Plum Creek near Souris water level

Name: Plum Creek near Souris 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, Plum Creek, Manitoba, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Surface elevation

417.61m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 04:45 PM CDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 4.47 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Plum Creek near Souris shows 417.61 m, well above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 416.57 m, based on 18 years of readings, so the water level is 1.04 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 417.59 m and 417.63 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 416.57 m1.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 416.30 m – 417.30 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 417.59 m – 417.63 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 417.56 m – 417.62 m

High water at Plum Creek near Souris

Official flood alerts and warnings come from the provincial river forecast centre. They cover areas, not single gauges, so a warning can be in force before this reading looks dramatic.

Keep children and dogs well back from the edge, and stay off flooded footpaths and towpaths.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 15° -3° – Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 15° 2° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 16° 0° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 21° 9° – Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 21° 12° 4.6 mm, 31% Wind 27 km/h

24 Sat 18° 3° – Wind 42 km/h

25 Sun 3° -1° – Wind 46 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:09 AM Sunset 06:44 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Souris River at SourisRiver gauge, Souris River	409.38 m	High	+0.01 m	4.2 km
Elgin Creek near SourisRiver gauge, Elgin Creek	0.98 m	Very high	−0.02 m	6.3 km
Elgin Reservoir near ElginReservoir, Elgin Reservoir	466.98 m	Low	±0	21 km
Assiniboine River North of GriswoldRiver gauge	362.28 m	Very high	±0	27 km
Oak Lake at Oak Lake ResortLake, Oak Lake	429.65 m	Very high	−0.01 m	31 km
Little Souris River near BrandonRiver gauge, Little Souris River	1.59 m	Normal	−0.01 m	35 km
Assiniboine River at BrandonRiver gauge, Assiniboine River	356.64 m	Normal	+0.01 m	36 km
Baileys Creek near Oak LakeRiver gauge, Baileys Creek	102.92 m	Normal	−0.01 m	37 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Plum Creek near Souris in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 416.57 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 416.30 m and 417.30 m, based on 18 years of records.

Is Plum Creek near Souris really 417.61 m deep?

No. 417.61 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 Plum Creek near Souris today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 04:45 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 417.61 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Plum Creek near Souris rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Plum Creek near Souris normal?

Very high 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:05NG007 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.62583, -100.30342 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM 1928 ADJUSTMENT
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	417.61 m	2026-10-19 21:45	Provisional
Flow	4.47 m³/s	2026-10-19 21:45	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Plum Creek near Souris (eccc:05NG007). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/plum-creek-near-souris

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