Turkey Creek at South Windsor water level

Name: Turkey Creek at South Windsor 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, Turkey Creek, Ontario, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

4.10m Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 06:50 PM EDT (25 min ago)

Flow: 0.08 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Turkey Creek at South Windsor is at 4.10 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.02 m above the median of 4.08 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 4.17 m (−0.07 m).

It has risen 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 4.02 m and 5.19 m.

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

Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 4.08 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 4.04 m – 4.22 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 4.17 m−0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 4.02 m – 5.19 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 4.02 m – 4.47 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: 8.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 19° 3° – Wind 9 km/h

20 Tue 19° 5° – Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 19° 5° – Wind 9 km/h

22 Thu 20° 12° – Wind 8 km/h

23 Fri 20° 12° – Wind 13 km/h

24 Sat 19° 12° – Wind 12 km/h

25 Sun 21° 12° – Wind 16 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:50 AM Sunset 06:45 PM Daylight 10 hr, 55 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Detroit River at Fort Wayne at DetroitRiver gauge, Detroit River	573.32 ft	Normal	±0	3.9 mi
Little River at WindsorRiver gauge, Little River	1.19 m	Very low	−0.01 m	9.9 km
Canard River near LukervilleRiver gauge, Canard River	1.57 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Frank and Poet Drain at King Road at TrentonRiver gauge, Frank and Poet Drain	1.3 cfs	Low	−0.2 cfs	12 mi
Lower River Rouge at DearbornRiver gauge, Lower River Rouge	3.34 ft	Below flood stage	+0.04 ft	12 mi
Ecorse River at Dearborn HeightsRiver gauge, Ecorse River	0.9 cfs	Normal	−0.2 cfs	13 mi
River Rouge at DetroitRiver gauge, River Rouge	4.89 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	14 mi
Middle River Rouge near Garden CityRiver gauge, Middle River Rouge	2.97 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	15 mi

Questions and answers

How does Turkey Creek at South Windsor compare with last year?

It is 0.07 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 4.17 m.

What is a normal level for Turkey Creek at South Windsor in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 4.08 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 4.04 m and 4.22 m, based on 11 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 4.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Turkey Creek at South Windsor today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 06:50 PM EDT, the water level was 4.10 m. Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Turkey Creek at South Windsor rising or falling?

Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Turkey Creek at South Windsor normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 11 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:02GH016 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 42.26408, -83.03242 (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	4.10 m	2026-10-19 22:50	Provisional
Flow	0.08 m³/s	2026-10-19 22:50	Provisional

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