Russell Lake near Herriot water level

Name: Russell Lake near Herriot 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

Lake, Russell Lake, Manitoba, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Surface elevation

323.51m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 11:25 AM CDT (1 hour ago)

History

What this means

Water is short at Russell Lake near Herriot: the latest reading of 323.51 m is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.38 m below the median of 323.89 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 324.00 m (−0.49 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 323.44 m – 323.60 m.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 323.89 m0.38 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 323.49 m – 324.24 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 324.00 m−0.49 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 323.44 m – 323.60 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 323.47 m – 324.04 m

Boating and fishing at Russell Lake near Herriot

At low levels, launching can mean a long walk or a closed ramp, and shallow points stick out further than charts suggest.

Conditions at the shore change with the level, so check with the agency that runs the lake before a trip.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.4 mm.

20 Tue 10° 3° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 11° 3° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 11° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 3° 1° 13 mm, 87% Wind 19 km/h

24 Sat 1° -2° 23 mm, 98% Wind 29 km/h

25 Sun -1° -3° 0.2 mm, 68% Wind 20 km/h

26 Mon 1° -3° – Wind 15 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:28 AM Sunset 06:33 PM Daylight 10 hr, 5 min Waxing gibbous 70%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Eager Lake near Tod LakeLake, Eager Lake	33.72 m	Normal	−0.01 m	25 km
Granville Lake at Granville LakeLake, Granville Lake	260.19 m	Normal	±0	50 km
Churchill River above Granville FallsRiver gauge, Churchill River	865 m³/s	Normal	±0	60 km
Churchill River above Bloodstone FallsRiver gauge, Churchill River	773 m³/s	No reference yet	+4.00 m³/s	65 km
Pukatawagan Lake at PukatawaganLake, Pukatawagan Lake	274.05 m	No reference yet	±0	66 km
Sisipuk Lake at OutletLake, Sisipuk Lake	97.26 m	High	+0.01 m	68 km

Questions and answers

How does Russell Lake near Herriot compare with last year?

It is 0.49 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 324.00 m.

What is a normal level for Russell Lake near Herriot in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 323.89 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 323.49 m and 324.24 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Russell Lake near Herriot really 323.51 m deep?

No. 323.51 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 Russell Lake near Herriot today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 11:25 AM CDT, the surface elevation was 323.51 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Russell Lake near Herriot rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Russell Lake near Herriot normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 11 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:06EB006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 56.34053, -101.36522 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (MAN. HYDRO 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	323.51 m	2026-10-20 16:25	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Russell Lake near Herriot (eccc:06EB006). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/russell-lake-near-herriot

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