Lake Winnipeg at Victoria Beach water level

Name: Lake Winnipeg at Victoria Beach 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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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

217.47m Down 0.29 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 03:15 AM CDT (40 min ago)

History

What this means

The water level at Lake Winnipeg at Victoria Beach reads 217.47 m, about where it usually sits at this time of year.

That puts it 0.06 m below the median of 217.53 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 217.19 m (+0.28 m).

It is still going down, by 0.29 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 217.26 m – 218.07 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: 217.53 m0.06 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 217.16 m – 218.05 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 217.19 m+0.28 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 217.26 m – 218.07 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 216.80 m – 217.98 m

Boating and fishing at Lake Winnipeg at Victoria Beach

A lake in its usual range is what most ramps, docks and swimming areas are built for.

Conditions at the shore change with the level, so check with the agency that runs the lake before a trip.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 14° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 17° 7° – Wind 23 km/h

21 Wed 10° 5° – Wind 24 km/h

22 Thu 19° 6° – Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 21° 12° 1.1 mm, 66% Wind 28 km/h

24 Sat 18° 6° 7.0 mm, 66% Wind 49 km/h

25 Sun 6° 2° 2.1 mm Wind 58 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:58 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 67%

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Other gauges on Lake Winnipeg

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lake Winnipeg at GimliLake, Lake Winnipeg	217.46 m	No reference yet	−0.28 m	30 km
Lake Winnipeg at Pine DockLake, Lake Winnipeg	217.51 m	Normal	−0.16 m	106 km
Lake Winnipeg at Matheson Island LandingLake, Lake Winnipeg	217.42 m	Normal	−0.10 m	117 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Icelandic River near RivertonRiver gauge, Icelandic River	219.04 m	Normal	±0	45 km
Manigotagan River near ManigotaganRiver gauge, Manigotagan River	223.49 m	Normal	+0.01 m	49 km
Red River at Breezy PointRiver gauge, Red River	217.23 m	Low	−0.34 m	50 km
Netley Creek near PetersfieldRiver gauge, Netley Creek	226.73 m	Very high	−0.01 m	53 km
Devils Creek near LibauRiver gauge, Devils Creek	1.78 m	Normal	−0.02 m	57 km
Winnipeg River at Lac Du BonnetRiver gauge, Winnipeg River	254.87 m	Normal	+0.02 m	60 km
Red River at SelkirkRiver gauge, Red River	217.60 m	Low	−0.35 m	65 km
Nutimik Lake at Nutimik LakeLake, Nutimik Lake	274.28 m	Normal	+0.07 m	87 km

Questions and answers

How does Lake Winnipeg at Victoria Beach compare with last year?

It is 0.28 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 217.19 m.

What is a normal level for Lake Winnipeg at Victoria Beach in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 217.53 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 217.16 m and 218.05 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Lake Winnipeg at Victoria Beach really 217.47 m deep?

No. 217.47 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 Lake Winnipeg at Victoria Beach today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 03:15 AM CDT, the surface elevation was 217.47 m. Down 0.29 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Lake Winnipeg at Victoria Beach rising or falling?

Down 0.29 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.20 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lake Winnipeg at Victoria Beach 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:05SA003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.69511, -96.56217 (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	217.47 m	2026-10-20 08:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Lake Winnipeg at Victoria Beach (eccc:05SA003). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/lake-winnipeg-at-victoria-beach

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