Hoards Creek near Wellman water level

Name: Hoards Creek near Wellman 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, Hoards Creek, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

3.16m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT (56 min ago)

Flow: 0.10 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Hoards Creek near Wellman, where the gauge shows 3.16 m.

The median for mid-October is 3.16 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 3.09 m (+0.07 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 3.11 m – 3.20 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 3.16 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 3.09 m – 3.34 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 3.09 m+0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 3.11 m – 3.20 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 3.10 m – 3.38 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: 6.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 18° 3° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 14° 4° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 14° 2° – Wind 9 km/h

22 Thu 18° 5° – Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 12° 3° – Wind 16 km/h

24 Sat 15° 1° – Wind 9 km/h

25 Sun 16° 5° – Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:31 AM Sunset 06:21 PM Daylight 10 hr, 50 min First quarter 61%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Trent River at Lower Glen RossRiver gauge, Trent River	4.56 m	Normal	+0.01 m	7.7 km
Trent River at Upper Glen RossRiver gauge, Trent River	4.52 m	Very high	+0.01 m	7.8 km
Rawdon Creek near West HuntingdonRiver gauge, Rawdon Creek	1.30 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km
Trout Creek near CampbellfordRiver gauge, Trout Creek	2.04 m	Very low	±0	16 km
Crowe River at MarmoraRiver gauge, Crowe River	10.25 m	Normal	±0	17 km
Moira River near DeloroRiver gauge, Moira River	1.41 m	Normal	±0	19 km
Moira River near FoxboroRiver gauge, Moira River	7.18 m	High	+0.02 m	19 km
Salt Creek near CodringtonRiver gauge, Salt Creek	1.70 m	Normal	−0.01 m	21 km

Questions and answers

How does Hoards Creek near Wellman compare with last year?

It is 0.07 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 3.09 m.

What is a normal level for Hoards Creek near Wellman in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.16 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.09 m and 3.34 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 3.16 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hoards Creek near Wellman today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT, the water level was 3.16 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Hoards Creek near Wellman rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hoards Creek near Wellman normal?

Normal 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:02HK017 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.33176, -77.62841 (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	3.16 m	2026-10-19 16:30	Provisional
Flow	0.10 m³/s	2026-10-19 16:30	Provisional

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