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Medora Creek near Napinka water level

River gauge, Medora Creek, Manitoba, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.02m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0.5 1.0

History

0.51.0mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 19Oct 200.51.0mOct 16Oct 18Oct 20
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Medora Creek near Napinka, where the gauge shows 1.02 m.

That puts it 0.23 m above the median of 0.79 m for mid-October, based on 18 years of readings.

It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.91 m – 1.04 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.79 m0.23 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.30 m – 1.33 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 16° 6° – Wind 24 km/h
21 Wed 13° 0° – Wind 13 km/h
22 Thu 22° 9° – Wind 20 km/h
23 Fri 21° 13° 2.0 mm, 46% Wind 27 km/h
24 Sat 18° 4° – Wind 44 km/h
25 Sun 4° 0° – Wind 41 km/h
26 Mon 3° -4° 0.6 mm Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:12 AM Sunset 06:44 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 68%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Souris River above Napinka DamRiver gauge, Souris River 424.41 m Normal ±0 8.9 km
Souris River at MelitaRiver gauge, Souris River 426.57 m High +0.01 m 21 km
Graham Creek near MelitaRiver gauge, Graham Creek 429.14 m Very high ±0 22 km
Deloraine Reservoir near DeloraineReservoir, Deloraine Reservoir 540.08 m High ±0 29 km
Stony Creek near BroomhillRiver gauge, Stony Creek 100.27 m Very high ±0 30 km
Whitewater Lake near BoissevainLake, Whitewater Lake 496.53 m Low ±0 34 km
Pipestone Creek near PipestoneRiver gauge, Pipestone Creek 94.39 m Very high −0.01 m 35 km
Elgin Reservoir near ElginReservoir, Elgin Reservoir 466.98 m Very low ±0 36 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Medora Creek near Napinka in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.79 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.30 m and 1.33 m, based on 18 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 1.02 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Medora Creek near Napinka today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 06:26 AM CDT, the water level was 1.02 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Medora Creek near Napinka rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Medora Creek near Napinka normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 18 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.

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:05NG020 (Agency page)
Coordinates
49.32583, -100.70369 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
station datum (assumed datum)
Update interval
every hour
Licence
Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 1.02 m 2026-10-20 11:26 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Medora Creek near Napinka (eccc:05NG020). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/medora-creek-near-napinka

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