Upper Campbell Lake at Strathcona Dam water level

Name: Upper Campbell Lake at Strathcona Dam 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, Upper Campbell Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

214.09m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 16, 2026, 02:15 PM PDT (49 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 10 years Years compared

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Upper Campbell Lake at Strathcona Dam is far below normal for mid-October, with the water level at 214.09 m.

That puts it 1.79 m below the median of 215.88 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings.

It has dropped 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. With the water still dropping, the shoreline keeps moving out. In the last month it has stayed between 214.09 m and 215.70 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: 215.88 m1.79 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 215.17 m – 216.85 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 214.09 m – 215.70 m

On the water at Upper Campbell Lake at Strathcona Dam

A receding shoreline opens up beaches but also uncovers hazards: stumps, rocks and soft mud that are usually well under water.

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 07:46 AM Sunset 06:31 PM Daylight 10h 44m First quarter 34 %

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Quinsam Diversion near Campbell RiverCanal gauge, Quinsam Diversion	1.00 m	Very low	0.00 m	7.6 km
Quinsam River at Argonaut BridgeRiver gauge, Quinsam River	0.45 m	Very low	0.00 m	9.3 km
Wokas Lake near Campbell RiverLake, Wokas Lake	2.38 m	Low	−0.01 m	10 km
Buttle Lake above Upper Campbell LakeLake, Buttle Lake	214.14 m	Very low	−0.07 m	18 km
Quinsam River below Lower Quinsam LakeRiver gauge, Quinsam River	2.17 m	Very low	0.00 m	19 km
Quinsam River near Campbell RiverRiver gauge, Quinsam River	0.70 m	Very low	0.00 m	21 km
Campbell River near Campbell River CablewayRiver gauge, Campbell River	4.22 m	Very low	0.00 m	22 km
Elk River above Campbell LakeRiver gauge, Elk River	4.50 m	Normal	−0.05 m	22 km

Questions and answers

How often is Upper Campbell Lake at Strathcona Dam 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, 02:15 PM PDT.

Is Upper Campbell Lake at Strathcona Dam rising or falling?

It is falling, by 0.06 m over the past 24 hours.

What is the water level of Upper Campbell Lake at Strathcona Dam today?

On Oct 16, 2026, 02:15 PM PDT, the surface elevation was 214.09 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Upper Campbell Lake at Strathcona Dam rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.69 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Upper Campbell Lake at Strathcona Dam normal?

Very low 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:08HD031 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.99694, -125.58656 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (LOCAL 1970 ADJ.)
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`	214.09 m	2026-10-16 21:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Upper Campbell Lake at Strathcona Dam (eccc:08HD031). Accessed October 16, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/upper-campbell-lake-at-strathcona-dam

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