Lake Scugog at Scugog Island Marina water level

Name: Lake Scugog at Scugog Island Marina water level (Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada)
Creator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
License: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

Lake, Lake Scugog, Ontario, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

9.03m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 02:05 PM EDT (2 days ago)

History

What this means

Lake Scugog at Scugog Island Marina is above normal at 9.03 m.

That puts it 0.05 m above the median of 8.98 m for mid-October, based on 6 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 8.95 m (+0.08 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 9.00 m and 9.06 m.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

Compared with 6 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 8.98 m0.05 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 8.94 m – 9.06 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (6 years of records)
Same day last year: 8.95 m+0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 9.00 m – 9.06 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 8.95 m – 9.07 m

On the water at Lake Scugog at Scugog Island Marina

With the level a bit above normal, expect a shoreline slightly higher up than usual and the odd floating branch.

Wear a life jacket on the water. Most boating deaths involve people who were not wearing one.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.2 mm.

19 Mon 18° 6° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 14° 5° – Wind 20 km/h

21 Wed 15° 1° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 17° 5° – Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 12° 2° – Wind 16 km/h

24 Sat 15° 2° – Wind 11 km/h

25 Sun 17° 5° – Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 48 min First quarter 66%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Blackstock Creek near BlackstockRiver gauge, Blackstock Creek	2.92 m	Low	±0	7.1 km
Mariposa Brook near Little BritainRiver gauge, Mariposa Brook	2.35 m	High	−0.02 m	11 km
Pigeon River near LotusRiver gauge, Pigeon River	2.67 m	Low	±0	15 km
Uxbridge Brook near UxbridgeRiver gauge, Uxbridge Brook	2.81 m	Normal	+0.02 m	21 km
Lynde Creek at BrooklinRiver gauge, Lynde Creek	4.82 m	Normal	+0.01 m	27 km
Wilmot Creek near LeskardRiver gauge, Wilmot Creek	1.15 m	Normal	±0	27 km
Pigeon River at OmemeeRiver gauge, Pigeon River	248.06 m	Low	±0	27 km
Mackie Creek near HamptonRiver gauge, Mackie Creek	2.83 m	Very low	±0	28 km

Questions and answers

How does Lake Scugog at Scugog Island Marina compare with last year?

It is 0.08 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 8.95 m.

What is a normal level for Lake Scugog at Scugog Island Marina in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 8.98 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 8.94 m and 9.06 m, based on 6 years of records.

What is the water level of Lake Scugog at Scugog Island Marina today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 02:05 PM EDT, the water level was 9.03 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Lake Scugog at Scugog Island Marina rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lake Scugog at Scugog Island Marina normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 6 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada publishes a new reading every hour. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence – Canada. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:02HG006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.19142, -78.86217 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum (assumed datum)
Update interval: every hour
Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	9.03 m	2026-10-18 18:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Lake Scugog at Scugog Island Marina (eccc:02HG006). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/lake-scugog-at-scugog-island-marina

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer