Bronte Creek near Zimmerman water level

Name: Bronte Creek near Zimmerman 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, Bronte Creek, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

5.84m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 03:50 PM EDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 1.15 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Bronte Creek near Zimmerman, where the gauge shows 5.84 m.

The median for mid-October is 5.83 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.01 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 5.81 m, a difference of +0.03 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 5.80 m – 5.95 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: 5.83 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 5.77 m – 5.95 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 5.81 m+0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 5.80 m – 5.95 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 5.78 m – 6.20 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 Bronte Creek

Bronte Creek is a waterway in the Lake Ontario watershed of Ontario Canada. It runs through Hamilton and Halton Region, with its source near Morriston, passing Bronte Creek Provincial Park, on its way to Lake Ontario at Bronte Harbour in Oakville, where the creek is also known as Twelve Mile Creek. Bronte takes its name from the title of the Duke of Bronté held by Horatio Nelson.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 21° 5° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 15° 4° – Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 14° 2° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 19° 7° – Wind 10 km/h

23 Fri 12° 8° – Wind 19 km/h

24 Sat 15° 6° – Wind 10 km/h

25 Sun 19° 7° – Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:31 PM Daylight 10 hr, 53 min First quarter 62%

Map

Other gauges on Bronte Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bronte Creek at CarlisleRiver gauge, Bronte Creek	2.49 m	Normal	±0	11 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sixteen Mile Creek at MiltonRiver gauge, Sixteen Mile Creek	1.15 m	Normal	±0	8.7 km
East Sixteen Mile Creek near OmaghRiver gauge, East Sixteen Mile Creek	1.46 m	Normal	−0.01 m	9.9 km
Mountsberg Creek near CarlisleRiver gauge, Mountsberg Creek	2.70 m	High	±0	11 km
Fourteen Mile Creek at OakvilleRiver gauge, Fourteen Mile Creek	1.27 m	Very low	±0	13 km
Grindstone Creek near MillgroveRiver gauge, Grindstone Creek	2.26 m	Normal	±0	13 km
Grindstone Creek at Hidden Valley ParkRiver gauge, Grindstone Creek	8.33 m	High	±0	15 km
Mountsberg Creek below Mountsberg ReservoirRiver gauge, Mountsberg Creek	1.15 m	High	±0	15 km
Spencer Creek near WestoverRiver gauge, Spencer Creek	13.99 m	Very high	±0	20 km

Questions and answers

Is Bronte Creek near Zimmerman higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 5.81 m.

What is a normal level for Bronte Creek near Zimmerman in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 5.83 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 5.77 m and 5.95 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 5.84 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bronte Creek near Zimmerman today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 03:50 PM EDT, the water level was 5.84 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bronte Creek near Zimmerman rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Bronte Creek near Zimmerman 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:02HB011 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.43689, -79.86433 (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	5.84 m	2026-10-19 19:50	Provisional
Flow	1.15 m³/s	2026-10-19 19:50	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Bronte Creek near Zimmerman (eccc:02HB011). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/bronte-creek-near-zimmerman

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