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Churchill River at Sandy Bay water level

River gauge, Churchill River, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

4.98m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
782 m³/s
3 5

History

History
246mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18246mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18
2468mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 182468mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
2468mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 20262468mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
2468mJanMarMayJulSepNov20262468mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Churchill River at Sandy Bay is at 4.98 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 4.94 m, based on 16 years of readings, so the water level is 0.04 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 2.15 m, a difference of +2.83 m.

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 4.66 m and 5.03 m.

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

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
4.94 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
2.14 m – 6.52 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year
2.15 m+2.83 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
4.66 m – 5.03 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.92 m – 5.10 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 Churchill River

Churchill River (Atlantic)

The Churchill River, formerly known by other names, is a river in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It flows east from the Smallwood Reservoir into the Atlantic Ocean via Lake Melville. The river is 856 km (532 mi) long and drains an area of 79,800 km2 (30,800 sq mi), making it the longest river in Atlantic Canada.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 10° 5° 2.5 mm, 100% Wind 32 km/h
19 Mon 11° 3° – Wind 13 km/h
20 Tue 11° 3° 0.5 mm Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 12° 2° – Wind 17 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° – Wind 13 km/h
23 Fri 10° 4° 7.8 mm, 68% Wind 18 km/h
24 Sat 10° -1° 27 mm, 82% Wind 20 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:26 AM Sunset 05:44 PM Daylight 10 hr, 17 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on the Churchill River

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Churchill River above Wintego RapidsRiver gauge, Churchill River 9.21 m Normal ±0 32 km
Churchill River above Bloodstone FallsRiver gauge, Churchill River 799 m³/s No reference yet +34.0 m³/s 52 km
Churchill River above Granville FallsRiver gauge, Churchill River 864 m³/s Normal +4.00 m³/s 135 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Sisipuk Lake at OutletLake, Sisipuk Lake 97.32 m High +0.08 m 50 km
Pukatawagan Lake at PukatawaganLake, Pukatawagan Lake 274.05 m No reference yet ±0 67 km
Wapiskau River above White LakeRiver gauge, Wapiskau River 7.84 m Low +0.02 m 82 km

Questions and answers

Is the Churchill River at Sandy Bay higher than last year?

Yes, it is 2.83 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 2.15 m.

What is a normal level for the Churchill River at Sandy Bay in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 4.94 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.14 m and 6.52 m, based on 16 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 4.98 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Churchill River at Sandy Bay today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 08:30 AM CST, the water level was 4.98 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Churchill River at Sandy Bay rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Churchill River at Sandy Bay normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 16 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:06EA002 (Agency page)
Coordinates
55.53629, -102.32371 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
station datum (assumed datum)
Update interval
every hour
Licence
Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 4.98 m 2026-10-18 14:30 Provisional
Flow 782 m³/s 2026-10-18 14:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Churchill River at Sandy Bay (eccc:06EA002). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/churchill-river-at-sandy-bay

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.