Lake Wahtopanah near Rivers water level

Name: Lake Wahtopanah near Rivers 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 Wahtopanah, Manitoba, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

467.89m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 08:20 PM CDT (1 hour ago)

History

What this means

Nothing unusual at Lake Wahtopanah near Rivers right now: the water level of 467.89 m is in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 467.86 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.02 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 468.10 m, a difference of −0.22 m.

The water is rising: up 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 467.76 m and 468.49 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: 467.86 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 467.31 m – 468.17 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 468.10 m−0.22 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 467.76 m – 468.49 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 467.77 m – 468.48 m

Swimming and boating at Lake Wahtopanah near Rivers

At a normal level, ramps and marinas generally run as usual, and fishing tends to follow the season more than the water level.

If you swim, pick a spot with an easy way out, and remember that drop-offs move as the level changes.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 14° -3° – Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 14° 3° – Wind 19 km/h

21 Wed 14° 1° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 20° 7° – Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 20° 12° 5.4 mm, 56% Wind 27 km/h

24 Sat 16° 1° 0.4 mm, 45% Wind 43 km/h

25 Sun 1° -2° 0.2 mm Wind 49 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:11 AM Sunset 06:41 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 64%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Little Saskatchewan River near RiversRiver gauge, Little Saskatchewan River	451.29 m	Normal	±0	0.7 km
Oak River near RiversRiver gauge, Oak River	0.84 m	High	−0.01 m	14 km
Little Saskatchewan River above Rapid City DamRiver gauge, Little Saskatchewan River	479.58 m	Normal	±0	15 km
Assiniboine River at BrandonRiver gauge, Assiniboine River	356.64 m	Normal	+0.01 m	25 km
Assiniboine River North of GriswoldRiver gauge	362.28 m	Very high	±0	28 km
Kenton Reservoir near KentonReservoir, Kenton Reservoir	441.30 m	High	±0	30 km
Baileys Creek near Oak LakeRiver gauge, Baileys Creek	102.92 m	Normal	±0	38 km
Little Souris River near BrandonRiver gauge, Little Souris River	1.58 m	Normal	−0.01 m	42 km

Questions and answers

Is Lake Wahtopanah near Rivers higher than last year?

No, it is 0.22 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 468.10 m.

What is a normal level for Lake Wahtopanah near Rivers in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 467.86 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 467.31 m and 468.17 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Lake Wahtopanah near Rivers really 467.89 m deep?

No. 467.89 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 Wahtopanah near Rivers today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 08:20 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 467.89 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Lake Wahtopanah near Rivers rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Lake Wahtopanah near Rivers normal?

Normal 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:05MF020 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.02966, -100.20336 (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	467.89 m	2026-10-20 01:20	Provisional

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