackville River at Bedford compare with last year?

It is 0.59 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.29 m.

What is a normal level for the Sackville River at Bedford in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.83 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.51 m and 1.22 m, based on 16 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 0.88 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Sackville River at Bedford today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 12:50 AM ADT, the water level was 0.88 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Sackville River at Bedford rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.27 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sackville River at Bedford normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 16 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:01EJ001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.73153, -63.66044 (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	0.88 m	2026-10-19 03:50	Provisional
Flow	3.60 m³/s	2026-10-19 03:50	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Sackville River at Bedford (eccc:01EJ001). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/nova-scotia/sackville-river-at-bedford

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer