Burrows Reservoir near Merridale water level

Name: Burrows Reservoir near Merridale 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

Reservoir, Burrows Reservoir, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Normal for early October

Surface elevation

624.49m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 7, 2026, 03:00 PM CDT (12 days ago)

This gauge last reported 12 days ago. The value may be out of date; check the agency page before you rely on it.

History

30 days

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Nothing unusual at Burrows Reservoir near Merridale right now: the water level of 624.49 m is in the normal range for early October. That reading is from Oct 7, 2026, 03:00 PM CDT, so the gauge may be offline or reporting late.

That puts it 0.07 m below the median of 624.56 m for early October, based on 9 years of readings.

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 624.48 m and 624.66 m.

Many reservoirs are drawn down through summer and fall; most of the refill comes later, with winter rain or spring snowmelt.

Compared with 9 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 624.56 m0.07 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 624.35 m – 624.67 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (9 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 624.48 m – 624.66 m

Swimming and boating at Burrows Reservoir near Merridale

At a normal level, ramps and marinas generally run as usual, and fishing tends to follow the season more than the water level.

If you swim, pick a spot with an easy way out, and remember that drop-offs move as the level changes.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.5 mm.

17 Sat 15° 0° – Wind 23 km/h

18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 29 km/h

19 Mon 12° -2° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 14° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 12° 3° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 16° 4° – Wind 20 km/h

23 Fri 11° 6° – Wind 19 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:15 AM Sunset 06:44 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 58%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Shell River near RoblinRiver gauge, Shell River	1.27 m	Very high	+0.01 m	16 km
Pleasant Valley Reservoir near PetluraReservoir, Pleasant Valley Reservoir	540.32 m	High	−0.05 m	39 km
Valley River above Gilbert Plains DamRiver gauge, Valley River	379.74 m	Very low	−0.01 m	47 km
Mink Creek near EthelbertRiver gauge, Mink Creek	337.55 m	Low	±0	47 km
Garland River near GarlandRiver gauge, Garland River	7.73 m	Low	±0	48 km
Shell River near InglisRiver gauge, Shell River	437.89 m	Very low	±0	53 km
Lake of the Prairies near ShellmouthLake, Lake of the Prairies	428.44 m	Very high	−0.05 m	56 km
Wilson River near AshvilleRiver gauge, Wilson River	344.63 m	Normal	+0.01 m	56 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Burrows Reservoir near Merridale in early October?

The median for early October is 624.56 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 624.35 m and 624.67 m, based on 9 years of records.

Is Burrows Reservoir near Merridale really 624.49 m deep?

No. 624.49 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 Burrows Reservoir near Merridale today?

On Oct 7, 2026, 03:00 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 624.49 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Burrows Reservoir near Merridale rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.10 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Burrows Reservoir near Merridale normal?

Normal for early October. Compared with 9 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:05LJ811 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.40278, -101.03306 (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	624.49 m	2026-10-07 20:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Burrows Reservoir near Merridale (eccc:05LJ811). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/burrows-reservoir-near-merridale

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