Little Rouge Creek near Dicksons Hill water level

Name: Little Rouge Creek near Dicksons Hill 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, Little Rouge Creek, Ontario, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

5.15m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 11:10 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 1.08 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Little Rouge Creek near Dicksons Hill is above normal at 5.15 m.

That puts it 0.10 m above the median of 5.05 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 5.10 m and 5.17 m.

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

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 5.05 m0.10 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 5.00 m – 5.15 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 5.10 m – 5.17 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 5.11 m – 5.16 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

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 17° 6° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 15° 3° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 17° 6° – Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 12° 6° – Wind 12 km/h

24 Sat 15° 6° – Wind 8 km/h

25 Sun 19° 9° – Wind 15 km/h

26 Mon 17° 11° – Wind 12 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:27 PM Daylight 10 hr, 48 min Waxing gibbous 69%

Map

Other gauges on Little Rouge Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Little Rouge Creek near Locust HillRiver gauge, Little Rouge Creek	10.21 m	Low	−0.01 m	5.6 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
West Duffins Creek above Green RiverRiver gauge, West Duffins Creek	2.18 m	Low	±0	8.3 km
Rouge River near MarkhamRiver gauge, Rouge River	3.30 m	Low	−0.01 m	8.4 km
Don River East Branch near ThornhillRiver gauge, Don River East Branch	2.02 m	Low	±0	17 km
Highland Creek near West HillRiver gauge, Highland Creek	5.97 m	Very low	±0	18 km
West Highland Creek near Scarborough VillageRiver gauge, West Highland Creek	2.39 m	Low	±0	20 km
Duffins Creek at AjaxRiver gauge, Duffins Creek	0.77 m	Low	±0	20 km
Don River West Branch at York MillsRiver gauge, Don River West Branch	0.55 m	Normal	±0	23 km
Lynde Creek Tributary near KinsaleRiver gauge, Lynde Creek Tributary	3.77 m	Normal	−0.01 m	24 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Little Rouge Creek near Dicksons Hill in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 5.05 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 5.00 m and 5.15 m, based on 20 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 5.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Little Rouge Creek near Dicksons Hill today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 11:10 AM EDT, the water level was 5.15 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Little Rouge Creek near Dicksons Hill rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Little Rouge Creek near Dicksons Hill normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 20 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:02HC053 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.92569, -79.28219 (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	5.15 m	2026-10-20 15:10	Provisional
Flow	1.08 m³/s	2026-10-20 15:10	Provisional

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