Footprint River above Footprint Lake water level

Name: Footprint River above Footprint Lake 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, Footprint River, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

29.63m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 04:25 PM CDT (46 min ago)

Flow: 6.54 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Footprint River above Footprint Lake, where the gauge shows 29.63 m.

The median for mid-October is 29.54 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.09 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 29.54 m – 29.64 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: 29.54 m0.09 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 29.44 m – 29.74 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 29.54 m – 29.64 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 29.55 m – 29.63 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 8.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 12° 1° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 9° 2° 0.3 mm, 21% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 12° 2° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 12° 4° – Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 7° 2° 0.4 mm, 61% Wind 23 km/h

24 Sat 9° 1° 20 mm, 96% Wind 27 km/h

25 Sun 6° 1° 2.4 mm, 74% Wind 17 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:15 AM Sunset 06:27 PM Daylight 10 hr, 11 min First quarter 62%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Footprint Lake at Nelson HouseLake, Footprint Lake	242.99 m	Normal	+0.01 m	16 km
Sapochi River near Nelson HouseRiver gauge, Sapochi River	9.33 m	Very high	+0.01 m	25 km
Rat Lake near Notigi Control StructureLake, Rat Lake	258.04 m	High	−0.02 m	43 km
Burntwood River above Leaf RapidsRiver gauge, Burntwood River	98.92 m	Normal	+0.05 m	53 km
Burntwood River above Manasan FallsRiver gauge, Burntwood River	197.11 m	Normal	+0.02 m	64 km
Burntwood River near ThompsonRiver gauge, Burntwood River	187.37 m	Normal	+0.03 m	65 km
Taylor River near ThompsonRiver gauge, Taylor River	28.22 m	Normal	+0.01 m	66 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Footprint River above Footprint Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 29.54 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 29.44 m and 29.74 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 29.63 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Footprint River above Footprint Lake today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 04:25 PM CDT, the water level was 29.63 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Footprint River above Footprint Lake rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Footprint River above Footprint Lake 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:05TF002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.93119, -98.88886 (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	29.63 m	2026-10-19 21:25	Provisional
Flow	6.54 m³/s	2026-10-19 21:25	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Footprint River above Footprint Lake (eccc:05TF002). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/footprint-river-above-footprint-lake

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