Black Creek near Bradshaw water level

Name: Black Creek near Bradshaw 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, Black Creek, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

6.40m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 01:45 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Black Creek near Bradshaw reads 6.40 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.27 m above the median of 6.13 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 6.08 m (+0.32 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 6.20 m and 6.80 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: 6.13 m0.27 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 5.89 m – 6.95 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 6.08 m+0.32 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 6.20 m – 6.80 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 6.07 m – 8.37 m

Conditions at Black Creek near Bradshaw

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About Black Creek

Black Creek is a river in the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. It flows from the city of Vaughan in the Regional Municipality of York to the Humber River in Toronto. Black Creek is smaller than most of the waterways in the Greater Toronto Area.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 19° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 19° 3° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 18° 5° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 19° 8° – Wind 11 km/h

23 Fri 19° 8° – Wind 18 km/h

24 Sat 20° 8° – Wind 16 km/h

25 Sun 19° 10° – Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:48 AM Sunset 06:42 PM Daylight 10 hr, 54 min First quarter 61%

Map

Other gauges on Black Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Black Creek near HensallRiver gauge, Black Creek	5.36 m	Normal	±0	96 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bear Creek below BrigdenRiver gauge, Bear Creek	3.88 m	Normal	−0.05 m	6.4 km
Bear Creek near PetroliaRiver gauge, Bear Creek	4.12 m	Normal	+0.01 m	20 km
Sydenham River at WallaceburgRiver gauge, Sydenham River	5.21 m	Normal	−0.03 m	21 km
Sydenham River at FlorenceRiver gauge, Sydenham River	3.10 m	Normal	−0.02 m	24 km
Perch Creek at SarniaRiver gauge, Perch Creek	2.50 m	Low	±0	25 km
St. Clair River at Port HuronRiver gauge, St. Clair River	578.24 ft	Normal	+0.05 ft	18 mi
Thames River at ThamesvilleRiver gauge, Thames River	10.85 m	Normal	−0.05 m	34 km
Sydenham River near AlvinstonRiver gauge, Sydenham River	10.53 m	Low		34 km

Questions and answers

How does Black Creek near Bradshaw compare with last year?

It is 0.32 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 6.08 m.

What is a normal level for Black Creek near Bradshaw in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 6.13 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 5.89 m and 6.95 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 6.40 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Black Creek near Bradshaw today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 01:45 PM EDT, the water level was 6.40 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Black Creek near Bradshaw rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Black Creek near Bradshaw 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:02GG013 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 42.76244, -82.25922 (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	6.40 m	2026-10-19 17:45	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Black Creek near Bradshaw (eccc:02GG013). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/black-creek-near-bradshaw

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