South Bay Diversion Channel at South Bay water level

Name: South Bay Diversion Channel at South Bay 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

Canal gauge, South Bay Diversion Channel, Manitoba, Canada

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High for mid-October

Surface elevation

258.16m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 03:20 PM CDT (44 min ago)

Flow: 905 m³/s

History

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at South Bay Diversion Channel at South Bay shows 258.16 m, above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.10 m above the median of 258.07 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 258.02 m and 258.18 m.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 258.07 m0.10 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 257.92 m – 258.20 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 258.02 m – 258.18 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 258.03 m – 258.16 m

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 8° 3° 0.2 mm, 55% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 10° 2° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 10° 4° – Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 4° 2° 4.6 mm, 85% Wind 24 km/h

24 Sat 2° -2° 40 mm, 95% Wind 36 km/h

25 Sun -1° -2° 0.8 mm, 55% Wind 22 km/h

26 Mon 1° -3° – Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:20 AM Sunset 06:23 PM Daylight 10 hr, 3 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Southern Indian Lake at South BayLake, Southern Indian Lake	258.27 m	Very high	+0.02 m	2.0 km
Southern Indian Lake near South Indian LakeLake, Southern Indian Lake	258.23 m	Very high	+0.02 m	13 km
Southern Indian Lake near Opachuanau LakeLake, Southern Indian Lake	258.29 m	Very high	+0.04 m	32 km
Churchill River above Leaf RapidsRiver gauge, Churchill River	859 m³/s	Normal	−1.00 m³/s	65 km
Rat Lake near Notigi Control StructureLake, Rat Lake	258.04 m	High	±0	66 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the South Bay Diversion Channel at South Bay in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 258.07 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 257.92 m and 258.20 m, based on 20 years of records.

Is South Bay Diversion Channel at South Bay really 258.16 m deep?

No. 258.16 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 South Bay Diversion Channel at South Bay today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 03:20 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 258.16 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is South Bay Diversion Channel at South Bay rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of South Bay Diversion Channel at South Bay normal?

High 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.

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:06EC002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 56.67350, -99.04425 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: CHURCHILL RIVER DATUM (MANITOBA HYDRO)
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	258.16 m	2026-10-20 20:20	Provisional
Flow	905 m³/s	2026-10-20 20:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: South Bay Diversion Channel at South Bay (eccc:06EC002). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/south-bay-diversion-channel-at-south-bay

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