Smoke Lake at Algonquin Provincial Park water level

Name: Smoke Lake at Algonquin Provincial Park 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, Smoke Lake, Ontario, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

9.18m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 07:30 AM EDT (2 hours ago)

History

What this means

Smoke Lake at Algonquin Provincial Park is above normal at 9.18 m.

The median for mid-October is 9.10 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.08 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 9.10 m, a difference of +0.08 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 9.07 m and 9.19 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: 9.10 m0.08 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 9.00 m – 9.19 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 9.10 m+0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 9.07 m – 9.19 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 9.08 m – 9.25 m

On the water at Smoke Lake at Algonquin Provincial Park

With the level a bit above normal, expect a shoreline slightly higher up than usual and the odd floating branch.

Wear a life jacket on the water. Most boating deaths involve people who were not wearing one.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 12° 1° – Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 12° 1° – Wind 10 km/h

22 Thu 15° 5° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 12° 1° – Wind 10 km/h

24 Sat 14° 1° – Wind 9 km/h

25 Sun 16° 4° – Wind 19 km/h

26 Mon 11° 2° – Wind 20 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:22 PM Daylight 10 hr, 44 min First quarter 68%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Kawagama Lake at Russell LandingLake, Kawagama Lake	8.74 m	Normal	±0	32 km
Oxtongue River near DwightRiver gauge, Oxtongue River	3.05 m	Low	+0.03 m	34 km
Big East River near HuntsvilleRiver gauge, Big East River	5.18 m	Low	−0.02 m	40 km
Magnetawan River near EmsdaleRiver gauge, Magnetawan River	7.50 m	Low	±0	46 km
Fairy Lake at HuntsvilleLake, Fairy Lake	6.27 m	Normal	±0	47 km
North Magnetawan River above Pickerel LakeRiver gauge, North Magnetawan River	1.39 m	Low	−0.01 m	51 km
Doe Lake near KatrineLake, Doe Lake	7.08 m	Normal	±0	52 km
Lake of Bays at BaysvilleLake, Lake of Bays	10.22 m	Normal	+0.01 m	55 km

Questions and answers

Is Smoke Lake at Algonquin Provincial Park higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.08 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 9.10 m.

What is a normal level for Smoke Lake at Algonquin Provincial Park in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 9.10 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 9.00 m and 9.19 m, based on 11 years of records.

What is the water level of Smoke Lake at Algonquin Provincial Park today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 07:30 AM EDT, the water level was 9.18 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Smoke Lake at Algonquin Provincial Park rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Smoke Lake at Algonquin Provincial Park normal?

High 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:02EB022 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.54156, -78.69539 (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	9.18 m	2026-10-20 11:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Smoke Lake at Algonquin Provincial Park (eccc:02EB022). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/smoke-lake-at-algonquin-provincial-park

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