Red River at Emerson water level

Name: Red River at Emerson 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, Red River, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

228.53m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 08:20 AM CDT (35 min ago)

Flow: 70.7 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Red River at Emerson reads 228.53 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 228.72 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.18 m below typical.

The level is falling, down 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 227.94 m and 229.36 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: 228.72 m0.18 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 228.06 m – 231.71 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 227.94 m – 229.36 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 227.95 m – 229.34 m

Conditions at Red River at Emerson

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Red River

The Red River, also called the Red River of the North to differentiate it from the Red River in the south of the continent, is a river in the north-central United States and the Canadian Prairies. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota, it flows northward through the Red River Valley, forming most of the border of Minnesota and North Dakota and continuing into Manitoba. It empties into Lake Winnipeg, whose waters join the Nelson River and ultimately flow into Hudson Bay.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 16° 6° – Wind 32 km/h

19 Mon 16° 0° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 19° 7° – Wind 24 km/h

21 Wed 16° 8° – Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 19° 7° – Wind 20 km/h

23 Fri 22° 14° 6.1 mm, 45% Wind 29 km/h

24 Sat 17° 2° 43 mm, 45% Wind 46 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:55 AM Sunset 06:35 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the Red River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Red River near Ste. AgatheRiver gauge, Red River	223.92 m	Normal	−0.05 m	63 km
Red River at St. AdolpheRiver gauge, Red River	223.72 m	Very low	−0.10 m	76 km
Red River above Red River FloodwayRiver gauge, Red River	223.51 m	Normal	−0.11 m	82 km
Red River below Floodway Control StructureRiver gauge, Red River	223.52 m	Very low	−0.12 m	84 km
Red River near St. NorbertRiver gauge, Red River	223.47 m	Normal	−0.13 m	87 km
Red River at James Avenue Pumping StationRiver gauge, Red River	223.32 m	Normal	−0.12 m	100 km
Red River upstream of St Andrews Dam at Lockport No.2River gauge, Red River	222.95 m	No reference yet	−0.15 m	122 km
Red River upstream of St. Andrews Dam at LockportRiver gauge, Red River	222.94 m	Normal	−0.16 m	122 km
Red River at SelkirkRiver gauge, Red River	217.39 m	Very low	−0.07 m	130 km
Red River at Breezy PointRiver gauge, Red River	217.06 m	Very low	−0.04 m	145 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Red River of The North at PembinaRiver gauge, Red River of The North	12.62 ft	Normal	−0.02 ft	2.2 mi
Riviere Aux Marais near ChristieRiver gauge, Riviere Aux Marais	99.85 m	Normal	±0	9.9 km
Main Drain near Dominion CityRiver gauge, Main Drain	235.21 m	Normal	±0	16 km
Roseau River above Dominion City Dam (P.R. 200)River gauge, Roseau River	232.72 m	Normal	+0.01 m	16 km
Pembina River at NecheRiver gauge, Pembina River	2.47 ft	Normal	±0	15 mi
Buffalo Creek near RosenfeldRiver gauge, Buffalo Creek	234.74 m	Low	+0.01 m	25 km
Roseau River near Dominion CityRiver gauge, Roseau River	240.43 m	Normal	−0.01 m	27 km
Deadhorse Creek near RosenfeldRiver gauge, Deadhorse Creek	1.31 m	Normal	+0.01 m	36 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Red River at Emerson in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 228.72 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 228.06 m and 231.71 m, based on 20 years of records.

Is Red River at Emerson really 228.53 m deep?

No. 228.53 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 Red River at Emerson today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 08:20 AM CDT, the surface elevation was 228.53 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Red River at Emerson rising or falling?

Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.16 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Red River at Emerson 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:05OC001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.00375, -97.22383 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: CANADIAN GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM 2013:EPOCH2010
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	228.53 m	2026-10-18 13:20	Provisional
Flow	70.7 m³/s	2026-10-18 13:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Red River at Emerson (eccc:05OC001). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/red-river-at-emerson

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