Nibi Metrics
Real-time water levels, forecasts, and alerts for lakes and rivers across Canada and the US. Built on official government data.
Nibi Metrics turns raw gauge readings from official hydrometric networks into something a person standing on a dock can actually use: is the water high or low for today, which way is it moving, and how unusual is this? This page explains where every number on the platform comes from and what we do to it along the way.
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Assiniboine River at Baie St. Paul Water Level
Live water level, flow, historical records and forecast for Assiniboine River at Baie St. Paul in Canada, MB, Canada, built from official government gauge data.
- Location Canada, MB, Canada
- Watershed lower assiniboine mouth
- Primary gauge 05MJ012 (Water Survey of Canada)
About Assiniboine River at Baie St. Paul
Assiniboine River at Baie St. Paul - A key monitoring point in Manitoba's hydrology.
The Assiniboine River flows gracefully through Manitoba, offering vital insights at its chokepoint located at Baie St. Paul. This pivotal location captures the dynamics of one of Canada's significant rivers, serving as a crucial gauge for understanding water levels and watershed behavior.
The watershed context
The Assiniboine River at Baie St. Paul is part of the Lower Assiniboine - Mouth watershed, draining an impressive area of approximately 151,000 square kilometers upstream. This vast catchment area reflects the importance of the Assiniboine as it traverses the Prairie landscape, influenced heavily by seasonal patterns.
In Manitoba, spring snowmelt is a defining event that can lead to notable flooding, particularly impacting the Assiniboine and Red River basins. This event shapes the river's flow patterns and water levels, making monitoring at this site essential for local communities and environmental stewardship.
Why the data matters here
Today's reading from the Assiniboine River at Baie St. Paul provides a vital perspective into the river's current state relative to its history. The measurement can be accurately assessed against the median for this calendar day, allowing for critical understanding of the river's fluctuations over time. Such comparisons, monitored consistently over 26 years, highlight the effectiveness of the Water Survey of Canada in providing essential water intelligence for this region.
How this page is built
Readings come from official government gauges and are rolled into daily records: the daily mean, high and low for every day on record. Each calendar day gets its own baseline from the full history, so the level you see is compared against what this specific date usually looks like rather than an annual average.
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