Winnipeg River at Manito Sipi water level

Name: Winnipeg River at Manito Sipi 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, Winnipeg River, Ontario, Canada

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Water level

299.54m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 16, 2026, 10:10 AM CDT (3 days ago)

History

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Water level

What this means

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada has the Winnipeg River at Manito Sipi at 299.54 m. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 299.32 m – 299.66 m.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.07 m.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days: 299.32 m – 299.66 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 299.35 m – 299.60 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Winnipeg River

Winnipeg River is a Canadian river that flows roughly northwest from Lake of the Woods in the province of Ontario to Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba. This river is 235 kilometres (146 mi) long from the Norman Dam in Kenora to its mouth at Lake Winnipeg. Its watershed is 106,500 square kilometres (41,100 sq mi) in area, mainly in Canada. About 29,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi) of the watershed is in northern Minnesota, United States.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 3° – Wind 16 km/h

18 Sun 14° 5° – Wind 25 km/h

19 Mon 14° 1° – Wind 9 km/h

20 Tue 15° 4° – Wind 19 km/h

21 Wed 16° 7° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 17° 5° – Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 17° 12° 5.1 mm, 39% Wind 17 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:49 AM Sunset 06:22 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 56%

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Other gauges on the Winnipeg River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Winnipeg River above Boundary FallsRiver gauge, Winnipeg River	299.70 m	Low	−0.01 m	15 km
Winnipeg River at MinakiRiver gauge, Winnipeg River	316.03 m	Normal	+0.01 m	25 km
Winnipeg River at Darlington BayRiver gauge, Winnipeg River	316.18 m	Normal	+0.03 m	48 km
Winnipeg River below Norman Dam and PowerhouseRiver gauge, Winnipeg River	316.17 m	Low	+0.03 m	49 km
Winnipeg River below Kenora PowerhouseRiver gauge, Winnipeg River	316.20 m	Low	+0.03 m	50 km
Winnipeg River at Lac Du BonnetRiver gauge, Winnipeg River	254.87 m	Normal	+0.01 m	82 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Caddy Lake at Caddy Lake(Campground)Lake, Caddy Lake	318.27 m	Normal	±0	42 km
Sturgeon River at Outlet of Salvesen LakeRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	0.35 m	Low	±0	42 km
Whiteshell River at Outlet of Jessica LakeRiver gauge, Whiteshell River	307.40 m	Normal	−0.01 m	43 km
Lake of the Woods at Clearwater BayLake, Lake of the Woods	322.63 m	Normal	−0.06 m	47 km
West Hawk Lake at West Hawk Lake(Campground)Lake, West Hawk Lake	332.44 m	Low	−0.01 m	47 km
Winnipeg River Western Channel near Tunnel IslandRiver gauge, Winnipeg River Western Channel	1.33 m	Low	+0.03 m	49 km
Lake of the Woods at KeewatinLake, Lake of the Woods	322.64 m	Normal	−0.06 m	49 km

Questions and answers

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 299.54 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Winnipeg River at Manito Sipi today?

On Oct 16, 2026, 10:10 AM CDT, the water level was 299.54 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Winnipeg River at Manito Sipi rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Winnipeg River at Manito Sipi normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

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:05PE021 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.13093, -94.92789 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum (assumed datum)
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
Water level	299.54 m	2026-10-16 15:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Winnipeg River at Manito Sipi (eccc:05PE021). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/winnipeg-river-at-manito-sipi

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