Lake Manitoba at Steep Rock water level

Name: Lake Manitoba at Steep Rock 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

Lake, Lake Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Surface elevation

247.66m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 11:10 AM CDT (55 min ago)

History

What this means

At 247.66 m, Lake Manitoba at Steep Rock is holding more water than usual for mid-October.

That puts it 0.39 m above the median of 247.27 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 247.14 m (+0.51 m).

It is still going down, by 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 247.50 m – 247.78 m.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 247.27 m0.39 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 247.09 m – 247.63 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 247.14 m+0.51 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 247.50 m – 247.78 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 247.07 m – 247.75 m

Boating and fishing at Lake Manitoba at Steep Rock

When a lake runs high, docks and swimming areas may close for a while and floating logs become a real hazard for boats.

Conditions at the shore change with the level, so check with the agency that runs the lake before a trip.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 13° 3° – Wind 20 km/h

20 Tue 15° 6° – Wind 28 km/h

21 Wed 10° 4° – Wind 20 km/h

22 Thu 14° 8° – Wind 30 km/h

23 Fri 17° 10° 0.3 mm, 70% Wind 41 km/h

24 Sat 15° 3° 1.8 mm, 70% Wind 57 km/h

25 Sun 4° 1° – Wind 63 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:06 AM Sunset 06:35 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 60%

Map

Other gauges on Lake Manitoba

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lake Manitoba near WestbourneLake, Lake Manitoba	247.60 m	High	+0.16 m	133 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fairford River near FairfordRiver gauge, Fairford River	246.15 m	Normal	−0.12 m	17 km
Lake St. Martin near HilbreLake, Lake St. Martin	243.67 m	Normal	−0.02 m	20 km
Waterhen River near WaterhenRiver gauge, Waterhen River	250.65 m	High	−0.02 m	68 km
Dauphin River near Dauphin RiverRiver gauge, Dauphin River	4.27 m	Normal	−0.06 m	70 km
Turtle River near LaurierRiver gauge, Turtle River	277.55 m	Normal	−0.01 m	75 km

Questions and answers

How does Lake Manitoba at Steep Rock compare with last year?

It is 0.51 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 247.14 m.

What is a normal level for Lake Manitoba at Steep Rock in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 247.27 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 247.09 m and 247.63 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Lake Manitoba at Steep Rock really 247.66 m deep?

No. 247.66 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 Lake Manitoba at Steep Rock today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 11:10 AM CDT, the surface elevation was 247.66 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Lake Manitoba at Steep Rock rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lake Manitoba at Steep Rock normal?

Very high for mid-October. Compared with 11 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:05LK002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.44381, -98.80264 (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	247.66 m	2026-10-19 16:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Lake Manitoba at Steep Rock (eccc:05LK002). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/lake-manitoba-at-steep-rock

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