Saskatchewan River at the Pas water level

Name: Saskatchewan River at the Pas 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, Saskatchewan River, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

257.20m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 01:10 AM CDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 421 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Saskatchewan River at the Pas, where the gauge shows 257.20 m.

That puts it 0.17 m below the median of 257.37 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 256.77 m (+0.43 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 257.09 m – 257.68 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 257.37 m0.17 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 256.71 m – 258.15 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 256.77 m+0.43 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 257.09 m – 257.68 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 256.42 m – 257.73 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 Saskatchewan River

The Saskatchewan River is a major river in Canada. It stretches about 550 kilometres (340 mi) from where it is formed by the joining of the North Saskatchewan River and South Saskatchewan River just east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It flows roughly eastward across Saskatchewan and Manitoba to empty into Lake Winnipeg. Through its tributaries the North Saskatchewan and South Saskatchewan, its watershed encompasses much of the prairie regions of Canada, stretching westward to the Rocky Mountains in Alberta and north-western Montana in the United States.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 8.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 6° – Wind 34 km/h

19 Mon 14° 2° – Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 12° 5° – Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 14° 1° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 15° 5° – Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 0.6 mm, 49% Wind 17 km/h

24 Sat 10° 1° 2.4 mm, 71% Wind 17 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:19 AM Sunset 06:43 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 47%

Map

Other gauges on the Saskatchewan River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Saskatchewan River below Tobin LakeRiver gauge, Saskatchewan River	1.87 m	Very low	+0.09 m	138 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Carrot River near the PasRiver gauge, Carrot River	257.44 m	No reference yet	+0.06 m	11 km
Cormorant Lake at CormorantLake, Cormorant Lake	256.28 m	Low	+0.02 m	58 km
Carrot River near TurnberryRiver gauge, Carrot River	261.57 m	Normal	±0	64 km

Questions and answers

How does the Saskatchewan River at the Pas compare with last year?

It is 0.43 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 256.77 m.

What is a normal level for the Saskatchewan River at the Pas in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 257.37 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 256.71 m and 258.15 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Saskatchewan River at the Pas really 257.20 m deep?

No. 257.20 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 Saskatchewan River at the Pas today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 01:10 AM CDT, the surface elevation was 257.20 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Saskatchewan River at the Pas rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.15 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Saskatchewan River at the Pas normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 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:05KJ001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.83806, -101.20872 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (LOCAL 1974 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	257.20 m	2026-10-18 06:10	Provisional
Flow	421 m³/s	2026-10-18 06:10	Provisional

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