Ochre River at Ochre River water level

Name: Ochre River at Ochre River 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, Ochre River, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

279.17m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 01:05 AM CDT (59 min ago)

Flow: 1.59 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Ochre River at Ochre River is at 279.17 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 279.19 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 279.01 m (+0.16 m).

It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 279.05 m and 279.24 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 279.19 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 279.01 m – 279.53 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Same day last year: 279.01 m+0.16 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 279.05 m – 279.24 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 278.99 m – 279.30 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

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 17° 6° – Wind 39 km/h

19 Mon 15° 3° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 18° 9° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 13° 4° – Wind 12 km/h

22 Thu 19° 6° – Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 15° 7° 3.4 mm, 56% Wind 29 km/h

24 Sat 7° 0° 18 mm, 56% Wind 38 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:08 AM Sunset 06:42 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 47%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Dauphin Lake at Ochre BeachLake, Dauphin Lake	261.15 m	Normal	−0.01 m	8.4 km
Turtle River near LaurierRiver gauge, Turtle River	277.57 m	Normal	−0.01 m	22 km
Vermilion River near DauphinRiver gauge, Vermilion River	276.68 m	Normal	−0.02 m	22 km
Valley River near DauphinRiver gauge, Valley River	267.06 m	High	−0.01 m	30 km
McKinnon Creek near McCrearyRiver gauge, McKinnon Creek	2.14 m	High	−0.01 m	35 km
Wilson River near AshvilleRiver gauge, Wilson River	344.62 m	Normal	+0.02 m	40 km
Dauphin Lake at OutletLake, Dauphin Lake	261.13 m	Very high	+0.01 m	45 km
Mossy River below Outlet of Dauphin LakeRiver gauge, Mossy River	260.97 m	Very high	±0	46 km

Questions and answers

How does the Ochre River at Ochre River compare with last year?

It is 0.16 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 279.01 m.

What is a normal level for the Ochre River at Ochre River in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 279.19 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 279.01 m and 279.53 m, based on 20 years of records.

Is Ochre River at Ochre River really 279.17 m deep?

No. 279.17 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 Ochre River at Ochre River today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 01:05 AM CDT, the surface elevation was 279.17 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Ochre River at Ochre River rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.11 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Ochre River at Ochre River normal?

Normal 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05LJ005 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.05150, -99.78808 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (LOCAL 1960 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	279.17 m	2026-10-18 06:05	Provisional
Flow	1.59 m³/s	2026-10-18 06:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Ochre River at Ochre River (eccc:05LJ005). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/ochre-river-at-ochre-river

How we check values

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