Red River near Ste. Agathe water level

Name: Red River near Ste. Agathe 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

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

223.90m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 05:20 PM CDT (47 min ago)

Flow: 64.1 m³/s

History

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Red River near Ste. Agathe is at 223.90 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.24 m below the median of 224.14 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings.

It has dropped 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 223.79 m and 224.58 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: 224.14 m0.24 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 223.50 m – 225.64 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 223.79 m – 224.58 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 223.80 m – 224.57 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 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.

18 Sun 17° 6° – Wind 34 km/h

19 Mon 15° 0° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 18° 4° – Wind 24 km/h

21 Wed 14° 6° – Wind 18 km/h

22 Thu 19° 5° – Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 23° 13° 1.6 mm, 47% Wind 33 km/h

24 Sat 19° 3° 1.4 mm, 47% Wind 44 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:55 AM Sunset 06:34 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the Red River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Red River at St. AdolpheRiver gauge, Red River	223.70 m	Very low	−0.07 m	13 km
Red River above Red River FloodwayRiver gauge, Red River	223.48 m	Normal	−0.11 m	20 km
Red River below Floodway Control StructureRiver gauge, Red River	223.49 m	Very low	−0.09 m	21 km
Red River near St. NorbertRiver gauge, Red River	223.42 m	Normal	−0.11 m	24 km
Red River at James Avenue Pumping StationRiver gauge, Red River	223.26 m	Normal	−0.11 m	37 km
Red River upstream of St Andrews Dam at Lockport No.2River gauge, Red River	222.89 m	No reference yet	−0.13 m	60 km
Red River upstream of St. Andrews Dam at LockportRiver gauge, Red River	222.88 m	Normal	−0.14 m	60 km
Red River at EmersonRiver gauge, Red River	228.52 m	Normal	−0.04 m	63 km
Red River at SelkirkRiver gauge, Red River	217.68 m	Normal	+0.21 m	68 km
Red River at Breezy PointRiver gauge, Red River	217.32 m	Normal	+0.19 m	83 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Marsh River near OtterburneRiver gauge, Marsh River	232.00 m	High	±0	7.4 km
Tourond Creek near TourondRiver gauge, Tourond Creek	238.24 m	Normal	±0	15 km
La Salle River at La SalleRiver gauge, La Salle River	228.03 m	Normal	±0	15 km
Rat River near OtterburneRiver gauge, Rat River	231.70 m	Low	−0.01 m	17 km
Joubert Creek at St. Pierre-JolysRiver gauge, Joubert Creek	236.00 m	Normal	+0.01 m	20 km
Seine River Diversion near Ile Des ChenesCanal gauge, Seine River Diversion	232.45 m	Normal	−0.01 m	20 km
Manning Canal near Ile Des ChenesCanal gauge, Manning Canal	0.82 m	Very low	−0.02 m	21 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Red River near Ste. Agathe in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 224.14 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 223.50 m and 225.64 m, based on 20 years of records.

Is Red River near Ste. Agathe really 223.90 m deep?

No. 223.90 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 near Ste. Agathe today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 05:20 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 223.90 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Red River near Ste. Agathe rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.27 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Red River near Ste. Agathe 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.

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:05OC012 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.56700, -97.18175 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: CANADIAN GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM 2013:EPOCH2010
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	223.90 m	2026-10-18 22:20	Provisional
Flow	64.1 m³/s	2026-10-18 22:20	Provisional

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