Pembina River near Outlet of Swan Lake water level

Name: Pembina River near Outlet of Swan Lake 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, Pembina River, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

398.27m Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 16, 2026, 10:25 AM CDT (5 days ago)

Flow: 1.81 m³/s

History

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Water level

What this means

The Pembina River near Outlet of Swan Lake is at 398.27 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

It has dropped 0.08 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 398.22 m and 398.40 m.

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

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days: 398.22 m – 398.40 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 398.24 m – 398.39 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.

About the Pembina River

The Pembina River is a tributary of the Athabasca River in central Alberta, Canada. "Pembina" is an Indigenous word "Pimbina" (Cree) for the high bush cranberry or summerberry (Viburnum trilobum). The river gives the name to the Pembina oil field, an oil- and gas-producing region centered on Drayton Valley. The environmentalist group Pembina Institute also took its name from the river.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 19° 2° – Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 14° 1° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 20° 1° – Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 22° 14° 1.9 mm, 30% Wind 27 km/h

24 Sat 18° 4° – Wind 41 km/h

25 Sun 5° -1° – Wind 38 km/h

26 Mon 5° -3° – Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:06 AM Sunset 06:35 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min Waxing gibbous 76%

Map

Other gauges on the Pembina River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pembina River near La RiviereRiver gauge, Pembina River	392.68 m	High	−0.03 m	19 km
Pembina River below Crystal CreekRiver gauge, Pembina River	1.12 m	Normal	+0.02 m	21 km
Pembina River above Lorne LakeRiver gauge, Pembina River	411.43 m	Normal	−0.01 m	47 km
Pembina River near WindygatesRiver gauge, Pembina River	337.38 m	Very high	±0	55 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cypress River near BruxellesRiver gauge, Cypress River	100.21 m	Very high	±0	10 km
Mary Jane Reservoir near La RiviereReservoir, Mary Jane Reservoir	468.30 m	Normal	±0	18 km
Goudney Reservoir near Pilot MoundReservoir, Goudney Reservoir	451.77 m	High	±0	19 km
Rock Lake near GlenoraLake, Rock Lake	405.59 m	Very high	+0.01 m	28 km
Cypress Creek near ClearwaterRiver gauge, Cypress Creek	449.59 m	Normal	±0	32 km
South Branch of South Tobacco Creek near Highway 240River gauge, South Branch of South Tobacco Creek	0.74 m	Normal	±0	36 km
Boyne River near RoseisleRiver gauge, Boyne River	0.93 m	High	±0	37 km
Assiniboine River near HollandRiver gauge, Assiniboine River	293.76 m	High	±0	38 km

Questions and answers

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 398.27 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Pembina River near Outlet of Swan Lake today?

On Oct 16, 2026, 10:25 AM CDT, the water level was 398.27 m. Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Pembina River near Outlet of Swan Lake rising or falling?

Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Pembina River near Outlet of Swan Lake normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 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:05OB019 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.36381, -98.84019 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum (assumed 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
Water level	398.27 m	2026-10-16 15:25	Provisional
Flow	1.81 m³/s	2026-10-21 09:25	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Pembina River near Outlet of Swan Lake (eccc:05OB019). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/pembina-river-near-outlet-of-swan-lake

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