Churchill River above Wintego Rapids water level

Name: Churchill River above Wintego Rapids 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, Churchill River, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

9.20m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 12:30 PM CST (2 hours ago)

Flow: 757 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Churchill River above Wintego Rapids reads 9.20 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 9.21 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 7.62 m (+1.57 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 9.17 m and 9.29 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 9.21 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.66 m – 10.10 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 7.62 m+1.57 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 9.17 m – 9.29 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.45 m – 9.31 m

Conditions at Churchill River above Wintego Rapids

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Churchill River

The Churchill River, formerly known by other names, is a river in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It flows east from the Smallwood Reservoir into the Atlantic Ocean via Lake Melville. The river is 856 km (532 mi) long and drains an area of 79,800 km2 (30,800 sq mi), making it the longest river in Atlantic Canada.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 10° 5° 2.7 mm, 100% Wind 32 km/h

19 Mon 11° 3° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 11° 3° – Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 12° 3° – Wind 17 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 9° 4° 24 mm, 75% Wind 18 km/h

24 Sat 9° 0° 27 mm, 82% Wind 19 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 05:46 PM Daylight 10 hr, 17 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the Churchill River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Churchill River at Sandy BayRiver gauge, Churchill River	4.90 m	Normal	−0.09 m	32 km
Churchill River above Bloodstone FallsRiver gauge, Churchill River	790 m³/s	No reference yet	+24.0 m³/s	80 km
Churchill River above Otter RapidsRiver gauge, Churchill River	1.78 m	Normal	+0.01 m	120 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wapiskau River above White LakeRiver gauge, Wapiskau River	7.85 m	Low	+0.02 m	57 km

Questions and answers

How does the Churchill River above Wintego Rapids compare with last year?

It is 1.57 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 7.62 m.

What is a normal level for the Churchill River above Wintego Rapids in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 9.21 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.66 m and 10.10 m, based on 16 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 9.20 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Churchill River above Wintego Rapids today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 12:30 PM CST, the water level was 9.20 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Churchill River above Wintego Rapids rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Churchill River above Wintego Rapids normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 16 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:06EA011 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.57528, -102.82997 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum (assumed datum)
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
Water level	9.20 m	2026-10-18 18:30	Provisional
Flow	757 m³/s	2026-10-18 18:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Churchill River above Wintego Rapids (eccc:06EA011). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/churchill-river-above-wintego-rapids

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