Kootenay Lake at Queens Bay water level

Name: Kootenay Lake at Queens Bay 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, Kootenay Lake, British Columbia, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

531.30m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 16, 2026, 03:15 PM MDT (51 min ago)

History

What this means

The water level at Kootenay Lake at Queens Bay reads 531.30 m, about where it usually sits at this time of year.

The median for mid-October is 531.28 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.02 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 531.26 m, a difference of +0.04 m.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 531.30 m – 531.37 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: 531.28 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 530.91 m – 531.46 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 531.26 m+0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 531.30 m – 531.37 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 531.25 m – 531.98 m

Boating and fishing at Kootenay Lake at Queens Bay

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 08:11 AM Sunset 06:56 PM Daylight 10h 45m First quarter 34 %

Map

Other gauges on the Kootenay Lake

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Kootenay Lake at KuskonookLake, Kootenay Lake	531.44 m	Normal	−0.01 m	44 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Redfish Creek near HarropRiver gauge, Redfish Creek	4.65 m	High	0.00 m	9.7 km
Duhamel Creek above DiversionsRiver gauge, Duhamel Creek	0.63 m	Normal	0.00 m	24 km
Keen Creek below Kyawats CreekRiver gauge, Keen Creek	1.10 m	Normal	0.00 m	28 km
Kaslo River below Kemp CreekRiver gauge, Kaslo River	1.97 m	Normal	−0.01 m	28 km
Anderson Creek near NelsonRiver gauge, Anderson Creek	0.03 m	Low	0.00 m	29 km
St. Mary River below Morris CreekRiver gauge, St. Mary River	1.40 m	Normal	0.00 m	37 km
Lemon Creek above South Lemon CreekRiver gauge, Lemon Creek	0.74 m	Normal	0.00 m	37 km
Slocan River near Crescent ValleyRiver gauge, Slocan River	0.79 m	Normal	−0.01 m	51 km

Questions and answers

Is Kootenay Lake at Queens Bay higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 531.26 m.

How often is Kootenay Lake at Queens Bay 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, 03:15 PM MDT.

What is the water level of Kootenay Lake at Queens Bay today?

On Oct 16, 2026, 03:15 PM MDT, the surface elevation was 531.30 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Kootenay Lake at Queens Bay rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kootenay Lake at Queens Bay 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:08NH064 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.65404, -116.93032 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM 1928 ADJUSTMENT
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`	531.30 m	2026-10-16 21:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Kootenay Lake at Queens Bay (eccc:08NH064). Accessed October 16, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/kootenay-lake-at-queens-bay

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.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer