Burntwood River above Leaf Rapids water level

Name: Burntwood River above Leaf 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, Burntwood River, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

98.86m Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 08:25 AM CDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 25.1 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Burntwood River above Leaf Rapids is at 98.86 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 98.72 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.13 m above typical.

It has risen 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 98.65 m and 98.89 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: 98.72 m0.13 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 98.24 m – 99.38 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 98.65 m – 98.89 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 98.66 m – 98.91 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Burntwood River

The Burntwood River is a river in northeast Manitoba, Canada between the Churchill River and the Nelson River, which passes through Thompson, Manitoba. It is over 320 kilometres (200 mi) long and flows mostly east to join the Nelson River at Split Lake, Manitoba.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 08:14 AM Sunset 06:31 PM Daylight 10 hr, 18 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the Burntwood River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Burntwood River above Manasan FallsRiver gauge, Burntwood River	197.11 m	Normal	+0.03 m	83 km
Burntwood River near ThompsonRiver gauge, Burntwood River	187.35 m	Normal	−0.01 m	88 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Footprint Lake at Nelson HouseLake, Footprint Lake	242.98 m	Normal	+0.03 m	38 km
Footprint River above Footprint LakeRiver gauge, Footprint River	29.63 m	Normal	±0	53 km
Sapochi River near Nelson HouseRiver gauge, Sapochi River	9.32 m	High	±0	65 km
Taylor River near ThompsonRiver gauge, Taylor River	28.20 m	Normal	+0.01 m	65 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Burntwood River above Leaf Rapids in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 98.72 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 98.24 m and 99.38 m, based on 20 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 98.86 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Burntwood River above Leaf Rapids today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 08:25 AM CDT, the water level was 98.86 m. Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Burntwood River above Leaf Rapids rising or falling?

Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.18 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Burntwood River above Leaf Rapids 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.

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:05TE002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.49662, -99.22089 (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	98.86 m	2026-10-18 13:25	Provisional
Flow	25.1 m³/s	2026-10-18 13:25	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Burntwood River above Leaf Rapids (eccc:05TE002). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/burntwood-river-above-leaf-rapids

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