Shell River near Inglis water level

Name: Shell River near Inglis 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, Shell River, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

437.90m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 03:40 PM CDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 3.96 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 437.90 m, the Shell River near Inglis is far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.42 m below the median of 438.32 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 438.83 m (−0.94 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 437.89 m and 438.18 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 438.32 m0.42 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 438.25 m – 438.71 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 438.83 m−0.94 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 437.89 m – 438.18 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 437.89 m – 439.10 m

Conditions at Shell River near Inglis

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Shell River

The Shell River is a river in western Manitoba. It flows south from its source in Duck Mountain Provincial Park at the confluence of the East Shell River and West Shell River, to its mouth in Asessippi Provincial Park at the Lake of the Prairies where it joins the Assiniboine River.

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.

17 Sat 19° 2° – Wind 21 km/h

18 Sun 13° 3° – Wind 32 km/h

19 Mon 13° -3° – Wind 23 km/h

20 Tue 17° 8° – Wind 27 km/h

21 Wed 14° 5° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 18° 7° – Wind 29 km/h

23 Fri 15° 7° – Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:12 AM Sunset 06:50 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the Shell River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Shell River near RoblinRiver gauge, Shell River	1.26 m	Very high	+0.01 m	45 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lake of the Prairies near ShellmouthLake, Lake of the Prairies	428.46 m	Very high	±0	6.6 km
Assiniboine River at Shellmouth BridgeRiver gauge, Assiniboine River	411.90 m	High	±0	12 km
Conjuring Creek near RussellRiver gauge, Conjuring Creek	553.62 m	High	±0	19 km
Assiniboine River near RussellRiver gauge, Assiniboine River	408.78 m	High	±0	19 km
Smith Creek near MarchwellRiver gauge, Smith Creek	0.73 m	High	−0.01 m	23 km
Pleasant Valley Reservoir near PetluraReservoir, Pleasant Valley Reservoir	540.34 m	High	+0.08 m	28 km
Silver Creek near BinscarthRiver gauge, Silver Creek	1.49 m	High	±0	38 km
Cutarm Creek near Spy HillRiver gauge, Cutarm Creek	1.27 m	Normal	−0.03 m	51 km

Questions and answers

How does the Shell River near Inglis compare with last year?

It is 0.94 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 438.83 m.

What is a normal level for the Shell River near Inglis in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 438.32 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 438.25 m and 438.71 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Shell River near Inglis really 437.90 m deep?

No. 437.90 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 Shell River near Inglis today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 03:40 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 437.90 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Shell River near Inglis rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Shell River near Inglis normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 21 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:05MD005 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.96334, -101.31877 (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	437.90 m	2026-10-17 20:40	Provisional
Flow	3.96 m³/s	2026-10-17 20:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Shell River near Inglis (eccc:05MD005). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/shell-river-near-inglis

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