Wokas Lake near Campbell River water level

Name: Wokas Lake near Campbell River 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, Wokas Lake, British Columbia, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

2.38m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 16, 2026, 01:20 PM PDT (2 hours ago)

History

What this means

Wokas Lake near Campbell River is below normal for mid-October, with the water level at 2.38 m.

That puts it 0.88 m below the median of 3.25 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 3.41 m (−1.03 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 2.38 m and 2.64 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: 3.25 m0.88 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.35 m – 3.60 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 3.41 m−1.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.38 m – 2.64 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.39 m – 5.18 m

On the water at Wokas Lake near Campbell River

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 River at Argonaut BridgeRiver gauge, Quinsam River	0.45 m	Very low	0.00 m	3.4 km
Quinsam Diversion near Campbell RiverCanal gauge, Quinsam Diversion	1.00 m	Very low	0.00 m	3.8 km
Buttle Lake above Upper Campbell LakeLake, Buttle Lake	214.14 m	Very low	−0.07 m	9.7 km
Upper Campbell Lake at Strathcona DamLake, Upper Campbell Lake	214.09 m	Very low	−0.06 m	10 km
Quinsam River below Lower Quinsam LakeRiver gauge, Quinsam River	2.17 m	Very low	0.00 m	15 km
Elk River above Campbell LakeRiver gauge, Elk River	4.50 m	Normal	−0.05 m	20 km
Oyster River below Woodhus CreekRiver gauge, Oyster River	0.59 m	Very low	0.00 m	22 km
Quinsam River near Campbell RiverRiver gauge, Quinsam River	0.70 m	Very low	0.00 m	22 km

Questions and answers

How does Wokas Lake near Campbell River compare with last year?

It is 1.03 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 3.41 m.

How often is Wokas Lake near Campbell River 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, 01:20 PM PDT.

What is the water level of Wokas Lake near Campbell River today?

On Oct 16, 2026, 01:20 PM PDT, the water level was 2.38 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Wokas Lake near Campbell River rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Wokas Lake near Campbell River normal?

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:08HD025 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.91028, -125.54639 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum (assumed 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
Water level `stage`	2.38 m	2026-10-16 20:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Wokas Lake near Campbell River (eccc:08HD025). Accessed October 16, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/wokas-lake-near-campbell-river

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