Dauphin Lake at Outlet water level

Name: Dauphin Lake at Outlet 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, Dauphin Lake, Manitoba, Canada

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High for mid-October

Surface elevation

261.06m Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 04:20 PM CDT (1 hour ago)

History

What this means

Dauphin Lake at Outlet is above normal at 261.06 m.

That puts it 0.65 m above the median of 260.41 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 260.30 m (+0.75 m).

It has dropped 0.08 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 260.89 m and 261.48 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: 260.41 m0.65 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 260.28 m – 261.08 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 260.30 m+0.75 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 260.89 m – 261.48 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 260.27 m – 261.44 m

On the water at Dauphin Lake at Outlet

With the level a bit above normal, expect a shoreline slightly higher up than usual and the odd floating branch.

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: 1.2 mm.

18 Sun 15° 6° – Wind 35 km/h

19 Mon 14° 2° – Wind 30 km/h

20 Tue 16° 8° – Wind 29 km/h

21 Wed 13° 4° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 16° 6° – Wind 23 km/h

23 Fri 18° 9° 8.4 mm, 66% Wind 25 km/h

24 Sat 11° 0° 0.9 mm, 66% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:09 AM Sunset 06:42 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on Dauphin Lake

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Dauphin Lake at Ochre BeachLake, Dauphin Lake	261.15 m	Normal	−0.02 m	37 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mossy River below Outlet of Dauphin LakeRiver gauge, Mossy River	260.90 m	Very high	−0.07 m	1.8 km
Valley River near DauphinRiver gauge, Valley River	267.06 m	High	−0.01 m	18 km
Lake Winnipegosis at WinnipegosisLake, Lake Winnipegosis	254.01 m	Very high	+0.23 m	23 km
Mink Creek near EthelbertRiver gauge, Mink Creek	337.54 m	Low	−0.01 m	28 km
Vermilion River near DauphinRiver gauge, Vermilion River	276.74 m	High	+0.04 m	28 km
Wilson River near AshvilleRiver gauge, Wilson River	344.62 m	Normal	+0.01 m	41 km
Ochre River at Ochre RiverRiver gauge, Ochre River	279.16 m	Normal	−0.02 m	45 km
Garland River near GarlandRiver gauge, Garland River	7.73 m	Low	±0	45 km

Questions and answers

How does Dauphin Lake at Outlet compare with last year?

It is 0.75 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 260.30 m.

What is a normal level for Dauphin Lake at Outlet in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 260.41 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 260.28 m and 261.08 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Dauphin Lake at Outlet really 261.06 m deep?

No. 261.06 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 Dauphin Lake at Outlet today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 04:20 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 261.06 m. Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Dauphin Lake at Outlet rising or falling?

Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Dauphin Lake at Outlet normal?

High 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:05LJ009 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.43992, -99.95039 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA 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	261.06 m	2026-10-18 21:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Dauphin Lake at Outlet (eccc:05LJ009). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/dauphin-lake-at-outlet

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