Learys Brook at Prince Philip Drive water level

Name: Learys Brook at Prince Philip Drive 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, Learys Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.67m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 11:10 PM GMT-2:30 (60 min ago)

Flow: 0.29 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 0.67 m, Learys Brook at Prince Philip Drive is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.73 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.06 m below typical.

The level is falling, down 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.55 m and 1.08 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.73 m0.06 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.66 m – 0.91 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.55 m – 1.08 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.55 m – 0.86 m

Conditions at Learys Brook at Prince Philip Drive

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 12 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 7° 0° – Wind 25 km/h

20 Tue 11° 4° – Wind 24 km/h

21 Wed 7° 3° – Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 8° 3° 4.6 mm, 90% Wind 20 km/h

23 Fri 9° 6° 19 mm, 88% Wind 29 km/h

24 Sat 11° 6° 0.6 mm, 70% Wind 20 km/h

25 Sun 6° 1° 0.9 mm, 40% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:27 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 64%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Waterford River at KilbrideRiver gauge, Waterford River	0.49 m	Normal	−0.03 m	3.9 km
Virginia River at PleasantvilleRiver gauge, Virginia River	1.29 m	Normal	−0.02 m	5.1 km
Northeast Pond River at Northeast PondRiver gauge, Northeast Pond River	0.26 m	Normal	−0.04 m	10 km
Mahers River near HolyroodRiver gauge, Mahers River	1.59 m	Normal	−0.05 m	36 km
Shearstown Brook at ShearstownRiver gauge, Shearstown Brook	0.22 m	Normal	−0.04 m	42 km
Big Brook at Lead CoveRiver gauge, Big Brook	3.25 m	High	−0.02 m	59 km
Rocky River near ColinetRiver gauge, Rocky River	0.89 m	Normal	−0.06 m	72 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Learys Brook at Prince Philip Drive in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.73 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.66 m and 0.91 m, based on 15 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 0.67 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Learys Brook at Prince Philip Drive today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 11:10 PM GMT-2:30, the water level was 0.67 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Learys Brook at Prince Philip Drive rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Learys Brook at Prince Philip Drive normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 15 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.

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Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:02ZM020 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 47.56425, -52.74847 (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	0.67 m	2026-10-20 01:40	Provisional
Flow	0.29 m³/s	2026-10-20 01:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Learys Brook at Prince Philip Drive (eccc:02ZM020). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/newfoundland-and-labrador/learys-brook-at-prince-philip-drive

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