Grassmere Creek Drain near Middlechurch water level

Name: Grassmere Creek Drain near Middlechurch 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, Grassmere Creek Drain, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

227.40m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 12:25 AM CDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.28 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Grassmere Creek Drain near Middlechurch, where the gauge shows 227.40 m.

That puts it 0.06 m above the median of 227.34 m for mid-October, based on 18 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 227.38 m – 227.58 m.

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

Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 227.34 m0.06 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 227.25 m – 227.51 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 227.38 m – 227.58 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 227.39 m – 227.56 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

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 16° -1° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 19° 4° – Wind 23 km/h

21 Wed 12° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

22 Thu 21° 7° – Wind 20 km/h

23 Fri 22° 13° 1.6 mm, 67% Wind 33 km/h

24 Sat 18° 6° 1.3 mm, 67% Wind 38 km/h

25 Sun 6° 2° 0.3 mm Wind 45 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:59 AM Sunset 06:29 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 66%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Red River at James Avenue Pumping StationRiver gauge, Red River	223.09 m	Normal	−0.14 m	11 km
Omands Creek near Empress Street EastRiver gauge, Omands Creek	3.62 m	Low	+0.02 m	14 km
Red River upstream of St. Andrews Dam at LockportRiver gauge, Red River	222.65 m	Normal	−0.17 m	15 km
Sturgeon Creek at St. JamesRiver gauge, Sturgeon Creek	2.09 m	Low	−0.01 m	18 km
Red River near St. NorbertRiver gauge, Red River	223.28 m	Normal	−0.14 m	23 km
Red River at SelkirkRiver gauge, Red River	217.64 m	Low	−0.28 m	24 km
Assiniboine River at HeadingleyRiver gauge, Assiniboine River	231.81 m	High	−0.01 m	26 km
Seine River South of Prairie GroveRiver gauge	1.07 m	Low	+0.04 m	27 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Grassmere Creek Drain near Middlechurch in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 227.34 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 227.25 m and 227.51 m, based on 18 years of records.

Is Grassmere Creek Drain near Middlechurch really 227.40 m deep?

No. 227.40 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Grassmere Creek Drain near Middlechurch today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 12:25 AM CDT, the surface elevation was 227.40 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Grassmere Creek Drain near Middlechurch rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Grassmere Creek Drain near Middlechurch normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 18 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:05OJ017 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.99439, -97.10136 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (LOCAL 1974 ADJ.)
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
Surface elevation	227.40 m	2026-10-20 05:25	Provisional
Flow	0.28 m³/s	2026-10-20 05:25	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Grassmere Creek Drain near Middlechurch (eccc:05OJ017). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/grassmere-creek-drain-near-middlechurch

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