Lake St. Martin near Hilbre water level

Name: Lake St. Martin near Hilbre 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

Lake, Lake St. Martin, Manitoba, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

243.64m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 11:05 AM CDT (1 hour ago)

History

What this means

Lake St. Martin near Hilbre is at 243.64 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.35 m above the median of 243.29 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 243.00 m (+0.63 m).

It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 243.59 m and 243.84 m.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 243.29 m0.35 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 242.93 m – 244.20 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 243.00 m+0.63 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 243.59 m – 243.84 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 242.90 m – 243.77 m

On the water at Lake St. Martin near Hilbre

Normal levels mean few surprises on the water: ramps in use and the shoreline where you expect it.

Wear a life jacket on the water. Most boating deaths involve people who were not wearing one.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 15° 7° – Wind 22 km/h

21 Wed 13° 1° – Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 19° 6° – Wind 28 km/h

23 Fri 21° 11° 0.5 mm, 69% Wind 29 km/h

24 Sat 17° 2° – Wind 50 km/h

25 Sun 4° -1° – Wind 51 km/h

26 Mon 0° -4° 0.3 mm Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:07 AM Sunset 06:32 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fairford River near FairfordRiver gauge, Fairford River	246.20 m	Normal	+0.06 m	15 km
Lake Manitoba at Steep RockLake, Lake Manitoba	247.68 m	Very high	+0.02 m	20 km
Dauphin River near Dauphin RiverRiver gauge, Dauphin River	4.27 m	Normal	−0.06 m	57 km
Fisher River near FishertonRiver gauge, Fisher River	6.19 m	High	+0.05 m	68 km

Questions and answers

How does Lake St. Martin near Hilbre compare with last year?

It is 0.63 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 243.00 m.

What is a normal level for Lake St. Martin near Hilbre in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 243.29 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 242.93 m and 244.20 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Lake St. Martin near Hilbre really 243.64 m deep?

No. 243.64 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 Lake St. Martin near Hilbre today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 11:05 AM CDT, the surface elevation was 243.64 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Lake St. Martin near Hilbre rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lake St. Martin near Hilbre normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 11 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05LM005 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.50883, -98.52889 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (LOCAL 1964 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	243.64 m	2026-10-20 16:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Lake St. Martin near Hilbre (eccc:05LM005). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/lake-st-martin-near-hilbre

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