Churchill River below Fidler Lake water level

Name: Churchill River below Fidler 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, Churchill River, Manitoba, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

23.57m Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 07:35 PM CDT (50 min ago)

Flow: 178 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Churchill River below Fidler Lake: the gauge reads 23.57 m, below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 24.58 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 1.01 m below typical.

It is on the way up, by 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 23.00 m – 23.58 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 24.58 m1.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 22.80 m – 28.00 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 23.00 m – 23.58 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 22.95 m – 23.57 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 Churchill River

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 8° -1° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 6° 1° 5.5 mm, 84% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 9° 0° 0.5 mm Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 10° 2° – Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 2° 0° 0.3 mm, 49% Wind 23 km/h

24 Sat 3° 0° 20 mm, 93% Wind 27 km/h

25 Sun 2° -5° 18 mm, 82% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:12 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 1 min First quarter 64%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Gauer River below Thorsteinson LakeRiver gauge, Gauer River	29.36 m	High	+0.03 m	42 km
Little Churchill River above Recluse LakeRiver gauge, Little Churchill River	29.34 m	Normal	−0.01 m	73 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Churchill River below Fidler Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 24.58 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 22.80 m and 28.00 m, based on 20 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 23.57 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Churchill River below Fidler Lake today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 07:35 PM CDT, the water level was 23.57 m. Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Churchill River below Fidler Lake rising or falling?

Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Churchill River below Fidler Lake normal?

Low 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:06FB001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 57.23888, -96.83245 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	23.57 m	2026-10-20 00:35	Provisional
Flow	178 m³/s	2026-10-20 00:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Churchill River below Fidler Lake (eccc:06FB001). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/churchill-river-below-fidler-lake

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer