Southern Indian Lake at South Bay water level

Name: Southern Indian Lake at South Bay 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, Southern Indian Lake, Manitoba, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Surface elevation

258.26m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 04:35 PM CDT (59 min ago)

History

What this means

There is plenty of water in Southern Indian Lake at South Bay: 258.26 m, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.14 m above the median of 258.12 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 257.98 m (+0.28 m).

The water is rising: up 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 258.10 m and 258.28 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: 258.12 m0.14 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 257.97 m – 258.26 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 257.98 m+0.28 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 258.10 m – 258.28 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 257.72 m – 258.25 m

Swimming and boating at Southern Indian Lake at South Bay

High water can flood ramps, parking areas and shoreline campsites, and it carries floating debris. Expect some no-wake zones to be extended.

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: 6.0 mm.

20 Tue 8° 3° 0.2 mm, 55% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 10° 2° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 10° 4° – Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 4° 2° 4.6 mm, 85% Wind 24 km/h

24 Sat 2° -2° 40 mm, 95% Wind 36 km/h

25 Sun -1° -2° 0.8 mm, 55% Wind 22 km/h

26 Mon 1° -3° – Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:20 AM Sunset 06:23 PM Daylight 10 hr, 3 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Other gauges on Southern Indian Lake

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Southern Indian Lake near South Indian LakeLake, Southern Indian Lake	258.23 m	High	+0.01 m	11 km
Southern Indian Lake near Opachuanau LakeLake, Southern Indian Lake	258.28 m	Very high	+0.02 m	32 km
Southern Indian Lake at Missi FallsLake, Southern Indian Lake	258.30 m	High	−0.01 m	87 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
South Bay Diversion Channel at South BayCanal gauge, South Bay Diversion Channel	258.16 m	High	+0.01 m	2.0 km
Churchill River above Leaf RapidsRiver gauge, Churchill River	860 m³/s	Normal	+2.00 m³/s	67 km
Rat Lake near Notigi Control StructureLake, Rat Lake	258.05 m	High	+0.01 m	68 km

Questions and answers

How does Southern Indian Lake at South Bay compare with last year?

It is 0.28 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 257.98 m.

What is a normal level for Southern Indian Lake at South Bay in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 258.12 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 257.97 m and 258.26 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Southern Indian Lake at South Bay really 258.26 m deep?

No. 258.26 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 Southern Indian Lake at South Bay today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 04:35 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 258.26 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Southern Indian Lake at South Bay rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Southern Indian Lake at South Bay normal?

Very high 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:06EC003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 56.68727, -99.02348 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: CHURCHILL RIVER DATUM (MANITOBA HYDRO)
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	258.26 m	2026-10-20 21:35	Provisional

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