Swan River near Minitonas water level

Name: Swan River near Minitonas 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, Swan River, Manitoba, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

274.86m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 3.29 m³/s

History

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Swan River near Minitonas is at 274.86 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 274.79 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the water level is 0.07 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 274.76 m, a difference of +0.10 m.

It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 274.84 m and 275.28 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: 274.79 m0.07 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 274.66 m – 275.02 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Same day last year: 274.76 m+0.10 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 274.84 m – 275.28 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 274.75 m – 275.29 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 Swan River

The Kootenay River or Kootenai River is a major river of the Northwest Plateau in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, and northern Montana and Idaho in the United States. It is one of the uppermost major tributaries of the Columbia River, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. The Kootenay River runs 781 kilometres (485 mi) from its headwaters in the Kootenay Ranges of the Canadian Rockies, flowing from British Columbia's East Kootenay region into northwestern Montana, then west into the northernmost Idaho Panhandle and returning to British Columbia in the West Kootenay region, where it joins the Columbia at Castlegar.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 08:17 AM Sunset 06:43 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 60%

Map

Other gauges on the Swan River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Swan River at Swan RiverRiver gauge, Swan River	4.84 m	High	+0.01 m	15 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Roaring River near MinitonasRiver gauge, Roaring River	285.04 m	Normal	−0.02 m	5.0 km
Woody River near BowsmanRiver gauge, Woody River	298.02 m	Normal	−0.01 m	9.0 km
Birch River near Birch RiverRiver gauge, Birch River	296.06 m	Low	−0.01 m	20 km
North Duck River at CowanRiver gauge, North Duck River	356.54 m	Normal	−0.02 m	34 km
Garland River near GarlandRiver gauge, Garland River	7.72 m	Low	−0.01 m	71 km

Questions and answers

Is the Swan River near Minitonas higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.10 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 274.76 m.

What is a normal level for the Swan River near Minitonas in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 274.79 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 274.66 m and 275.02 m, based on 20 years of records.

Is Swan River near Minitonas really 274.86 m deep?

No. 274.86 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 Swan River near Minitonas today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT, the surface elevation was 274.86 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Swan River near Minitonas rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Swan River near Minitonas 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:05LE006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.19600, -101.06083 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (MAN. GOVT. EXT.)
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	274.86 m	2026-10-19 15:00	Provisional
Flow	3.29 m³/s	2026-10-19 15:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Swan River near Minitonas (eccc:05LE006). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/swan-river-near-minitonas

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