Red River above Red River Floodway water level

Name: Red River above Red River Floodway 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, Red River, Manitoba, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

223.50m Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 01:15 PM CDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Red River above Red River Floodway reads 223.50 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.24 m below the median of 223.74 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 223.68 m (−0.18 m).

The level is falling, down 0.11 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 223.50 m and 224.27 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: 223.74 m0.24 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 223.07 m – 225.02 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Same day last year: 223.68 m−0.18 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 223.50 m – 224.27 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 223.64 m – 224.49 m

Conditions at Red River above Red River Floodway

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Red River

The Red River, also called the Red River of the North to differentiate it from the Red River in the south of the continent, is a river in the north-central United States and the Canadian Prairies. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota, it flows northward through the Red River Valley, forming most of the border of Minnesota and North Dakota and continuing into Manitoba. It empties into Lake Winnipeg, whose waters join the Nelson River and ultimately flow into Hudson Bay.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:55 AM Sunset 06:33 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the Red River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Red River below Floodway Control StructureRiver gauge, Red River	223.51 m	Very low	−0.10 m	1.7 km
Red River near St. NorbertRiver gauge, Red River	223.43 m	Normal	−0.13 m	5.1 km
Red River at St. AdolpheRiver gauge, Red River	223.70 m	Very low	−0.10 m	6.7 km
Red River at James Avenue Pumping StationRiver gauge, Red River	223.28 m	Normal	−0.12 m	18 km
Red River near Ste. AgatheRiver gauge, Red River	223.91 m	Normal	−0.07 m	20 km
Red River upstream of St Andrews Dam at Lockport No.2River gauge, Red River	222.93 m	No reference yet	−0.12 m	41 km
Red River upstream of St. Andrews Dam at LockportRiver gauge, Red River	222.92 m	Normal	−0.12 m	41 km
Red River at SelkirkRiver gauge, Red River	217.49 m	Low	±0	49 km
Red River at Breezy PointRiver gauge, Red River	217.18 m	Low	+0.04 m	63 km
Red River at EmersonRiver gauge, Red River	228.53 m	Normal	−0.03 m	82 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
La Salle River at La SalleRiver gauge, La Salle River	228.03 m	Normal	±0	11 km
Seine River Diversion near Ile Des ChenesCanal gauge, Seine River Diversion	232.45 m	Normal	−0.01 m	11 km
Seine River South of Prairie GroveRiver gauge	1.06 m	Low	+0.08 m	13 km
Omands Creek near Empress Street EastRiver gauge, Omands Creek	3.60 m	Low	±0	17 km
Sturgeon Creek at St. JamesRiver gauge, Sturgeon Creek	2.11 m	Low	−0.13 m	19 km

Questions and answers

How does the Red River above Red River Floodway compare with last year?

It is 0.18 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 223.68 m.

What is a normal level for the Red River above Red River Floodway in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 223.74 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 223.07 m and 225.02 m, based on 20 years of records.

Is Red River above Red River Floodway really 223.50 m deep?

No. 223.50 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 Red River above Red River Floodway today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 01:15 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 223.50 m. Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Red River above Red River Floodway rising or falling?

Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.42 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Red River above Red River Floodway 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:05OC026 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.73931, -97.13022 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (LOCAL 1929 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	223.50 m	2026-10-18 18:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Red River above Red River Floodway (eccc:05OC026). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/red-river-above-red-river-floodway

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