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Pipers Hole River at Mothers Brook water level

River gauge, Pipers Hole River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.79m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
13.7 m³/s
0.5 1.0

History

0.50.81.01.3mOct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Oct 200.50.81.01.3mOct 13Oct 17Oct 20
0.50.81.01.3mSep 20Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 200.50.81.01.3mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Pipers Hole River at Mothers Brook, where the gauge shows 0.79 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.77 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.03 m above typical.

It is still going down, by 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.50 m – 0.94 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.77 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.48 m – 1.36 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.50 m – 0.94 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.51 m – 0.92 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 8.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 12° 3° – Wind 21 km/h
21 Wed 8° 3° – Wind 17 km/h
22 Thu 8° 2° 11 mm, 74% Wind 21 km/h
23 Fri 9° 4° 19 mm, 88% Wind 40 km/h
24 Sat 6° 4° 7.3 mm, 61% Wind 28 km/h
25 Sun 8° 0° 0.4 mm, 37% Wind 33 km/h
26 Mon 12° 5° – Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 37 min First quarter 68%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Come By Chance River near GoobiesRiver gauge, Come By Chance River 1.00 m Normal −0.09 m 25 km
Shoal Harbour River near ClarenvilleRiver gauge, Shoal Harbour River 2.00 m Normal ±0 35 km
Northwest River at Terra Nova National ParkRiver gauge, Northwest River 1.20 m Normal −0.03 m 50 km
Southern Bay River near Southern BayRiver gauge, Southern Bay River 2.31 m Normal −0.03 m 66 km
Rattling Brook below Plant DischargeRiver gauge, Rattling Brook 72.60 m Normal −0.02 m 69 km
Rattling Brook below BridgeRiver gauge, Rattling Brook 83.38 m Normal −0.01 m 69 km
Rattle Brook near Boat HarbourRiver gauge, Rattle Brook 1.48 m Normal −0.05 m 70 km
Rattling Brook Big PondRiver gauge 108.05 m High −0.02 m 71 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Pipers Hole River at Mothers Brook in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.77 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.48 m and 1.36 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 0.79 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Pipers Hole River at Mothers Brook today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 09:20 AM GMT-2:30, the water level was 0.79 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Pipers Hole River at Mothers Brook rising or falling?

Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.18 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Pipers Hole River at Mothers Brook normal?

Normal 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code
eccc:02ZH001 (Agency page)
Coordinates
47.94667, -54.28433 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.79 m 2026-10-20 11:50 Provisional
Flow 13.7 m³/s 2026-10-20 11:50 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Pipers Hole River at Mothers Brook (eccc:02ZH001). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/newfoundland-and-labrador/pipers-hole-river-at-mothers-brook

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Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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