Red River at Selkirk water level

Name: Red River at Selkirk 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

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

217.42m Down 0.23 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 10:33 PM CDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Red River at Selkirk: the gauge reads 217.42 m, far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 217.91 m, based on 18 years of readings, so the water level is 0.49 m below typical.

It is still going down, by 0.23 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 217.42 m – 218.17 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 217.91 m0.49 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 217.43 m – 218.36 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

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

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 13° 3° – Wind 22 km/h

18 Sun 15° 5° – Wind 32 km/h

19 Mon 15° 0° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 18° 6° – Wind 26 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° – Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 19° 5° – Wind 20 km/h

23 Fri 18° 9° 10 mm, 43% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:55 AM Sunset 06:32 PM Daylight 10 hr, 37 min First quarter 46%

Map

Other gauges on the Red River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Red River upstream of St. Andrews Dam at LockportRiver gauge, Red River	223.00 m	Normal	−0.18 m	8.5 km
Red River upstream of St Andrews Dam at Lockport No.2River gauge, Red River	223.00 m	No reference yet	−0.17 m	8.7 km
Red River at Breezy PointRiver gauge, Red River	217.07 m	Very low	−0.28 m	15 km
Red River at James Avenue Pumping StationRiver gauge, Red River	223.35 m	Normal	−0.13 m	33 km
Red River near St. NorbertRiver gauge, Red River	223.51 m	Normal	−0.14 m	45 km
Red River below Floodway Control StructureRiver gauge, Red River	223.56 m	Low	−0.13 m	48 km
Red River above Red River FloodwayRiver gauge, Red River	223.55 m	Normal	−0.13 m	49 km
Red River at St. AdolpheRiver gauge, Red River	223.75 m	Very low	−0.12 m	55 km
Red River near Ste. AgatheRiver gauge, Red River	223.95 m	Normal	−0.06 m	68 km
Red River at EmersonRiver gauge, Red River	228.55 m	Normal	−0.06 m	130 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Devils Creek near LibauRiver gauge, Devils Creek	1.79 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Grassmere Creek Drain near MiddlechurchRiver gauge, Grassmere Creek Drain	227.40 m	Normal	−0.02 m	24 km
Netley Creek near PetersfieldRiver gauge, Netley Creek	226.74 m	Very high	−0.01 m	24 km
Brokenhead River near BeausejourRiver gauge, Brokenhead River	228.42 m	Low	±0	32 km
Omands Creek near Empress Street EastRiver gauge, Omands Creek	3.60 m	Low	±0	37 km
Sturgeon Creek at St. JamesRiver gauge, Sturgeon Creek	2.13 m	Low	−0.09 m	42 km
Seine River South of Prairie GroveRiver gauge	1.02 m	Low	+0.05 m	42 km

Questions and answers

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

The median for mid-October is 217.91 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 217.43 m and 218.36 m, based on 18 years of records.

Is Red River at Selkirk really 217.42 m deep?

No. 217.42 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 at Selkirk today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 10:33 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 217.42 m. Down 0.23 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Red River at Selkirk rising or falling?

Down 0.23 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Red River at Selkirk normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 18 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:05OJ005 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.14564, -96.86619 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (LOCAL 1989 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	217.42 m	2026-10-18 03:33	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Red River at Selkirk (eccc:05OJ005). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/red-river-at-selkirk

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