Gauer River below Thorsteinson Lake
Water level and flow at gauge 06FA001, Manitoba. The flow is above normal for October (165% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
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 42 years of monthly averages): 27.4 m³/s967 cfs – 55.3 m³/s1,954 cfs, median 37.3 m³/s1,315 cfs. Right now it is at 165% of the median.
May 21, 1986 · approved records 1979–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 27% 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 46 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
| Southern Indian LakeMissi Falls · 38 km | 258.35 m847.61 ft | Very high |
| Churchill RiverBelow Fidler Lake · 42 km | 23.66 m77.63 ft | Normal |
| Southern Indian LakeSouth Indian Lake · 104 km | 258.36 m847.64 ft | Very high |
| Southern Indian LakeSouth Bay · 114 km | 258.40 m847.78 ft | Very high |
| Little Churchill RiverAbove Recluse Lake · 115 km | 29.34 m96.27 ft | Normal |
| South Bay Diversion ChannelSouth Bay · 116 km | 258.27 m847.33 ft | Very high |
About this gauge
Station: 06FA001 · Gauer River Below Thorsteinson Lake
Location: 57.3021, -97.5249 · 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 Gauer River below Thorsteinson Lake today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 6 AM, local standard time) is 29.32 m (96.19 ft) with a flow of 61.3 m³/s (2,165 cfs).
Is the Gauer River below Thorsteinson Lake high right now?
The flow is above normal for October (165% of the median).
Is the Gauer River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Gauer River below Thorsteinson Lake?
225 m³/s (7,946 cfs) on May 21, 1986, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1979–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 06FA001 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.