Lac Ste. Anne at Alberta Beach water level

Name: Lac Ste. Anne at Alberta Beach 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, Lac Ste. Anne, Alberta, Canada

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High for mid-October

Surface elevation

723.06m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 07:40 AM MDT (2 hours ago)

History

What this means

Lac Ste. Anne at Alberta Beach is above normal at 723.06 m.

The median for mid-October is 722.59 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.47 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 722.18 m, a difference of +0.88 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 723.03 m and 723.33 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: 722.59 m0.47 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 722.20 m – 723.23 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 722.18 m+0.88 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 723.03 m – 723.33 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 722.14 m – 723.10 m

On the water at Lac Ste. Anne at Alberta Beach

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.

18 Sun 11° 3° – Wind 18 km/h

19 Mon 9° 2° – Wind 8 km/h

20 Tue 11° 1° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 12° 0° – Wind 12 km/h

22 Thu 11° 1° – Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 5° 1° 17 mm, 58% Wind 30 km/h

24 Sat 1° -2° 2.0 mm, 35% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:11 AM Sunset 06:35 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 50%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Kilini Creek at Twp Road No 543River gauge, Kilini Creek	8.61 m	Very low	−0.04 m	15 km
Isle Lake at Silver SandsLake, Isle Lake	729.80 m	Normal	−0.01 m	21 km
Wabamun Lake at Sundance Power StationLake, Wabamun Lake	724.22 m	Normal	±0	22 km
Lac La Nonne at Lac La NonneLake, Lac La Nonne	663.76 m	High	+0.01 m	26 km
Coyote Creek near CherhillRiver gauge, Coyote Creek	1.35 m	Very high	±0	30 km
Atim Creek at Century RoadRiver gauge, Atim Creek	8.58 m	Low	−0.01 m	33 km
Sturgeon River near Magnolia BridgeRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	0.92 m	Very high	+0.01 m	35 km
Sturgeon River near VilleneuveRiver gauge, Sturgeon River	0.88 m	Normal	±0	39 km

Questions and answers

Is Lac Ste. Anne at Alberta Beach higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.88 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 722.18 m.

What is a normal level for Lac Ste. Anne at Alberta Beach in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 722.59 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 722.20 m and 723.23 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Lac Ste. Anne at Alberta Beach really 723.06 m deep?

No. 723.06 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 Lac Ste. Anne at Alberta Beach today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 07:40 AM MDT, the surface elevation was 723.06 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Lac Ste. Anne at Alberta Beach rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Lac Ste. Anne at Alberta Beach 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05EA006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.67765, -114.35700 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: APPROXIMATE 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	723.06 m	2026-10-18 13:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Lac Ste. Anne at Alberta Beach (eccc:05EA006). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/lac-ste-anne-at-alberta-beach

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