Little Churchill River above Recluse Lake
Water level and flow at gauge 06FC001, Manitoba. The flow is normal for October (140% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
Latest reading Oct 25, 10 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 56 years of monthly averages): 28.1 m³/s992 cfs – 64.9 m³/s2,292 cfs, median 46.1 m³/s1,628 cfs. Right now it is at 140% of the median.
July 7, 2020 · approved records 1971–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 22% 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 55 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
| Churchill RiverBelow Fidler Lake · 73 km | 23.73 m77.84 ft | Normal |
| Little Beaver RiverThe Mouth · 78 km | 29.07 m95.38 ft | Very high |
| Split LakeSplit Lake · 82 km | 167.12 m548.29 ft | Normal |
| Kettle RiverGillam · 93 km | 4.85 m15.91 ft | Above normal |
| Limestone RiverBird · 105 km | 64.98 m213.20 ft | Normal |
| Gauer RiverBelow Thorsteinson Lake · 115 km | 29.36 m96.31 ft | Above normal |
About this gauge
Station: 06FC001 · Little Churchill River Above Recluse Lake
Location: 56.9529, -95.7393 · 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 Little Churchill River above Recluse Lake today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 10 AM, local standard time) is 29.36 m (96.33 ft) with a flow of 64.5 m³/s (2,278 cfs).
Is the Little Churchill River above Recluse Lake high right now?
The flow is normal for October (140% of the median).
Is the Little Churchill River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been rising.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Little Churchill River above Recluse Lake?
288 m³/s (10,171 cfs) on July 7, 2020, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1971–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 06FC001 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.