Rainy Lake near Fort Frances water level

Name: Rainy Lake near Fort Frances 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

Lake, Rainy Lake, Ontario, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

337.39m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 10:30 AM CDT (56 min ago)

History

What this means

Rainy Lake near Fort Frances is at 337.39 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 337.36 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.03 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 337.35 m, a difference of +0.04 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 337.38 m and 337.50 m.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 337.36 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 337.27 m – 337.57 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 337.35 m+0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 337.38 m – 337.50 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 337.11 m – 337.49 m

On the water at Rainy Lake near Fort Frances

Normal levels mean few surprises on the water: ramps in use and the shoreline where you expect it.

Wear a life jacket on the water. Most boating deaths involve people who were not wearing one.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.1 mm.

18 Sun 17° 7° – Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 13° 0° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 17° 4° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 18° 8° – Wind 14 km/h

22 Thu 18° 7° – Wind 10 km/h

23 Fri 18° 10° 3.7 mm, 37% Wind 24 km/h

24 Sat 16° 1° 2.4 mm, 37% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:18 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 60%

Map

Other gauges on Rainy Lake

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Rainy Lake near Bear PassLake, Rainy Lake	337.41 m	No reference yet	±0	27 km
Rainy Lake at Northwest BayLake, Rainy Lake	8.48 m	Normal	+0.01 m	31 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Rainy River at Point Park Site No.1River gauge, Rainy River	337.37 m	Normal	+0.02 m	4.6 km
Rainy River at Point Park Site No.2River gauge, Rainy River	337.36 m	Normal	+0.02 m	4.7 km
Rainy River at Boat Landing below International FallsRiver gauge, Rainy River	5,420 cfs	Normal	+170 cfs	7 mi
Gold Portage Outlet From Kabetogama Lake near RayRiver gauge, Gold Portage Outlet From Kabetogama Lake	16.17 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	14 mi
La Vallee River near BurrissRiver gauge, La Vallee River	12.19 m	Very high	+0.01 m	26 km
Little Fork River at LittleforkRiver gauge, Little Fork River	3.06 ft	Below flood stage	+0.15 ft	20 mi
Rainy River at Manitou RapidsRiver gauge, Rainy River	6,780 cfs	Low	−20.0 cfs	27 mi
Turtle River near Mine CentreRiver gauge, Turtle River	0.70 m	Low	±0	49 km

Questions and answers

Is Rainy Lake near Fort Frances higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 337.35 m.

What is a normal level for Rainy Lake near Fort Frances in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 337.36 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 337.27 m and 337.57 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Rainy Lake near Fort Frances really 337.39 m deep?

No. 337.39 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Rainy Lake near Fort Frances today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 10:30 AM CDT, the surface elevation was 337.39 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Rainy Lake near Fort Frances rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Rainy Lake near Fort Frances 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:05PB007 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 48.64912, -93.32068 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: UNITED STATES COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 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
Surface elevation	337.39 m	2026-10-19 15:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Rainy Lake near Fort Frances (eccc:05PB007). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/rainy-lake-near-fort-frances

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