Pelican Lake near Ninette water level

Name: Pelican Lake near Ninette 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, Pelican Lake, Manitoba, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

411.78m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 01:05 PM CDT (2 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days 10 years Years compared

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The water level at Pelican Lake near Ninette reads 411.78 m, about where it usually sits at this time of year.

That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 411.81 m for mid-October, based on 6 years of readings.

It is still going down, by 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 411.78 m – 412.07 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 6 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 411.81 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 411.48 m – 411.95 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (6 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 411.78 m – 412.07 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 411.82 m – 412.00 m

Boating and fishing at Pelican Lake near Ninette

A lake in its usual range is what most ramps, docks and swimming areas are built for.

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 14° -2° – Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 17° 2° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 15° 5° – Wind 14 km/h

22 Thu 21° 8° – Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 21° 13° 0.3 mm, 47% Wind 37 km/h

24 Sat 16° 4° 0.3 mm, 27% Wind 45 km/h

25 Sun 5° 1° – Wind 47 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:06 AM Sunset 06:42 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 62%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bone Lake Outlet near NinetteRiver gauge, Bone Lake Outlet	7.46 m	Normal	+0.03 m	2.4 km
Pembina River above Lorne LakeRiver gauge, Pembina River	411.45 m	Normal	−0.02 m	19 km
Oak Creek near StocktonRiver gauge, Oak Creek	364.58 m	Low	±0	20 km
Pembina River North of KillarneyRiver gauge	481.20 m	Very high	±0	21 km
Souris River at WawanesaRiver gauge, Souris River	348.48 m	Normal	−0.01 m	22 km
Killarney Lake at KillarneyLake, Killarney Lake	492.37 m	Very high	±0	25 km
Long River near HolmfieldRiver gauge, Long River	468.37 m	Very high	−0.01 m	31 km
Boissevain Reservoir near BoissevainReservoir, Boissevain Reservoir	517.69 m	Very high	−0.01 m	36 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Pelican Lake near Ninette in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 411.81 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 411.48 m and 411.95 m, based on 6 years of records.

Is Pelican Lake near Ninette really 411.78 m deep?

No. 411.78 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 Pelican Lake near Ninette today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 01:05 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 411.78 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Pelican Lake near Ninette rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.12 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Pelican Lake near Ninette normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 6 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:05OA802 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.40139, -99.62278 (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	411.78 m	2026-10-19 18:05	Provisional

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