Whitewater Lake near Boissevain water level

Name: Whitewater Lake near Boissevain 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, Whitewater Lake, Manitoba, Canada

Directions

Low for mid-October

Surface elevation

496.52m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 05:07 AM CDT (56 min ago)

History

7 days 1 year 10 years Years compared

202020212022202320242025

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Whitewater Lake near Boissevain is below normal for mid-October, with the water level at 496.52 m.

That puts it 0.23 m below the median of 496.75 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 496.44 m (+0.09 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 496.51 m and 496.56 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: 496.75 m0.23 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 496.45 m – 497.45 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 496.44 m+0.09 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 496.51 m – 496.56 m

On the water at Whitewater Lake near Boissevain

A receding shoreline opens up beaches but also uncovers hazards: stumps, rocks and soft mud that are usually well under water.

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 15° 6° – Wind 25 km/h

21 Wed 13° 2° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 22° 10° – Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 20° 14° 3.1 mm, 51% Wind 30 km/h

24 Sat 18° 4° – Wind 48 km/h

25 Sun 5° -1° – Wind 43 km/h

26 Mon 0° -5° 0.3 mm Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:10 AM Sunset 06:43 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 67%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Deloraine Reservoir near DeloraineReservoir, Deloraine Reservoir	540.08 m	High	±0	14 km
Boissevain Reservoir near BoissevainReservoir, Boissevain Reservoir	517.69 m	Very high	±0	17 km
Elgin Reservoir near ElginReservoir, Elgin Reservoir	466.98 m	Very low	±0	24 km
Medora Creek near NapinkaRiver gauge, Medora Creek	1.02 m	Normal	−0.02 m	34 km
Pembina River North of KillarneyRiver gauge	481.19 m	Very high	−0.01 m	39 km
Elgin Creek near SourisRiver gauge, Elgin Creek	0.98 m	Very high	−0.02 m	41 km
Souris River above Napinka DamRiver gauge, Souris River	424.41 m	Normal	±0	42 km
Killarney Lake at KillarneyLake, Killarney Lake	492.37 m	Very high	±0	43 km

Questions and answers

How does Whitewater Lake near Boissevain compare with last year?

It is 0.09 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 496.44 m.

What is a normal level for Whitewater Lake near Boissevain in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 496.75 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 496.45 m and 497.45 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Whitewater Lake near Boissevain really 496.52 m deep?

No. 496.52 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 Whitewater Lake near Boissevain today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 05:07 AM CDT, the surface elevation was 496.52 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Whitewater Lake near Boissevain rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Whitewater Lake near Boissevain normal?

Low 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:05NG023 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.22264, -100.26264 (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	496.52 m	2026-10-20 10:07	Provisional

Download

Embed this gauge

Add a live card for this gauge to your website. It updates on its own and links back here.

<iframe src="https://nivelmap.com/embed/20858?lang=en" width="360" height="230" style="border:0;max-width:100%" loading="lazy" title="Whitewater Lake near Boissevain water level"></iframe>

How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Whitewater Lake near Boissevain (eccc:05NG023). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/manitoba/whitewater-lake-near-boissevain

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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