Footprint River above Footprint Lake
Water level and flow at gauge 05TF002, Manitoba. The flow is well above normal for October (301% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
Latest reading Oct 25, 12 PM local standard time (about an hour ago) · data checked · we check every 30 minutes
Compared with a normal October
Normal for October (middle half of 44 years of monthly averages): 1.66 m³/s58.5 cfs – 4.86 m³/s172 cfs, median 2.78 m³/s98.2 cfs. Right now it is at 301% of the median.
May 30, 2017 · approved records 1978–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 19% 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 38 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 · 16 km | 243.14 m797.71 ft | Normal |
| Sapochi RiverNelson House · 25 km | 9.41 m30.87 ft | Above normal |
| Rat LakeNotigi Control Structure · 43 km | 258.13 m846.89 ft | Very high |
| Burntwood RiverAbove Leaf Rapids · 53 km | 99.27 m325.69 ft | Above normal |
| Burntwood RiverAbove Manasan Falls · 64 km | 197.18 m646.91 ft | Normal |
| Burntwood RiverThompson · 65 km | 187.45 m615.00 ft | Above normal |
About this gauge
Station: 05TF002 · Footprint River Above Footprint Lake
Location: 55.9312, -98.8889 · Manitoba
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 Footprint River above Footprint Lake today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 12 PM, local standard time) is 29.68 m (97.39 ft) with a flow of 8.37 m³/s (296 cfs).
Is the Footprint River above Footprint Lake high right now?
The flow is well above normal for October (301% of the median).
Is the Footprint River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Footprint River above Footprint Lake?
43.6 m³/s (1,540 cfs) on May 30, 2017, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1978–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 05TF002 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.