Rat River near Sundown water level

Name: Rat River near Sundown 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, Rat River, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

315.73m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 05:10 PM CDT (33 min ago)

Flow: 1.04 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Rat River near Sundown reads 315.73 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 315.70 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.03 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 316.57 m, a difference of −0.84 m.

The level is falling, down 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 315.51 m and 315.97 m.

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

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 315.70 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 315.55 m – 316.50 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Same day last year: 316.57 m−0.84 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 315.51 m – 315.97 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 315.52 m – 317.59 m

Conditions at Rat River near Sundown

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 Rat River

The Rat River is a tributary of the Red River of the North in southern Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 15° 5° – Wind 25 km/h

19 Mon 15° 0° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 18° 6° – Wind 21 km/h

21 Wed 15° 7° 0.1 mm Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 19° 5° – Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 21° 13° 6.9 mm, 43% Wind 23 km/h

24 Sat 15° 0° 30 mm, 43% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:51 AM Sunset 06:31 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the Rat River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Rat River near OtterburneRiver gauge, Rat River	231.70 m	Low	−0.01 m	59 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Roseau River below State Ditch 51 near CaribouRiver gauge, Roseau River	142 cfs	Normal	−5.0 cfs	18 mi
Roseau River at GardentonRiver gauge, Roseau River	292.50 m	Normal	−0.01 m	32 km
Vita Drain near StuartburnRiver gauge, Vita Drain	7.19 m	Normal	±0	35 km
Joubert Creek near PansyRiver gauge, Joubert Creek	5.17 m	Normal	±0	37 km
Pansy Drain near SartoRiver gauge, Pansy Drain	0.31 m	Normal	+0.06 m	38 km
Roseau River at RossRiver gauge, Roseau River	129 cfs	Normal	−8.0 cfs	26 mi
St. Malo Lake near St. MaloLake, St. Malo Lake	256.11 m	Normal	−0.01 m	49 km
Roseau River near Dominion CityRiver gauge, Roseau River	240.43 m	Normal	−0.01 m	51 km

Questions and answers

Is the Rat River near Sundown higher than last year?

No, it is 0.84 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 316.57 m.

What is a normal level for the Rat River near Sundown in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 315.70 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 315.55 m and 316.50 m, based on 20 years of records.

Is Rat River near Sundown really 315.73 m deep?

No. 315.73 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 Rat River near Sundown today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 05:10 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 315.73 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Rat River near Sundown rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.12 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Rat River near Sundown normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 20 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:05OE004 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.20981, -96.28714 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (MAN. GOVT. EXT.)
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	315.73 m	2026-10-18 22:10	Provisional
Flow	1.04 m³/s	2026-10-18 22:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Rat River near Sundown (eccc:05OE004). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/rat-river-near-sundown

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