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Kelley River (Mill Creek) at Eight Mile Ford water level

River gauge, Kelley River (Mill Creek), Nova Scotia, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.87m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.33 m³/s
0.9 1.0 1.1

History

0.91.01.1mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 200.91.01.1mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20
0.80.91.01.1mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 200.80.91.01.1mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 0.87 m, the Kelley River (Mill Creek) at Eight Mile Ford is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.95 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.07 m below typical.

The level is falling, down 0.01 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 0.83 m and 0.93 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
0.95 m0.07 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.84 m – 1.09 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.83 m – 0.93 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.84 m – 0.92 m

Conditions at Kelley River (Mill Creek) at Eight Mile Ford

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: 7.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 13° 4° – Wind 18 km/h
21 Wed 11° 2° – Wind 14 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° – Wind 25 km/h
23 Fri 6° 3° 1.1 mm, 67% Wind 35 km/h
24 Sat 11° 0° – Wind 16 km/h
25 Sun 14° 3° – Wind 16 km/h
26 Mon 15° 8° – Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 44 min First quarter 68%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Point Wolfe River at Fundy National ParkRiver gauge, Point Wolfe River 0.38 m Very low −0.01 m 44 km
North Brook at Sheffield MillsRiver gauge, North Brook 0.46 m Low ±0 49 km
Cornwallis River at Cambridge StationRiver gauge, Cornwallis River 0.74 m Very low −0.02 m 60 km
Great Village River near Scrabble HillRiver gauge, Great Village River 1.22 m Normal −0.01 m 68 km
Petitcodiac River near PetitcodiacRiver gauge, Petitcodiac River 0.34 m Low −0.01 m 69 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Kelley River (Mill Creek) at Eight Mile Ford in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.95 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.84 m and 1.09 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 0.87 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Kelley River (Mill Creek) at Eight Mile Ford today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 08:05 AM ADT, the water level was 0.87 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Kelley River (Mill Creek) at Eight Mile Ford rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kelley River (Mill Creek) at Eight Mile Ford 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code
eccc:01DL001 (Agency page)
Coordinates
45.58681, -64.45069 (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 0.87 m 2026-10-20 11:05 Provisional
Flow 0.33 m³/s 2026-10-20 11:05 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Kelley River (Mill Creek) at Eight Mile Ford (eccc:01DL001). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/nova-scotia/kelley-river-mill-creek-at-eight-mile-ford

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