North Moose Lake at Moose Lake Narrows Control Structure water level

Name: North Moose Lake at Moose Lake Narrows Control Structure 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, North Moose Lake, Manitoba, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

256.40m Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 08:10 AM CDT (47 min ago)

History

What this means

North Moose Lake at Moose Lake Narrows Control Structure is at 256.40 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 256.36 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.04 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 256.12 m, a difference of +0.28 m.

It has dropped 0.11 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 256.28 m and 256.53 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: 256.36 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 255.99 m – 256.63 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 256.12 m+0.28 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 256.28 m – 256.53 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 256.06 m – 256.49 m

On the water at North Moose Lake at Moose Lake Narrows Control Structure

Normal levels mean few surprises on the water: ramps in use and the shoreline where you expect it.

Wear a life jacket on the water. Most boating deaths involve people who were not wearing one.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 11° 4° – Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 12° 7° – Wind 23 km/h

21 Wed 12° 4° – Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 13° 6° – Wind 20 km/h

23 Fri 10° 6° 2.8 mm, 75% Wind 26 km/h

24 Sat 14° 7° 9.6 mm, 83% Wind 27 km/h

25 Sun 6° 3° 1.8 mm, 43% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:16 AM Sunset 06:36 PM Daylight 10 hr, 19 min First quarter 59%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
South Moose Lake at Moose Lake Narrows Control StructureLake, South Moose Lake	256.39 m	Normal	−0.06 m	0.1 km
Cormorant Lake at CormorantLake, Cormorant Lake	256.27 m	Low	−0.07 m	44 km

Questions and answers

Is North Moose Lake at Moose Lake Narrows Control Structure higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.28 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 256.12 m.

What is a normal level for North Moose Lake at Moose Lake Narrows Control Structure in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 256.36 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 255.99 m and 256.63 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is North Moose Lake at Moose Lake Narrows Control Structure really 256.40 m deep?

No. 256.40 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 North Moose Lake at Moose Lake Narrows Control Structure today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 08:10 AM CDT, the surface elevation was 256.40 m. Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours.

Is North Moose Lake at Moose Lake Narrows Control Structure rising or falling?

Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of North Moose Lake at Moose Lake Narrows Control Structure 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:05KK005 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.93829, -100.14667 (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	256.40 m	2026-10-19 13:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: North Moose Lake at Moose Lake Narrows Control Structure (eccc:05KK005). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/north-moose-lake-at-moose-lake-narrows-control-structure

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