Isle Lake at Silver Sands water level

Name: Isle Lake at Silver Sands 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, Isle Lake, Alberta, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

729.80m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 07:40 AM MDT (47 min ago)

History

What this means

The water level at Isle Lake at Silver Sands reads 729.80 m, about where it usually sits at this time of year.

That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 729.82 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 729.98 m (−0.18 m).

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 729.79 m – 729.96 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: 729.82 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 729.49 m – 730.01 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 729.98 m−0.18 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 729.79 m – 729.96 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 729.81 m – 729.99 m

Boating and fishing at Isle Lake at Silver Sands

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

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 11° 3° – Wind 18 km/h

19 Mon 9° 2° – Wind 8 km/h

20 Tue 11° 1° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 12° -1° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 11° 1° 0.2 mm, 21% Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 4° 1° 15 mm, 57% Wind 29 km/h

24 Sat 1° -2° 1.7 mm, 33% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:12 AM Sunset 06:37 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 50%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sturgeon River near Magnolia BridgeRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	0.92 m	Very high	+0.01 m	14 km
Wabamun Lake at Sundance Power StationLake, Wabamun Lake	724.22 m	Normal	±0	15 km
Lac Ste. Anne at Alberta BeachLake, Lac Ste. Anne	723.06 m	High	−0.01 m	21 km
Pembina River near EntwistleRiver gauge, Pembina River	1.99 m	Very high	±0	23 km
Tomahawk Creek near TomahawkRiver gauge, Tomahawk Creek	1.43 m	Normal	+0.08 m	26 km
Coyote Creek near CherhillRiver gauge, Coyote Creek	1.35 m	Very high	±0	27 km
Kilini Creek at Twp Road No 543River gauge, Kilini Creek	8.61 m	Very low	−0.04 m	35 km
North Saskatchewan River at Highway No. 759River gauge, North Saskatchewan River	87.40 m	Very low	+0.07 m	36 km

Questions and answers

How does Isle Lake at Silver Sands compare with last year?

It is 0.18 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 729.98 m.

What is a normal level for Isle Lake at Silver Sands in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 729.82 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 729.49 m and 730.01 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Isle Lake at Silver Sands really 729.80 m deep?

No. 729.80 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 Isle Lake at Silver Sands today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 07:40 AM MDT, the surface elevation was 729.80 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Isle Lake at Silver Sands rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Isle Lake at Silver Sands 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05EA008 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.63450, -114.66516 (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	729.80 m	2026-10-18 13:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Isle Lake at Silver Sands (eccc:05EA008). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/isle-lake-at-silver-sands

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