Spednic Lake at St. Croix water level

Name: Spednic Lake at St. Croix 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, Spednic Lake, New Brunswick, Canada

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Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

115.23m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 12:20 PM EDT (2 hours ago)

History

What this means

Spednic Lake at St. Croix is far below normal for mid-October, with the water level at 115.23 m.

The median for mid-October is 115.83 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.61 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 115.30 m, a difference of −0.08 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 115.23 m and 115.55 m.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 115.83 m0.61 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 115.29 m – 116.73 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 115.30 m−0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 115.23 m – 115.55 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 115.06 m – 115.58 m

On the water at Spednic Lake at St. Croix

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

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.4 mm.

19 Mon 12° -2° – Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 11° 2° – Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 11° 0° – Wind 12 km/h

22 Thu 13° 1° – Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 9° 0° – Wind 23 km/h

24 Sat 11° -2° – Wind 12 km/h

25 Sun 14° 0° – Wind 9 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 06:52 AM Sunset 05:39 PM Daylight 10 hr, 47 min First quarter 61%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
St. Croix River at Vanceboro, MaineRiver gauge, St. Croix River	4.29 ft	Below flood stage	±0	0.1 mi
Magaguadavic Lake near Upper MagaguadavicLake, Magaguadavic Lake	115.93 m	Normal	±0	25 km
Lewy Lake at Princeton, MaineLake, Lewy Lake	200.81 ft	Normal	±0	25 mi
Dennis Stream near St. StephenRiver gauge, Dennis Stream	1.42 m	Very low	−0.01 m	42 km
Shogomoc Stream near Trans Canada HighwayRiver gauge, Shogomoc Stream	0.43 m	Low	±0	42 km
St. Croix River at Baring, MaineRiver gauge, St. Croix River	4.51 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	30 mi
West Grand Lake at Grand Lake Stream, MaineLake, West Grand Lake	296.16 ft	Very low	−0.05 ft	32 mi
Grand Lake Stream at Grand Lake Stream, MaineRiver gauge, Grand Lake Stream	2.56 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	32 mi

Questions and answers

Is Spednic Lake at St. Croix higher than last year?

No, it is 0.08 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 115.30 m.

What is a normal level for Spednic Lake at St. Croix in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 115.83 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 115.29 m and 116.73 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Spednic Lake at St. Croix really 115.23 m deep?

No. 115.23 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 Spednic Lake at St. Croix today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 12:20 PM EDT, the surface elevation was 115.23 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Spednic Lake at St. Croix rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Spednic Lake at St. Croix 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:01AR010 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.56922, -67.42725 (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	115.23 m	2026-10-19 16:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Spednic Lake at St. Croix (eccc:01AR010). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/new-brunswick/spednic-lake-at-st-croix

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