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Mackie Creek near Hampton water level

River gauge, Mackie Creek, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

2.83m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.13 m³/s
2.83 2.85 2.87

History

2.832.852.882.90mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 192.832.852.882.90mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19
2.852.90mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 192.852.90mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Mackie Creek near Hampton is running far below normal at 2.83 m.

That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 2.85 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 2.82 m and 2.91 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
2.85 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
2.83 m – 2.88 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
2.82 m – 2.91 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
2.82 m – 2.85 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 15° 2° – Wind 26 km/h
19 Mon 18° 4° – Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 17° 7° – Wind 18 km/h
21 Wed 14° 4° – Wind 11 km/h
22 Thu 18° 6° – Wind 25 km/h
23 Fri 12° 1° – Wind 20 km/h
24 Sat 11° 3° – Wind 19 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:26 PM Daylight 10 hr, 51 min First quarter 61%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Wilmot Creek near LeskardRiver gauge, Wilmot Creek 1.15 m Normal ±0 4.2 km
Bowmanville Creek at BowmanvilleRiver gauge, Bowmanville Creek 0.67 m Very low ±0 6.6 km
Wilmot Creek near NewcastleRiver gauge, Wilmot Creek 3.52 m Normal ±0 7.3 km
Pigeon River near LotusRiver gauge, Pigeon River 2.67 m Low ±0 16 km
Oshawa Creek at OshawaRiver gauge, Oshawa Creek 2.29 m Low ±0 18 km
North West Ganaraska River near OsacaRiver gauge, North West Ganaraska River 2.48 m Normal ±0 20 km
Ganaraska River near OsacaRiver gauge, Ganaraska River 0.37 m Low ±0 20 km
Blackstock Creek near BlackstockRiver gauge, Blackstock Creek 2.91 m Low −0.01 m 21 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Mackie Creek near Hampton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.85 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.83 m and 2.88 m, based on 20 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 2.83 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Mackie Creek near Hampton today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 01:05 PM EDT, the water level was 2.83 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Mackie Creek near Hampton rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Mackie Creek near Hampton normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 20 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:02HD023 (Agency page)
Coordinates
43.97908, -78.68031 (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 2.83 m 2026-10-19 17:05 Provisional
Flow 0.13 m³/s 2026-10-19 17:05 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Mackie Creek near Hampton (eccc:02HD023). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/mackie-creek-near-hampton

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