Roaring River near Minitonas water level

Name: Roaring River near Minitonas 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, Roaring River, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

285.05m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 12:10 AM CDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 2.62 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Roaring River near Minitonas, where the gauge shows 285.05 m.

That puts it 0.13 m above the median of 284.92 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 285.61 m (−0.56 m).

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 284.96 m – 285.32 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: 284.92 m0.13 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 284.69 m – 285.27 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Same day last year: 285.61 m−0.56 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 284.96 m – 285.32 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 284.97 m – 285.68 m

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

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 16° 6° – Wind 42 km/h

19 Mon 16° 2° – Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 18° 4° – Wind 24 km/h

21 Wed 16° 3° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 20° 7° – Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 15° 11° 8.7 mm, 73% Wind 28 km/h

24 Sat 14° -1° 7.2 mm, 73% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:17 AM Sunset 06:43 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 56%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Swan River near MinitonasRiver gauge, Swan River	274.86 m	Normal	−0.03 m	5.0 km
Woody River near BowsmanRiver gauge, Woody River	298.03 m	Normal	−0.01 m	13 km
Swan River at Swan RiverRiver gauge, Swan River	4.83 m	High	−0.01 m	13 km
Birch River near Birch RiverRiver gauge, Birch River	296.06 m	Low	−0.01 m	25 km
North Duck River at CowanRiver gauge, North Duck River	356.55 m	Normal	−0.02 m	31 km
Garland River near GarlandRiver gauge, Garland River	7.73 m	Low	±0	67 km
Assiniboine River at KamsackRiver gauge, Assiniboine River	3.43 m	High	−0.03 m	88 km

Questions and answers

How does the Roaring River near Minitonas compare with last year?

It is 0.56 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 285.61 m.

What is a normal level for the Roaring River near Minitonas in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 284.92 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 284.69 m and 285.27 m, based on 20 years of records.

Is Roaring River near Minitonas really 285.05 m deep?

No. 285.05 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 Roaring River near Minitonas today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 12:10 AM CDT, the surface elevation was 285.05 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Roaring River near Minitonas rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Roaring River near Minitonas 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:05LE005 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.15098, -101.06086 (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	285.05 m	2026-10-19 05:10	Provisional
Flow	2.62 m³/s	2026-10-19 05:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Roaring River near Minitonas (eccc:05LE005). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/roaring-river-near-minitonas

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