Footprint Lake at Nelson House water level

Name: Footprint Lake at Nelson House 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, Footprint Lake, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

242.99m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 01:35 PM CDT (1 hour ago)

History

What this means

Footprint Lake at Nelson House is at 242.99 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 243.26 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.28 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 240.90 m, a difference of +2.08 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 242.89 m and 243.14 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: 243.26 m0.28 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 240.89 m – 243.41 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 240.90 m+2.08 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 242.89 m – 243.14 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 240.92 m – 243.17 m

On the water at Footprint Lake at Nelson House

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: 8.8 mm.

19 Mon 11° 1° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 10° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 12° 1° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 13° 4° – Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 9° 2° 3.9 mm, 60% Wind 24 km/h

24 Sat 10° 3° 23 mm, 92% Wind 29 km/h

25 Sun 4° 0° 10 mm, 72% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:15 AM Sunset 06:27 PM Daylight 10 hr, 12 min First quarter 61%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Footprint River above Footprint LakeRiver gauge, Footprint River	29.63 m	Normal	±0	16 km
Sapochi River near Nelson HouseRiver gauge, Sapochi River	9.33 m	Very high	+0.01 m	28 km
Burntwood River above Leaf RapidsRiver gauge, Burntwood River	98.92 m	Normal	+0.04 m	38 km
Rat Lake near Notigi Control StructureLake, Rat Lake	258.04 m	High	−0.03 m	54 km
Taylor River near ThompsonRiver gauge, Taylor River	28.22 m	Normal	+0.02 m	54 km
Burntwood River above Manasan FallsRiver gauge, Burntwood River	197.10 m	Normal	+0.01 m	59 km
Burntwood River near ThompsonRiver gauge, Burntwood River	187.37 m	Normal	+0.03 m	62 km

Questions and answers

Is Footprint Lake at Nelson House higher than last year?

Yes, it is 2.08 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 240.90 m.

What is a normal level for Footprint Lake at Nelson House in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 243.26 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 240.89 m and 243.41 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Footprint Lake at Nelson House really 242.99 m deep?

No. 242.99 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 Footprint Lake at Nelson House today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 01:35 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 242.99 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Footprint Lake at Nelson House rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Footprint Lake at Nelson House 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:05TF001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.78307, -98.88152 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (MAN. HYDRO EXT.)
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	242.99 m	2026-10-19 18:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Footprint Lake at Nelson House (eccc:05TF001). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/footprint-lake-at-nelson-house

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