Pigeon River at Outlet of Round Lake water level

Name: Pigeon River at Outlet of Round Lake 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

River gauge, Pigeon River, Manitoba, Canada

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High for mid-October

Flow

78.3m³/s Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 03:30 PM CDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Flow Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Pigeon River at Outlet of Round Lake shows 78.3 m³/s, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 42.5 m³/s, based on 5 years of readings, so the flow is 35.8 m³/s above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 44.6 m³/s, a difference of +33.7 m³/s.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 78.2 m³/s and 90.2 m³/s.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 42.5 m³/s35.8 m³/s above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 37.4 m³/s – 85.0 m³/s8 years in 10 fall in this range (5 years of records)
Same day last year: 44.6 m³/s+33.7 m³/s
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 78.2 m³/s – 90.2 m³/s
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 46.0 m³/s – 92.5 m³/s

Conditions at Pigeon River at Outlet of Round Lake

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Pigeon River

The Pigeon River forms part of the Canada–United States border between the state of Minnesota and the province of Ontario, west of Lake Superior. In pre-industrial times, the river was a waterway of great importance for transportation and the fur trade.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 16° 5° – Wind 20 km/h

21 Wed 13° -1° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 18° 2° – Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 20° 10° 5.1 mm, 74% Wind 18 km/h

24 Sat 16° 3° 8.4 mm, 74% Wind 35 km/h

25 Sun 2° -1° 6.6 mm, 33% Wind 38 km/h

26 Mon -1° -8° 1.2 mm Wind 15 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:00 AM Sunset 06:22 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Round Lake at OutletLake, Round Lake	1.34 m	Normal	−0.01 m	0.0 km
Bloodvein River above Bloodvein BayRiver gauge, Bloodvein River	29.53 m	Normal	−0.02 m	39 km
Lake Winnipeg at Matheson Island LandingLake, Lake Winnipeg	217.54 m	Normal	+0.05 m	49 km
Lake Winnipeg at Pine DockLake, Lake Winnipeg	217.53 m	Normal	−0.04 m	52 km
Lake Winnipeg at Berens RiverLake, Lake Winnipeg	217.64 m	Normal	+0.09 m	56 km
Family Lake at Little Grand RapidsLake, Family Lake	304.39 m	No reference yet	±0	64 km

Questions and answers

Is the Pigeon River at Outlet of Round Lake higher than last year?

Yes, it is 33.7 m³/s higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 44.6 m³/s.

What is a normal level for the Pigeon River at Outlet of Round Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 42.5 m³/s. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 37.4 m³/s and 85.0 m³/s, based on 5 years of records.

What is the water level of Pigeon River at Outlet of Round Lake today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 03:30 PM CDT, the flow was 78.3 m³/s. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Pigeon River at Outlet of Round Lake rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 4.10 m³/s over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Pigeon River at Outlet of Round Lake normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 5 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:05RD008 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.02883, -96.39517 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Flow	78.3 m³/s	2026-10-20 20:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Pigeon River at Outlet of Round Lake (eccc:05RD008). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/pigeon-river-at-outlet-of-round-lake

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