Shuswap Lake at Blind Bay water level

Name: Shuswap Lake at Blind 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, Shuswap Lake, British Columbia, Canada

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Latest reading

Surface elevation

345.05m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 04:15 PM MDT (43 min ago)

History

What this means

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada reports Shuswap Lake at Blind Bay at 345.05 m. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this lake yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 345.04 m – 345.16 m.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to −0.05 m.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Same day last year: 344.99 m+0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 345.04 m – 345.16 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 344.98 m – 345.28 m

Boating and fishing at Shuswap Lake at Blind Bay

Use the recent trend to judge conditions. A fast rise or fall shows up at docks and beaches within days.

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.

19 Mon 16° 6° – Wind 8 km/h

20 Tue 17° 4° – Wind 8 km/h

21 Wed 16° 2° – Wind 7 km/h

22 Thu 16° 4° – Wind 6 km/h

23 Fri 12° 3° 0.4 mm, 21% Wind 9 km/h

24 Sat 10° 0° – Wind 5 km/h

25 Sun 9° 4° – Wind 4 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:28 AM Sunset 06:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Corning Creek near SquilaxRiver gauge, Corning Creek	0.89 m	Low	±0	10 km
Adams River near SquilaxRiver gauge, Adams River	33.1 m³/s	Low	−0.60 m³/s	19 km
Adams Lake near SquilaxLake, Adams Lake	1.77 m	Low	−0.01 m	21 km
Chase Creek above the MouthRiver gauge, Chase Creek	0.49 m	Very low	±0	22 km
Salmon River near Salmon ArmRiver gauge, Salmon River	−0.22 m	Very low	±0	22 km
East Canoe Creek above DamRiver gauge, East Canoe Creek	0.02 m	Low	±0	25 km
South Thompson River at ChaseRiver gauge, South Thompson River	1.32 m	Low	−0.01 m	28 km
Eagle River near MalakwaRiver gauge, Eagle River	1.15 m	Low	−0.01 m	42 km

Questions and answers

How does Shuswap Lake at Blind Bay compare with last year?

It is 0.05 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 344.99 m.

Is Shuswap Lake at Blind Bay really 345.05 m deep?

No. 345.05 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 Shuswap Lake at Blind Bay today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 04:15 PM MDT, the surface elevation was 345.05 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Shuswap Lake at Blind Bay rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Shuswap Lake at Blind Bay normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

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:08LE111 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.88804, -119.39408 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: 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	345.05 m	2026-10-19 22:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Shuswap Lake at Blind Bay (eccc:08LE111). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/shuswap-lake-at-blind-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