Spencer Creek near Westover water level

Name: Spencer Creek near Westover 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

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Very high for mid-October

Water level

13.99m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 05:30 PM EDT (43 min ago)

Flow: 4.28 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

High water at Spencer Creek near Westover: the latest reading is 13.99 m, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.44 m above the median of 13.55 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 13.77 m (+0.22 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 13.41 m – 14.00 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 13.55 m0.44 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 13.40 m – 13.66 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 13.77 m+0.22 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 13.41 m – 14.00 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 13.41 m – 13.99 m

High water: what to watch for

Fast water is stronger than it looks. Even shallow water across a road can move a car, and riverbanks can be undercut and give way without warning.

Upstream gauges on the same river usually show a rise first, which is a useful early warning.

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 19° 5° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 15° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 14° 3° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 19° 7° – Wind 11 km/h

23 Fri 12° 6° – Wind 21 km/h

24 Sat 15° 4° – Wind 11 km/h

25 Sun 19° 6° – Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 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	8.1 km
Spencer Creek at DundasRiver gauge, Spencer Creek	6.02 m	Normal	−0.01 m	13 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bronte Creek at CarlisleRiver gauge, Bronte Creek	2.49 m	Normal	±0	8.3 km
Mountsberg Creek near CarlisleRiver gauge, Mountsberg Creek	2.69 m	High	±0	8.7 km
Grindstone Creek near MillgroveRiver gauge, Grindstone Creek	2.25 m	Normal	±0	11 km
Mountsberg Creek below Mountsberg ReservoirRiver gauge, Mountsberg Creek	1.15 m	High	±0	12 km
Ancaster Creek at AncasterRiver gauge, Ancaster Creek	0.12 m	Low	±0	16 km
Grindstone Creek at Hidden Valley ParkRiver gauge, Grindstone Creek	8.33 m	High	±0	18 km
Grand River at GaltRiver gauge, Grand River	0.70 m	Low	−0.01 m	19 km
Bronte Creek near ZimmermanRiver gauge, Bronte Creek	5.84 m	Normal	±0	20 km

Questions and answers

How does Spencer Creek near Westover compare with last year?

It is 0.22 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 13.77 m.

What is a normal level for Spencer Creek near Westover in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 13.55 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 13.40 m and 13.66 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 13.99 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Spencer Creek near Westover today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 05:30 PM EDT, the water level was 13.99 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Spencer Creek near Westover rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Spencer Creek near Westover normal?

Very high 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:02HB015 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.35308, -80.07789 (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	13.99 m	2026-10-19 21:30	Provisional
Flow	4.28 m³/s	2026-10-19 21:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Spencer Creek near Westover (eccc:02HB015). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/spencer-creek-near-westover

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