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Point Lake near the Outlet water level

Lake, Point Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

7.66m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

7.5 8.0

History

History
7.58.0mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 197.58.0mOct 13Oct 16Oct 19
7.58.08.5mSep 20Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 197.58.08.5mSep 20Oct 5Oct 19
789mOct 2016Apr 2019Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026789mOct 2016Oct 2021Oct 2026
789mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026789mJanAprJulOct2026

202020212022202320242026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Point Lake near the Outlet is at 7.66 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.10 m below the median of 7.76 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings.

It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 7.63 m and 7.78 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
7.76 m0.10 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
7.39 m – 8.30 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
7.63 m – 7.78 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
7.66 m – 7.77 m

On the water at Point Lake near the Outlet

Normal levels mean few surprises on the water: ramps in use and the shoreline where you expect it.

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: 28 mm.

19 Mon -7° -9° 0.7 mm, 76% Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue -2° -7° – Wind 22 km/h
21 Wed 2° -2° 0.2 mm Wind 20 km/h
22 Thu -2° -8° – Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri -5° -10° – Wind 9 km/h
24 Sat -5° -9° – Wind 12 km/h
25 Sun -2° -8° – Wind 15 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:44 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 9 hr, 16 min First quarter 63%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Coppermine River at Outlet of Point LakeRiver gauge, Coppermine River 94.0 m³/s Normal +3.20 m³/s 1.4 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Point Lake near the Outlet in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.76 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.39 m and 8.30 m, based on 11 years of records.

What is the water level of Point Lake near the Outlet today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 05:15 PM MDT, the water level was 7.66 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Point Lake near the Outlet rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Point Lake near the Outlet 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:10PB003 (Agency page)
Coordinates
65.40444, -113.99492 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 7.66 m 2026-10-19 23:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Point Lake near the Outlet (eccc:10PB003). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/northwest-territories/point-lake-near-the-outlet

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.