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Cochrane River near Brochet water level

River gauge, Cochrane River, Manitoba, Canada

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

29.22m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
162 m³/s
29.0 29.5 30.0

History

History
29.029.530.0mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 1929.029.530.0mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19
29.029.530.0mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 1929.029.530.0mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Cochrane River near Brochet reads 29.22 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.06 m below the median of 29.28 m for mid-October, based on 19 years of readings.

The water is rising: up 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 29.14 m and 29.23 m.

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

Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
29.28 m0.06 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
28.88 m – 30.14 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
29.14 m – 29.23 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
29.15 m – 29.23 m

Conditions at Cochrane River near Brochet

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.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 5° 0° 1.3 mm, 51% Wind 17 km/h
18 Sun 6° 1° 8.2 mm, 100% Wind 27 km/h
19 Mon 7° 1° 0.4 mm Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 8° 2° 2.4 mm, 57% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 8° 1° – Wind 18 km/h
22 Thu 9° 3° – Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 4° 0° 3.2 mm, 40% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:30 AM Sunset 06:32 PM Daylight 10 hr, 2 min First quarter 57%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Reindeer Lake at BrochetLake, Reindeer Lake 336.60 m Very high +0.03 m 21 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Cochrane River near Brochet in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 29.28 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 28.88 m and 30.14 m, based on 19 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 29.22 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Cochrane River near Brochet today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:35 AM CDT, the water level was 29.22 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Cochrane River near Brochet rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Cochrane River near Brochet normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 19 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:06DA002 (Agency page)
Coordinates
58.00431, -101.39550 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 29.22 m 2026-10-19 07:35 Provisional
Flow 162 m³/s 2026-10-19 07:35 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Cochrane River near Brochet (eccc:06DA002). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/cochrane-river-near-brochet

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.