Wabamun Lake at Sundance Power Station water level

Name: Wabamun Lake at Sundance Power 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, Wabamun Lake, Alberta, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

724.22m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 06:45 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

History

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Nothing unusual at Wabamun Lake at Sundance Power Station right now: the water level of 724.22 m is in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 724.45 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.23 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 724.18 m and 724.28 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: 724.45 m0.23 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 723.97 m – 724.67 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 724.18 m – 724.28 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 724.22 m – 724.27 m

Swimming and boating at Wabamun Lake at Sundance Power Station

At a normal level, ramps and marinas generally run as usual, and fishing tends to follow the season more than the water level.

If you swim, pick a spot with an easy way out, and remember that drop-offs move as the level changes.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.7 mm.

18 Sun 11° 3° – Wind 17 km/h

19 Mon 9° 3° – Wind 8 km/h

20 Tue 11° 1° – Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 10° -1° – Wind 10 km/h

22 Thu 12° 1° – Wind 10 km/h

23 Fri 4° 1° 5.5 mm, 61% Wind 27 km/h

24 Sat 1° -1° 1.4 mm, 27% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:13 AM Sunset 06:34 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 59%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Isle Lake at Silver SandsLake, Isle Lake	729.80 m	Normal	−0.01 m	15 km
Tomahawk Creek near TomahawkRiver gauge, Tomahawk Creek	1.31 m	Normal	−0.12 m	18 km
Sturgeon River near Magnolia BridgeRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	0.93 m	Very high	+0.02 m	22 km
Lac Ste. Anne at Alberta BeachLake, Lac Ste. Anne	723.05 m	High	±0	22 km
North Saskatchewan River at Highway No. 759River gauge, North Saskatchewan River	87.49 m	Low	+0.09 m	26 km
Pembina River near EntwistleRiver gauge, Pembina River	1.99 m	Very high	±0	31 km
Kilini Creek at Twp Road No 543River gauge, Kilini Creek	8.60 m	Very low	−0.02 m	33 km
Coyote Creek near CherhillRiver gauge, Coyote Creek	1.36 m	Very high	+0.01 m	40 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Wabamun Lake at Sundance Power Station in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 724.45 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 723.97 m and 724.67 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Wabamun Lake at Sundance Power Station really 724.22 m deep?

No. 724.22 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 Wabamun Lake at Sundance Power Station today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 06:45 AM MDT, the surface elevation was 724.22 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Wabamun Lake at Sundance Power Station rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Wabamun Lake at Sundance Power Station normal?

Normal 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.

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:05DE002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.51658, -114.56089 (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	724.22 m	2026-10-19 12:45	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Wabamun Lake at Sundance Power Station (eccc:05DE002). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/wabamun-lake-at-sundance-power-station

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