Mersey River below George Lake water level

Name: Mersey River below George Lake 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, Mersey River, Nova Scotia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.15m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 05:26 AM ADT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Mersey River below George Lake is at 1.15 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.18 m below the median of 1.34 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.68 m (+0.47 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.13 m and 1.16 m.

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

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.34 m0.18 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.91 m – 1.65 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.68 m+0.47 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.13 m – 1.16 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.67 m – 2.43 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.

About the Mersey River

The Mersey River, formerly known as Rivière Rossignol by the Acadians, is a river in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is named after the River Mersey in Liverpool, England. The river proper flows from the eastern end of Eleven Mile Lake in Annapolis County southward to Kejimkujik Lake in Kejimkujik National Park, then through Lake Rossignol to empty into the Atlantic Ocean at the town of Liverpool, Nova Scotia. The true source of the river however is as far northwest as Sandy Bottom Lake or Tuskopeake Brook on the northern tributary.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 11° -1° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 13° 5° – Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 12° 3° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 14° 4° – Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 9° 1° – Wind 25 km/h

24 Sat 12° -1° – Wind 11 km/h

25 Sun 14° 0° – Wind 9 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:32 PM Daylight 10 hr, 50 min First quarter 58%

Map

Other gauges on the Mersey River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mersey River below Mill FallsRiver gauge, Mersey River	0.71 m	Low	−0.01 m	12 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Shelburne River at Pollard'S Falls BridgeRiver gauge, Shelburne River	0.65 m	Normal	±0	13 km
Moose Pit Brook at Tupper LakeRiver gauge, Moose Pit Brook	1.04 m	Normal	−0.02 m	19 km
Lahave River at West NorthfieldRiver gauge, Lahave River	2.05 m	Normal	−0.01 m	50 km
Roseway River at Lower OhioRiver gauge, Roseway River	1.96 m	Normal	+0.02 m	57 km
Annapolis River at LawrencetownRiver gauge, Annapolis River	2.02 m	Very high	−0.03 m	61 km
Tusket River at Wilson'S BridgeRiver gauge, Tusket River	0.77 m	Low	+0.04 m	70 km

Questions and answers

How does the Mersey River below George Lake compare with last year?

It is 0.47 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.68 m.

What is a normal level for the Mersey River below George Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.34 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.91 m and 1.65 m, based on 16 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 1.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Mersey River below George Lake today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 05:26 AM ADT, the water level was 1.15 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Mersey River below George Lake rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Mersey River below George Lake normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 16 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:01ED005 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.33314, -65.20508 (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	1.15 m	2026-10-19 08:26	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Mersey River below George Lake (eccc:01ED005). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/nova-scotia/mersey-river-below-george-lake

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