Roseau River at Gardenton water level

Name: Roseau River at Gardenton 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, Roseau River, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

292.50m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 03:15 PM CDT (53 min ago)

Flow: 2.40 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Roseau River at Gardenton, where the gauge shows 292.50 m.

The median for mid-October is 292.50 m, based on 19 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 293.18 m (−0.68 m).

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 292.33 m – 292.63 m.

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

Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 292.50 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 292.31 m – 293.52 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)
Same day last year: 293.18 m−0.68 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 292.33 m – 292.63 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 292.33 m – 293.82 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.

About the Roseau River

The Roseau River is a 214-mile-long (344 km) tributary of the Red River of the North, in southern Manitoba in Canada and northwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Red River, Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 17° 6° – Wind 31 km/h

19 Mon 14° 1° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 18° 3° – Wind 24 km/h

21 Wed 15° 6° – Wind 18 km/h

22 Thu 19° 5° – Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 23° 12° 1.2 mm, 39% Wind 32 km/h

24 Sat 18° 3° 0.3 mm, 39% Wind 44 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:53 AM Sunset 06:32 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the Roseau River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Roseau River near Dominion CityRiver gauge, Roseau River	240.42 m	Normal	−0.01 m	25 km
Roseau River above Dominion City Dam (P.R. 200)River gauge, Roseau River	232.74 m	Normal	+0.02 m	36 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Vita Drain near StuartburnRiver gauge, Vita Drain	7.19 m	Normal	±0	11 km
Roseau River below State Ditch 51 near CaribouRiver gauge, Roseau River	142 cfs	Normal	−5.0 cfs	13 mi
Joubert Creek near PansyRiver gauge, Joubert Creek	5.17 m	Normal	±0	27 km
St. Malo Lake near St. MaloLake, St. Malo Lake	256.11 m	Normal	±0	31 km
Rat River near SundownRiver gauge, Rat River	315.73 m	Normal	−0.03 m	32 km
Pansy Drain near SartoRiver gauge, Pansy Drain	0.26 m	Normal	+0.03 m	33 km
Main Drain near Dominion CityRiver gauge, Main Drain	235.21 m	Normal	−0.01 m	34 km
South Branch Two Rivers at Lake BronsonRiver gauge, South Branch Two Rivers	2.3 cfs	Low	−0.1 cfs	25 mi

Questions and answers

How does the Roseau River at Gardenton compare with last year?

It is 0.68 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 293.18 m.

What is a normal level for the Roseau River at Gardenton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 292.50 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 292.31 m and 293.52 m, based on 19 years of records.

Is Roseau River at Gardenton really 292.50 m deep?

No. 292.50 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 Roseau River at Gardenton today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 03:15 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 292.50 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Roseau River at Gardenton rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Roseau River at Gardenton normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 19 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:05OD004 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.08942, -96.68453 (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	292.50 m	2026-10-18 20:15	Provisional
Flow	2.40 m³/s	2026-10-18 20:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Roseau River at Gardenton (eccc:05OD004). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/roseau-river-at-gardenton

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