Lake Winnipeg at Matheson Island Landing water level

Name: Lake Winnipeg at Matheson Island Landing 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

Lake, Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

217.50m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:15 PM CDT (58 min ago)

History

What this means

Lake Winnipeg at Matheson Island Landing is at 217.50 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.03 m above the median of 217.47 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 217.12 m (+0.38 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 217.27 m and 217.94 m.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 217.47 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 217.11 m – 217.94 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 217.12 m+0.38 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 217.27 m – 217.94 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 216.84 m – 217.81 m

On the water at Lake Winnipeg at Matheson Island Landing

Normal levels mean few surprises on the water: ramps in use and the shoreline where you expect it.

Wear a life jacket on the water. Most boating deaths involve people who were not wearing one.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 17° 6° – Wind 21 km/h

21 Wed 15° 3° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 15° 4° – Wind 27 km/h

23 Fri 17° 10° 13 mm, 69% Wind 21 km/h

24 Sat 15° 3° 3.6 mm, 69% Wind 50 km/h

25 Sun 3° 1° 2.6 mm, 29% Wind 47 km/h

26 Mon 3° -1° 3.9 mm, 24% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:01 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Other gauges on Lake Winnipeg

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lake Winnipeg at Pine DockLake, Lake Winnipeg	217.46 m	Normal	−0.14 m	12 km
Lake Winnipeg at Berens RiverLake, Lake Winnipeg	217.60 m	Normal	+0.04 m	70 km
Lake Winnipeg at Victoria BeachLake, Lake Winnipeg	217.32 m	Low	−0.27 m	117 km
Lake Winnipeg at GimliLake, Lake Winnipeg	217.30 m	No reference yet	−0.27 m	122 km
Lake Winnipeg at George IslandLake, Lake Winnipeg	217.58 m	Normal	+0.06 m	131 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bloodvein River above Bloodvein BayRiver gauge, Bloodvein River	29.53 m	Normal	−0.02 m	21 km
Round Lake at OutletLake, Round Lake	1.34 m	Normal	−0.01 m	49 km
Pigeon River at Outlet of Round LakeRiver gauge, Pigeon River	78.4 m³/s	High	−0.80 m³/s	49 km
Fisher River North of DallasRiver gauge	219.91 m	Low	−0.01 m	52 km
East Fisher River near HodgsonRiver gauge, East Fisher River	225.04 m	Very low	±0	71 km
Fisher River near FishertonRiver gauge, Fisher River	6.18 m	High	+0.04 m	81 km

Questions and answers

How does Lake Winnipeg at Matheson Island Landing compare with last year?

It is 0.38 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 217.12 m.

What is a normal level for Lake Winnipeg at Matheson Island Landing in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 217.47 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 217.11 m and 217.94 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Lake Winnipeg at Matheson Island Landing really 217.50 m deep?

No. 217.50 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 Lake Winnipeg at Matheson Island Landing today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:15 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 217.50 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Lake Winnipeg at Matheson Island Landing rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lake Winnipeg at Matheson Island Landing normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 11 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:05SD002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.72400, -96.91331 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: LAKE WINNIPEG DATUM (1986)
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	217.50 m	2026-10-20 19:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Lake Winnipeg at Matheson Island Landing (eccc:05SD002). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/lake-winnipeg-at-matheson-island-landing

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