Pembina River above Lorne Lake water level

Name: Pembina River above Lorne 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, Pembina River, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

411.46m Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 10:25 PM CDT (56 min ago)

Flow: 0.20 m³/s

History

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Pembina River above Lorne Lake is at 411.46 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 411.62 m, based on 18 years of readings, so the water level is 0.16 m below typical.

It has dropped 0.08 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 411.37 m and 411.56 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: 411.62 m0.16 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.53 m – 411.92 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 411.37 m – 411.56 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 411.37 m – 411.54 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Pembina River

The Pembina River is a tributary of the Athabasca River in central Alberta, Canada. "Pembina" is an Indigenous word "Pimbina" (Cree) for the high bush cranberry or summerberry (Viburnum trilobum). The river gives the name to the Pembina oil field, an oil- and gas-producing region centered on Drayton Valley. The environmentalist group Pembina Institute also took its name from the river.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 08:06 AM Sunset 06:41 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 55%

Map

Other gauges on the Pembina River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pembina River below Crystal CreekRiver gauge, Pembina River	1.12 m	Normal	+0.02 m	32 km
Pembina River near Outlet of Swan LakeRiver gauge, Pembina River	1.85 m³/s	Normal	−0.13 m³/s	47 km
Pembina River near La RiviereRiver gauge, Pembina River	392.72 m	Very high	+0.03 m	57 km
Pembina River near WindygatesRiver gauge, Pembina River	337.39 m	Very high	−0.01 m	90 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Long River near HolmfieldRiver gauge, Long River	468.37 m	Very high	−0.01 m	14 km
Killarney Lake at KillarneyLake, Killarney Lake	492.37 m	Very high	−0.01 m	18 km
Badger Creek near CartwrightRiver gauge, Badger Creek	93.67 m	Normal	±0	18 km
Pelican Lake near NinetteLake, Pelican Lake	411.80 m	Normal	−0.02 m	19 km
Pembina River North of KillarneyRiver gauge	481.20 m	Very high	−0.01 m	19 km
Bone Lake Outlet near NinetteRiver gauge, Bone Lake Outlet	7.46 m	Normal	−0.01 m	22 km
Rock Lake near GlenoraLake, Rock Lake	405.57 m	Very high	+0.01 m	25 km
Oak Creek near StocktonRiver gauge, Oak Creek	364.58 m	Low	±0	33 km

Questions and answers

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

The median for mid-October is 411.62 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.53 m and 411.92 m, based on 18 years of records.

Is Pembina River above Lorne Lake really 411.46 m deep?

No. 411.46 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 Pembina River above Lorne Lake today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 10:25 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 411.46 m. Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Pembina River above Lorne Lake rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Pembina River above Lorne Lake 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:05OA010 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.26347, -99.46403 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (MAN. GOVT. EXT.)
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	411.46 m	2026-10-19 03:25	Provisional
Flow	0.20 m³/s	2026-10-19 03:25	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Pembina River above Lorne Lake (eccc:05OA010). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/pembina-river-above-lorne-lake

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