Red River at St. Adolphe water level

Name: Red River at St. Adolphe 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, Red River, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

223.73m Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 03:57 AM CDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Red River at St. Adolphe is running far below normal at 223.73 m.

The median for mid-October is 231.46 m, based on 12 years of readings, so the water level is 7.73 m below typical.

It has dropped 0.11 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 223.73 m and 223.95 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 12 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 231.46 m7.73 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 230.67 m – 231.55 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (12 years of records)

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Red River

The Red River, also called the Red River of the North to differentiate it from the Red River in the south of the continent, is a river in the north-central United States and the Canadian Prairies. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota, it flows northward through the Red River Valley, forming most of the border of Minnesota and North Dakota and continuing into Manitoba. It empties into Lake Winnipeg, whose waters join the Nelson River and ultimately flow into Hudson Bay.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 16° 6° – Wind 33 km/h

19 Mon 15° -1° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 18° 6° – Wind 24 km/h

21 Wed 14° 7° – Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 19° 5° – Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 21° 13° 17 mm, 53% Wind 20 km/h

24 Sat 16° 1° 60 mm, 53% Wind 46 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:55 AM Sunset 06:33 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 48%

Map

Other gauges on the Red River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Red River above Red River FloodwayRiver gauge, Red River	223.53 m	Normal	−0.12 m	6.7 km
Red River below Floodway Control StructureRiver gauge, Red River	223.54 m	Very low	−0.12 m	8.4 km
Red River near St. NorbertRiver gauge, Red River	223.50 m	Normal	−0.12 m	12 km
Red River near Ste. AgatheRiver gauge, Red River	223.93 m	Normal	−0.06 m	13 km
Red River at James Avenue Pumping StationRiver gauge, Red River	223.32 m	Normal	−0.13 m	24 km
Red River upstream of St Andrews Dam at Lockport No.2River gauge, Red River	222.98 m	No reference yet	−0.15 m	47 km
Red River upstream of St. Andrews Dam at LockportRiver gauge, Red River	222.97 m	Normal	−0.16 m	47 km
Red River at SelkirkRiver gauge, Red River	217.34 m	Very low	−0.17 m	55 km
Red River at Breezy PointRiver gauge, Red River	216.99 m	Very low	−0.18 m	70 km
Red River at EmersonRiver gauge, Red River	228.54 m	Normal	−0.05 m	76 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Seine River Diversion near Ile Des ChenesCanal gauge, Seine River Diversion	232.46 m	Normal	+0.01 m	9.7 km
La Salle River at La SalleRiver gauge, La Salle River	228.03 m	Normal	±0	10 km
Seine River South of Prairie GroveRiver gauge	1.06 m	Low	+0.09 m	16 km
Manning Canal near Ile Des ChenesCanal gauge, Manning Canal	0.83 m	Very low	−0.02 m	16 km
Tourond Creek near TourondRiver gauge, Tourond Creek	238.25 m	Normal	−0.01 m	19 km
Marsh River near OtterburneRiver gauge, Marsh River	232.00 m	High	±0	20 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Red River at St. Adolphe in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 231.46 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 230.67 m and 231.55 m, based on 12 years of records.

Is Red River at St. Adolphe really 223.73 m deep?

No. 223.73 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 Red River at St. Adolphe today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 03:57 AM CDT, the surface elevation was 223.73 m. Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Red River at St. Adolphe rising or falling?

Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Red River at St. Adolphe normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 12 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:05OC028 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.67953, -97.11969 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (LOCAL 1979 ADJ.)
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	223.73 m	2026-10-18 08:57	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Red River at St. Adolphe (eccc:05OC028). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/red-river-at-st-adolphe

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