Spencer Creek at Dundas water level

Name: Spencer Creek at Dundas 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, Spencer Creek, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

6.02m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 02:40 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.37 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Spencer Creek at Dundas is at 6.02 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 6.05 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.03 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 5.97 m, a difference of +0.04 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 5.96 m and 6.09 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: 6.05 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 5.97 m – 6.22 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 5.97 m+0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 5.96 m – 6.09 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 5.96 m – 6.20 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: 1.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 20° 6° – Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 15° 6° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 14° 8° – Wind 12 km/h

22 Thu 20° 8° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 13° 9° – Wind 21 km/h

24 Sat 17° 7° – Wind 12 km/h

25 Sun 19° 10° – Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:32 PM Daylight 10 hr, 53 min First quarter 62%

Map

Other gauges on Spencer Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Spencer Creek at Highway No. 5River gauge, Spencer Creek	0.53 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.4 km
Spencer Creek near WestoverRiver gauge, Spencer Creek	13.99 m	Very high	±0	13 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Ancaster Creek at AncasterRiver gauge, Ancaster Creek	0.12 m	Low	±0	3.9 km
Grindstone Creek near MillgroveRiver gauge, Grindstone Creek	2.26 m	Normal	±0	7.8 km
Grindstone Creek at Hidden Valley ParkRiver gauge, Grindstone Creek	8.33 m	High	±0	9.3 km
Bronte Creek at CarlisleRiver gauge, Bronte Creek	2.49 m	Normal	±0	14 km
Mountsberg Creek near CarlisleRiver gauge, Mountsberg Creek	2.70 m	High	±0	15 km
Fairchild Creek near BrantfordRiver gauge, Fairchild Creek	1.46 m	Low	−0.01 m	20 km
Bronte Creek near ZimmermanRiver gauge, Bronte Creek	5.84 m	Normal	±0	21 km
Mountsberg Creek below Mountsberg ReservoirRiver gauge, Mountsberg Creek	1.15 m	High	±0	22 km

Questions and answers

Is Spencer Creek at Dundas higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 5.97 m.

What is a normal level for Spencer Creek at Dundas in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 6.05 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 5.97 m and 6.22 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 6.02 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Spencer Creek at Dundas today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:40 PM EDT, the water level was 6.02 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Spencer Creek at Dundas rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Spencer Creek at Dundas 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:02HB007 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.26542, -79.96428 (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	6.02 m	2026-10-19 18:40	Provisional
Flow	0.37 m³/s	2026-10-19 18:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Spencer Creek at Dundas (eccc:02HB007). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/spencer-creek-at-dundas

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