Sylvan Lake at Sylvan Lake water level

Name: Sylvan Lake at Sylvan Lake 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, Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada

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Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

936.00m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 05:15 AM MDT (34 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 10 years Years compared

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Sylvan Lake at Sylvan Lake is far below normal for mid-October, with the water level at 936.00 m.

That puts it 0.57 m below the median of 936.57 m for mid-October, based on 10 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 935.98 m and 936.13 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 10 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 936.57 m0.57 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 936.25 m – 936.69 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (10 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 935.98 m – 936.13 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 936.02 m – 936.12 m

On the water at Sylvan Lake at Sylvan Lake

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

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 13° -1° – Wind 16 km/h

19 Mon 10° -1° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 11° -1° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 14° -1° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 16° 1° – Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 8° 2° 3.5 mm, 53% Wind 27 km/h

24 Sat 1° -3° 0.1 mm, 20% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:08 AM Sunset 06:37 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 49%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Medicine River near EckvilleRiver gauge, Medicine River	1.81 m	Very high	−0.01 m	16 km
Red Deer River at Red DeerRiver gauge, Red Deer River	2.55 m	Normal	±0	20 km
Waskasoo Creek at Red DeerRiver gauge, Waskasoo Creek	1.17 m	Very high	−0.01 m	21 km
Blindman River near BlackfaldsRiver gauge, Blindman River	1.06 m	High	−0.01 m	22 km
Lasthill Creek near EckvilleRiver gauge, Lasthill Creek	24.39 m	Normal	±0	25 km
Dickson Dam Tunnel OutletRiver gauge	1.32 m	Low	±0	29 km
Gleniffer Reservoir near DicksonReservoir, Gleniffer Reservoir	947.86 m	Normal	−0.01 m	31 km
Little Red Deer River near the MouthRiver gauge, Little Red Deer River	0.94 m	High	±0	32 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Sylvan Lake at Sylvan Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 936.57 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 936.25 m and 936.69 m, based on 10 years of records.

Is Sylvan Lake at Sylvan Lake really 936.00 m deep?

No. 936.00 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 Sylvan Lake at Sylvan Lake today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 05:15 AM MDT, the surface elevation was 936.00 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Sylvan Lake at Sylvan Lake rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Sylvan Lake at Sylvan Lake normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 10 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:05CC003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.31137, -114.10332 (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	936.00 m	2026-10-18 11:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Sylvan Lake at Sylvan Lake (eccc:05CC003). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/sylvan-lake-at-sylvan-lake

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