La Salle River near Elie water level

Name: La Salle River near Elie 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, La Salle River, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

237.45m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 06:20 PM CDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 0.03 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The La Salle River near Elie is running far below normal at 237.45 m.

That puts it 0.15 m below the median of 237.60 m for mid-October, based on 18 years of readings.

It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 237.40 m and 237.54 m.

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

Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 237.60 m0.15 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 237.51 m – 237.70 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 237.40 m – 237.54 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 237.41 m – 237.60 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.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 16° -1° – Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 18° 2° – Wind 21 km/h

21 Wed 15° 5° – Wind 18 km/h

22 Thu 20° 7° – Wind 20 km/h

23 Fri 22° 13° 8.4 mm, 44% Wind 26 km/h

24 Sat 19° 6° 3.6 mm, 44% Wind 36 km/h

25 Sun 5° 1° – Wind 45 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:01 AM Sunset 06:32 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 64%

Map

Other gauges on the La Salle River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
La Salle River above Sanford DamRiver gauge, La Salle River	232.73 m	Very low	−0.01 m	33 km
La Salle River near SanfordRiver gauge, La Salle River	230.95 m	Very low	±0	33 km
La Salle River at La SalleRiver gauge, La Salle River	228.03 m	Normal	±0	42 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Assiniboine River at Baie St. PaulRiver gauge, Assiniboine River	240.13 m	High	±0	14 km
Elm Creek Channel near Elm CreekRiver gauge, Elm Creek Channel	99.90 m	Very high	−0.01 m	17 km
Assiniboine River at HeadingleyRiver gauge, Assiniboine River	231.81 m	High	−0.01 m	26 km
Norquay Channel near HomewoodRiver gauge, Norquay Channel	6.68 m	Normal	−0.01 m	35 km
Sturgeon Creek at St. JamesRiver gauge, Sturgeon Creek	2.09 m	Low	−0.01 m	35 km
Assiniboine River near Portage La PrairieRiver gauge, Assiniboine River	255.17 m	Normal	±0	37 km
Omands Creek near Empress Street EastRiver gauge, Omands Creek	3.61 m	Low	+0.02 m	41 km
Portage Reservoir near Portage La PrairieReservoir, Portage Reservoir	262.32 m	High	±0	41 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the La Salle River near Elie in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 237.60 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 237.51 m and 237.70 m, based on 18 years of records.

Is La Salle River near Elie really 237.45 m deep?

No. 237.45 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 La Salle River near Elie today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 06:20 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 237.45 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is La Salle River near Elie rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of La Salle River near Elie normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 18 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:05OG008 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.88681, -97.76725 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA 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
Surface elevation	237.45 m	2026-10-19 23:20	Provisional
Flow	0.03 m³/s	2026-10-19 23:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: La Salle River near Elie (eccc:05OG008). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/la-salle-river-near-elie

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