Burntwood River above Leaf Rapids
Water level and flow at gauge 05TE002, Manitoba. The flow is above normal for October (214% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
Latest reading Oct 25, 6 AM local standard time (2 hours ago) · data checked · we check every 30 minutes
Compared with a normal October
Normal for October (middle half of 40 years of monthly averages): 12.5 m³/s442 cfs – 26.0 m³/s916 cfs, median 17.9 m³/s634 cfs. Right now it is at 214% of the median.
May 7, 2017 · approved records 1986–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 13% of that record.
Last 30 days
Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month
This year compared with past years
Daily flow
Normal range: monthly averages of 39 years (lighter band: 10th–90th percentile). Past years: approved daily means from HYDAT, the Water Survey of Canada archive (the latest year published is 2025). 2026: daily means of the provisional real-time readings collected by Canada River Levels since October 22, 2026.
Nearby gauges
| Footprint LakeNelson House · 38 km | 243.12 m797.64 ft | Normal |
| Footprint RiverAbove Footprint Lake · 53 km | 29.68 m97.38 ft | Very high |
| Sapochi RiverNelson House · 65 km | 9.40 m30.85 ft | Above normal |
| Taylor RiverThompson · 65 km | 28.28 m92.78 ft | Normal |
| Rat LakeNotigi Control Structure · 73 km | 258.12 m846.84 ft | Very high |
| Burntwood RiverAbove Manasan Falls · 83 km | 197.20 m646.98 ft | Normal |
About this gauge
Station: 05TE002 · Burntwood River Above Leaf Rapids
Location: 55.4966, -99.2209 · Manitoba
Same river: Thompson, Above Manasan Falls
Water levels are measured from a local reference point at each gauge, not from sea level, so they cannot be compared between gauges.
Official sources
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Questions
What is the water level of the Burntwood River above Leaf Rapids today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 99.19 m (325.44 ft) with a flow of 38.5 m³/s (1,360 cfs).
Is the Burntwood River above Leaf Rapids high right now?
The flow is above normal for October (214% of the median).
Is the Burntwood River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Burntwood River above Leaf Rapids?
292 m³/s (10,312 cfs) on May 7, 2017, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1986–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 05TE002 of the Water Survey of Canada (Environment and Climate Change Canada). Real-time data are provisional and may be revised. We check for new readings every 30 minutes. Canada River Levels is not an official source.