Fawcett Lake near Smith water level

Name: Fawcett Lake near Smith 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, Fawcett Lake, Alberta, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Surface elevation

611.44m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 10:45 AM MDT (59 min ago)

History

What this means

There is plenty of water in Fawcett Lake near Smith: 611.44 m, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.04 m above the median of 611.40 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 611.24 m (+0.19 m).

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 611.34 m and 611.46 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: 611.40 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 611.25 m – 611.43 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 611.24 m+0.19 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 611.34 m – 611.46 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 611.24 m – 611.45 m

Swimming and boating at Fawcett Lake near Smith

High water can flood ramps, parking areas and shoreline campsites, and it carries floating debris. Expect some no-wake zones to be extended.

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: 3.7 mm.

18 Sun 10° 2° – Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 10° 0° – Wind 6 km/h

20 Tue 10° 0° – Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 11° 0° – Wind 12 km/h

22 Thu 10° -1° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 5° 0° 16 mm, 59% Wind 20 km/h

24 Sat 1° -2° 10 mm, 53% Wind 20 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:13 AM Sunset 06:31 PM Daylight 10 hr, 18 min First quarter 51%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Driftwood River near the MouthRiver gauge, Driftwood River	1.10 m	Very high	−0.03 m	13 km
Saulteaux River near SpurfieldRiver gauge, Saulteaux River	1.73 m	High	−0.01 m	21 km
Lesser Slave River at Slave LakeRiver gauge, Lesser Slave River	576.56 m	High	+0.06 m	44 km
Lesser Slave Lake at Slave LakeLake, Lesser Slave Lake	576.91 m	High	+0.06 m	45 km
Sawridge Creek near Slave LakeRiver gauge, Sawridge Creek	1.93 m	High	+0.14 m	46 km
Lily Creek near Slave LakeRiver gauge, Lily Creek	92.61 m	Very high	+0.02 m	48 km
Calling Lake at Ranger StationLake, Calling Lake	594.32 m	High	−0.06 m	56 km
Willow River near WabascaRiver gauge, Willow River	2.54 m	Very high	−0.02 m	67 km

Questions and answers

How does Fawcett Lake near Smith compare with last year?

It is 0.19 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 611.24 m.

What is a normal level for Fawcett Lake near Smith in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 611.40 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 611.25 m and 611.43 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Fawcett Lake near Smith really 611.44 m deep?

No. 611.44 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 Fawcett Lake near Smith today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 10:45 AM MDT, the surface elevation was 611.44 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Fawcett Lake near Smith rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Fawcett Lake near Smith normal?

Very 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:07BK008 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.31972, -114.05517 (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	611.44 m	2026-10-18 16:45	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Fawcett Lake near Smith (eccc:07BK008). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/fawcett-lake-near-smith

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