Calling Lake at Ranger Station water level

Name: Calling Lake at Ranger Station 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, Calling Lake, Alberta, Canada

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High for mid-October

Surface elevation

594.32m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 03:45 PM MDT (1 hour ago)

History

What this means

At 594.32 m, Calling Lake at Ranger Station is holding more water than usual for mid-October.

That puts it 0.27 m above the median of 594.05 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 593.80 m (+0.52 m).

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 594.29 m – 594.50 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 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 594.05 m0.27 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 593.84 m – 594.38 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 593.80 m+0.52 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 594.29 m – 594.50 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 593.76 m – 594.49 m

Boating and fishing at Calling Lake at Ranger Station

Slightly high water rarely causes problems on the water itself, though some low-lying shoreline spots may be wet.

Conditions at the shore change with the level, so check with the agency that runs the lake before a trip.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.0 mm.

17 Sat 10° 3° 1.2 mm, 47% Wind 34 km/h

18 Sun 10° 4° – Wind 24 km/h

19 Mon 11° 0° – Wind 11 km/h

20 Tue 10° 1° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 11° 2° – Wind 17 km/h

22 Thu 9° 0° – Wind 10 km/h

23 Fri 5° 1° – Wind 14 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:07 AM Sunset 06:30 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 44%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wandering River near Wandering RiverRiver gauge, Wandering River	0.87 m	Normal	+0.04 m	46 km
Pine Creek near GrasslandRiver gauge, Pine Creek	0.89 m	Very low	−0.01 m	51 km
Athabasca River at AthabascaRiver gauge, Athabasca River	1.40 m	High	−0.06 m	55 km
Fawcett Lake near SmithLake, Fawcett Lake	611.44 m	Very high	±0	56 km
Porter Creek above Baptiste LakeRiver gauge, Porter Creek	6.68 m	Very high	+0.01 m	59 km
Babette Creek near ColintonRiver gauge, Babette Creek	1.78 m	Normal	+0.04 m	63 km
Driftwood River near the MouthRiver gauge, Driftwood River	1.13 m	Very high	−0.01 m	66 km
Saulteaux River near SpurfieldRiver gauge, Saulteaux River	1.73 m	High	±0	66 km

Questions and answers

How does Calling Lake at Ranger Station compare with last year?

It is 0.52 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 593.80 m.

What is a normal level for Calling Lake at Ranger Station in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 594.05 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 593.84 m and 594.38 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Calling Lake at Ranger Station really 594.32 m deep?

No. 594.32 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Calling Lake at Ranger Station today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 03:45 PM MDT, the surface elevation was 594.32 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Calling Lake at Ranger Station rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Calling Lake at Ranger Station normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 11 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:07CB001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.21084, -113.19804 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: APPROXIMATE GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA 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
Surface elevation	594.32 m	2026-10-17 21:45	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Calling Lake at Ranger Station (eccc:07CB001). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/calling-lake-at-ranger-station

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