Lake Winnipeg at Gimli water level

Name: Lake Winnipeg at Gimli 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, Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Latest reading

Surface elevation

217.74m Up 0.13 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 16, 2026, 03:20 PM CDT (2 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation

What this means

The latest water level at Lake Winnipeg at Gimli is 217.74 m. There is no published reference for this lake yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

The water is rising: up 0.13 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 3.26 m and 218.07 m.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.13 m.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days: 3.26 m – 218.07 m

Swimming and boating at Lake Winnipeg at Gimli

Without a published normal range, the trend is the most useful thing here: a steady lake means few changes at the shore.

If you swim, pick a spot with an easy way out, and remember that drop-offs move as the level changes.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:53 AM Sunset 06:35 PM Daylight 10h 43m First quarter 34 %

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Other gauges on the Lake Winnipeg

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lake Winnipeg at Victoria BeachLake, Lake Winnipeg	217.77 m	Normal	+0.21 m	30 km
Lake Winnipeg at Pine DockLake, Lake Winnipeg	217.67 m	Normal	+0.11 m	113 km
Lake Winnipeg at Matheson Island LandingLake, Lake Winnipeg	217.54 m	Normal	−0.08 m	122 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Netley Creek near PetersfieldRiver gauge, Netley Creek	226.76 m	Very high	+0.02 m	34 km
Icelandic River near RivertonRiver gauge, Icelandic River	219.04 m	Normal	0.00 m	37 km
Red River at Breezy PointRiver gauge, Red River	217.61 m	Normal	+0.20 m	40 km
Devils Creek near LibauRiver gauge, Devils Creek	1.75 m	Normal	−0.03 m	52 km
Red River at SelkirkRiver gauge, Red River	217.98 m	Normal		55 km
Red River upstream of St. Andrews Dam at LockportRiver gauge, Red River	223.24 m	Normal	−0.07 m	61 km
Manigotagan River near ManigotaganRiver gauge, Manigotagan River	223.48 m	High	0.00 m	72 km
Brokenhead River near BeausejourRiver gauge, Brokenhead River	228.43 m	Normal	+0.01 m	72 km

Questions and answers

How often is Lake Winnipeg at Gimli updated?

Several times an hour. New readings from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada appear here as they arrive. Latest: Oct 16, 2026, 03:20 PM CDT.

Is Lake Winnipeg at Gimli rising or falling?

It is rising, by 0.13 m over the past 24 hours.

What is the water level of Lake Winnipeg at Gimli today?

On Oct 16, 2026, 03:20 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 217.74 m. Up 0.13 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Lake Winnipeg at Gimli rising or falling?

Up 0.13 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.13 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lake Winnipeg at Gimli normal?

Latest reading. The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

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.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence – Canada. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05SB006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.63101, -96.98169 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: LAKE WINNIPEG DATUM (1986)
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 `elevation`	217.74 m	2026-10-16 20:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Lake Winnipeg at Gimli (eccc:05SB006). Accessed October 16, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/lake-winnipeg-at-gimli

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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