Churchill River above Leaf Rapids water level

Name: Churchill 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, Churchill River, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

259.41m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 16, 2026, 10:35 AM CDT (2 days ago)

Flow: 860 m³/s

History

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Water level

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Churchill River above Leaf Rapids, where the gauge shows 259.41 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 259.24 m – 259.41 m.

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

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days: 259.24 m – 259.41 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 259.25 m – 259.40 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

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: 1.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 8° 2° 6.8 mm, 100% Wind 29 km/h

19 Mon 9° 2° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 10° 3° – Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 11° 1° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 12° 4° – Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 6° 2° 11 mm, 58% Wind 27 km/h

24 Sat 2° -3° 23 mm, 79% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:19 AM Sunset 06:33 PM Daylight 10 hr, 14 min First quarter 49%

Map

Other gauges on the Churchill River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Churchill River above Granville FallsRiver gauge, Churchill River	864 m³/s	Normal	+2.00 m³/s	44 km
Churchill River above Bloodstone FallsRiver gauge, Churchill River	791 m³/s	No reference yet	+29.0 m³/s	124 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Granville Lake at Granville LakeLake, Granville Lake	260.18 m	Normal	−0.01 m	42 km
Southern Indian Lake near Opachuanau LakeLake, Southern Indian Lake	258.27 m	High	−0.03 m	47 km
Rat Lake near Notigi Control StructureLake, Rat Lake	258.04 m	High	±0	51 km
South Bay Diversion Channel at South BayCanal gauge, South Bay Diversion Channel	258.16 m	High	±0	65 km
Southern Indian Lake at South BayLake, Southern Indian Lake	258.25 m	High	±0	67 km

Questions and answers

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 259.41 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

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

On Oct 16, 2026, 10:35 AM CDT, the water level was 259.41 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Churchill River above Leaf Rapids rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Churchill River above Leaf Rapids normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 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:06EB004 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 56.46822, -100.03602 (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	259.41 m	2026-10-16 15:35	Provisional
Flow	860 m³/s	2026-10-18 10:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Churchill River above Leaf Rapids (eccc:06EB004). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/churchill-river-above-leaf-rapids

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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