Winagami Lake at Provincial Park water level

Name: Winagami Lake at Provincial Park 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, Winagami Lake, Alberta, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Surface elevation

621.91m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 16, 2026, 02:25 PM MDT (2 hours ago)

History

What this means

Winagami Lake at Provincial Park is well above normal at 621.91 m.

The median for mid-October is 621.77 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.14 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 621.44 m, a difference of +0.47 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 621.88 m and 622.03 m.

Many reservoirs reach their low point of the year in fall, before winter rain and snow start the refill.

Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 621.77 m0.14 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 621.45 m – 621.83 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 621.44 m+0.47 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 621.88 m – 622.03 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 621.43 m – 621.93 m

On the water at Winagami Lake at Provincial Park

Above-normal levels often mean flooded shoreline trees and debris on the surface. Slow down near the edges.

Wear a life jacket on the water. Most boating deaths involve people who were not wearing one.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 08:20 AM Sunset 06:46 PM Daylight 10h 26m First quarter 34 %

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
South Heart Reservoir near McLennanReservoir, South Heart Reservoir	625.84 m	High	+0.01 m	8.4 km
West Prairie River near High PrairieRiver gauge, West Prairie River	2.76 m	High	−0.02 m	23 km
South Heart River near Big Prairie SettlementRiver gauge, South Heart River	25.28 m	Very high	+0.02 m	25 km
South Heart River near PeavineRiver gauge, South Heart River	5.05 m	Very high	+0.01 m	28 km
East Prairie River near EnildaRiver gauge, East Prairie River	3.09 m	Very high	−0.01 m	32 km
Little Smoky River near GuyRiver gauge, Little Smoky River	3.24 m	Very high	−0.01 m	35 km
Peavine Creek near FalherRiver gauge, Peavine Creek	3.91 m	Very high	0.00 m	36 km
Salt Creek near GrouardRiver gauge, Salt Creek	2.18 m	Very high	−0.01 m	36 km

Questions and answers

Is Winagami Lake at Provincial Park higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.47 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 621.44 m.

How often is Winagami Lake at Provincial Park updated?

Several times an hour. New readings from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada appear here as they arrive. Latest: Oct 16, 2026, 02:25 PM MDT.

What is the water level of Winagami Lake at Provincial Park today?

On Oct 16, 2026, 02:25 PM MDT, the surface elevation was 621.91 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Winagami Lake at Provincial Park rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Winagami Lake at Provincial Park 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.

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:07BF006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.62426, -116.68278 (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 `elevation`	621.91 m	2026-10-16 20:25	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Winagami Lake at Provincial Park (eccc:07BF006). Accessed October 16, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/winagami-lake-at-provincial-park

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