Skaha Lake at Okanagan Falls water level

Name: Skaha Lake at Okanagan Falls 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, Skaha Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

2.43m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 04:00 PM MDT (43 min ago)

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The water level at Skaha Lake at Okanagan Falls reads 2.43 m, about where it usually sits at this time of year.

That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 2.44 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 2.42 m – 2.46 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: 2.44 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.35 m – 2.49 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.42 m – 2.46 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.43 m – 2.45 m

Boating and fishing at Skaha Lake at Okanagan Falls

A lake in its usual range is what most ramps, docks and swimming areas are built for.

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

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 08:26 AM Sunset 07:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Okanagan River at PentictonRiver gauge, Okanagan River	1.63 m	Low	−0.02 m	8.5 km
Okanagan River at Okanagan FallsRiver gauge, Okanagan River	1.37 m	Very low	−0.01 m	9.4 km
Shatford Creek near PentictonRiver gauge, Shatford Creek	1.06 m	Very low	±0	13 km
Trout Creek at the MouthRiver gauge, Trout Creek	3.14 m	Normal	+0.01 m	16 km
Vaseux Lake near the OutletLake, Vaseux Lake	7.88 m	High	±0	17 km
Okanagan River below McIntyre DamRiver gauge, Okanagan River	1.19 m	Very low	±0	19 km
Keremeos Creek below Willis IntakeRiver gauge, Keremeos Creek	0.59 m	Very low	±0	26 km
Dennis Creek near 1780 Metre ContourRiver gauge, Dennis Creek	0.00 m³/s	Very low	±0	26 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Skaha Lake at Okanagan Falls in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.44 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.35 m and 2.49 m, based on 11 years of records.

What is the water level of Skaha Lake at Okanagan Falls today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 04:00 PM MDT, the water level was 2.43 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Skaha Lake at Okanagan Falls rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Skaha Lake at Okanagan Falls 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:08NM084 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.42642, -119.57508 (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	2.43 m	2026-10-19 22:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Skaha Lake at Okanagan Falls (eccc:08NM084). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/skaha-lake-at-okanagan-falls

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