Red River below Floodway Control Structure water level

Name: Red River below Floodway Control Structure 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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Low for mid-October

Surface elevation

223.62m Down 0.12 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 12:15 PM CDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at Red River below Floodway Control Structure: the gauge reads 223.62 m, below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 227.11 m, based on 18 years of readings, so the water level is 3.49 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 223.56 m, a difference of +0.06 m.

It is still going down, by 0.12 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 223.62 m – 224.27 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: 227.11 m3.49 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 223.56 m – 228.86 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Same day last year: 223.56 m+0.06 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 223.62 m – 224.27 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 223.47 m – 224.39 m

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

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

16 Fri 10° 0° – Wind 24 km/h

17 Sat 16° 3° – Wind 24 km/h

18 Sun 15° 8° – Wind 27 km/h

19 Mon 15° 6° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 18° 7° – Wind 25 km/h

21 Wed 17° 8° – Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 15° 4° – Wind 14 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:54 AM Sunset 06:35 PM Daylight 10 hr, 41 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the Red River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Red River above Red River FloodwayRiver gauge, Red River	223.62 m	Normal	−0.11 m	1.7 km
Red River near St. NorbertRiver gauge, Red River	223.57 m	Normal	−0.16 m	3.4 km
Red River at St. AdolpheRiver gauge, Red River	223.81 m	Very low	−0.11 m	8.4 km
Red River at James Avenue Pumping StationRiver gauge, Red River	223.41 m	Normal	−0.13 m	16 km
Red River near Ste. AgatheRiver gauge, Red River	223.98 m	Normal	−0.06 m	21 km
Red River upstream of St Andrews Dam at Lockport No.2River gauge, Red River	223.05 m	No reference yet	−0.16 m	39 km
Red River upstream of St. Andrews Dam at LockportRiver gauge, Red River	223.05 m	Normal	−0.17 m	39 km
Red River at SelkirkRiver gauge, Red River	217.47 m	Low	−0.59 m	48 km
Red River at Breezy PointRiver gauge, Red River	217.12 m	Low	−0.69 m	62 km
Red River at EmersonRiver gauge, Red River	228.57 m	Normal	−0.05 m	84 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	232.46 m	Normal	+0.03 m	12 km
Seine River South of Prairie GroveRiver gauge	0.99 m	Low	+0.03 m	13 km
Omands Creek near Empress Street EastRiver gauge, Omands Creek	3.59 m	Low	+0.01 m	15 km
Sturgeon Creek at St. JamesRiver gauge, Sturgeon Creek	2.23 m	Normal	+0.04 m	18 km
Manning Canal near Ile Des ChenesCanal gauge, Manning Canal	0.85 m	Very low	±0	21 km

Questions and answers

Is the Red River below Floodway Control Structure higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.06 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 223.56 m.

What is a normal level for the Red River below Floodway Control Structure in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 227.11 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 223.56 m and 228.86 m, based on 18 years of records.

Is Red River below Floodway Control Structure really 223.62 m deep?

No. 223.62 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 below Floodway Control Structure today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 12:15 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 223.62 m. Down 0.12 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Red River below Floodway Control Structure rising or falling?

Down 0.12 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.45 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Red River below Floodway Control Structure normal?

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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05OC020 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.75438, -97.13348 (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	223.62 m	2026-10-17 17:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Red River below Floodway Control Structure (eccc:05OC020). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/red-river-below-floodway-control-structure

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