South Tobacco Creek near Miami water level

Name: South Tobacco Creek near Miami 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, South Tobacco Creek, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

307.07m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 12:05 PM CDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

South Tobacco Creek near Miami is running far below normal at 307.07 m.

That puts it 0.19 m below the median of 307.25 m for mid-October, based on 18 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 306.28 m and 308.09 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: 307.25 m0.19 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 307.22 m – 307.30 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 306.28 m – 308.09 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.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 19° 3° – Wind 20 km/h

21 Wed 13° 2° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 23° 3° – Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 20° 13° 1.0 mm, 32% Wind 28 km/h

24 Sat 19° 5° – Wind 42 km/h

25 Sun 6° 1° – Wind 44 km/h

26 Mon 4° -4° 3.0 mm Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:02 AM Sunset 06:34 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
South Branch of South Tobacco Creek near Highway 240River gauge, South Branch of South Tobacco Creek	0.74 m	Normal	±0	7.1 km
Tobacco Creek near RosebankRiver gauge, Tobacco Creek	99.92 m	High	±0	8.9 km
Roseisle Creek near RoseisleRiver gauge, Roseisle Creek	0.61 m	Normal	±0	15 km
Stephenfield Lake near StephenfieldLake, Stephenfield Lake	295.99 m	Normal	±0	17 km
Boyne River above Carman DamRiver gauge, Boyne River	262.77 m	Normal	+0.02 m	22 km
Boyne River near RoseisleRiver gauge, Boyne River	0.94 m	High	±0	22 km
Lake Minnewasta near MordenLake, Lake Minnewasta	329.07 m	Normal	−0.01 m	23 km
Boyne River near CarmanRiver gauge, Boyne River	252.23 m	Normal	+0.01 m	27 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for South Tobacco Creek near Miami in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 307.25 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 307.22 m and 307.30 m, based on 18 years of records.

Is South Tobacco Creek near Miami really 307.07 m deep?

No. 307.07 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 South Tobacco Creek near Miami today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 12:05 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 307.07 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is South Tobacco Creek near Miami rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.79 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of South Tobacco Creek near Miami 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:05OF017 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.37925, -98.25031 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA 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
Surface elevation	307.07 m	2026-10-20 17:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: South Tobacco Creek near Miami (eccc:05OF017). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/south-tobacco-creek-near-miami

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