Indian Brook Diversion above Birchy Lake
Water level and flow at gauge 02YM004, Newfoundland and Labrador. The flow is normal for October (85% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
Latest reading Oct 25, 10 AM local standard time (about an hour ago) · data checked · we check every 30 minutes
Compared with a normal October
Normal for October (middle half of 35 years of monthly averages): 3.90 m³/s138 cfs – 7.67 m³/s271 cfs, median 5.50 m³/s194 cfs. Right now it is at 85% of the median.
May 16, 1993 · approved records 1990–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 9% of that record.
Last 30 days
Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month
This year compared with past years
Daily flow
Normal range: monthly averages of 35 years (lighter band: 10th–90th percentile). Past years: approved daily means from HYDAT, the Water Survey of Canada archive (the latest year published is 2025). 2026: daily means of the provisional real-time readings collected by Canada River Levels since October 22, 2026.
Nearby gauges
| Sheffield BrookTrans Canada Highway · 5 km | 2.00 m6.55 ft | Normal |
| Boot BrookTrans-Canada Highway · 37 km | 0.94 m3.09 ft | Very low |
| Upper Humber RiverReidville · 56 km | 0.94 m3.07 ft | Below normal |
| Upper Humber RiverAbove Black Brook · 56 km | 0.82 m2.70 ft | Below normal |
| Badger BrookBelow Foot Bridge · 60 km | 96.86 m317.79 ft | Normal |
| Exploits RiverBadger · 61 km | 96.07 m315.20 ft | Normal |
About this gauge
Station: 02YM004 · Indian Brook Diversion Above Birchy Lake
Location: 49.3673, -56.6152 · Newfoundland and Labrador
Water levels are measured from a local reference point at each gauge, not from sea level, so they cannot be compared between gauges.
Official sources
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Questions
What is the water level of the Indian Brook Diversion above Birchy Lake today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 10 AM, local standard time) is 3.54 m (11.62 ft) with a flow of 4.67 m³/s (165 cfs).
Is the Indian Brook Diversion above Birchy Lake high right now?
The flow is normal for October (85% of the median).
Is the Indian Brook Diversion rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Indian Brook Diversion above Birchy Lake?
51.4 m³/s (1,815 cfs) on May 16, 1993, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1990–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 02YM004 of the Water Survey of Canada (Environment and Climate Change Canada). Real-time data are provisional and may be revised. We check for new readings every 30 minutes. Canada River Levels is not an official source.