La Salle River above Sanford Dam water level

Name: La Salle River above Sanford Dam 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, La Salle River, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

232.73m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 04:10 AM CDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 232.73 m, the La Salle River above Sanford Dam is far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.16 m below the median of 232.88 m for mid-October, based on 14 years of readings.

The level is falling, down 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 232.67 m and 232.86 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 232.88 m0.16 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 232.82 m – 232.93 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 232.67 m – 232.86 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 232.68 m – 232.90 m

Conditions at La Salle River above Sanford Dam

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 19° 3° – Wind 24 km/h

21 Wed 13° 4° – Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 21° 7° – Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 22° 14° 1.2 mm, 63% Wind 32 km/h

24 Sat 19° 7° – Wind 40 km/h

25 Sun 6° 2° – Wind 42 km/h

26 Mon 2° -2° 0.1 mm Wind 20 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:00 AM Sunset 06:31 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 67%

Map

Other gauges on the La Salle River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
La Salle River near SanfordRiver gauge, La Salle River	230.95 m	Very low	±0	0.5 km
La Salle River at La SalleRiver gauge, La Salle River	228.03 m	Normal	±0	12 km
La Salle River near ElieRiver gauge, La Salle River	237.45 m	Very low	±0	33 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Assiniboine River at HeadingleyRiver gauge, Assiniboine River	231.80 m	High	−0.02 m	21 km
Morris River near RosenortRiver gauge, Morris River	232.68 m	Very high	+0.02 m	22 km
Red River near Ste. AgatheRiver gauge, Red River	223.85 m	Normal	−0.02 m	22 km
Red River at St. AdolpheRiver gauge, Red River	223.64 m	Very low	−0.02 m	23 km
Red River above Red River FloodwayRiver gauge, Red River	223.42 m	Normal	−0.01 m	23 km
Red River below Floodway Control StructureRiver gauge, Red River	223.42 m	Very low	±0	23 km
Red River near St. NorbertRiver gauge, Red River	223.25 m	Normal	−0.15 m	24 km
Sturgeon Creek at St. JamesRiver gauge, Sturgeon Creek	2.09 m	Low	−0.01 m	25 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the La Salle River above Sanford Dam in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 232.88 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 232.82 m and 232.93 m, based on 14 years of records.

Is La Salle River above Sanford Dam really 232.73 m deep?

No. 232.73 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 La Salle River above Sanford Dam today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 04:10 AM CDT, the surface elevation was 232.73 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is La Salle River above Sanford Dam rising or falling?

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

Is the level of La Salle River above Sanford Dam normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 14 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:05OG806 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.68389, -97.43611 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA 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
Surface elevation	232.73 m	2026-10-20 09:10	Provisional

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