Watabeag Lake at Watabeag Lake Dam water level

Name: Watabeag Lake at Watabeag Lake Dam 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, Watabeag Lake, Ontario, Canada

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Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

316.93m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 05:20 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days 10 years Years compared

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 316.93 m, Watabeag Lake at Watabeag Lake Dam is far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.16 m below the median of 317.09 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 316.89 m and 316.96 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: 317.09 m0.16 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 316.94 m – 317.20 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 316.89 m – 316.96 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 316.90 m – 316.98 m

Swimming and boating at Watabeag Lake at Watabeag Lake Dam

Low water changes a lake fast for boaters. Some ramps get shorter or close, docks may be moved, and rocks and sandbars that are usually well under the surface come within reach of a prop.

If you swim, pick a spot with an easy way out, and remember that drop-offs move as the level changes.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 11° -2° – Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 13° 2° 1.8 mm, 54% Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 10° 2° – Wind 10 km/h

23 Fri 13° 2° – Wind 15 km/h

24 Sat 16° 6° – Wind 23 km/h

25 Sun 15° 5° 3.9 mm Wind 23 km/h

26 Mon 5° 1° 4.5 mm Wind 17 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:50 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Driftwood River at MonteithRiver gauge, Driftwood River	261.02 m	Normal	±0	40 km
Porcupine Lake near PorcupineLake, Porcupine Lake	97.60 m	Low	±0	52 km
Mountjoy River near TimminsRiver gauge, Mountjoy River	93.81 m	Normal	±0	59 km
Blanche River above EnglehartRiver gauge, Blanche River	25.50 m	Very low	+0.01 m	67 km

Questions and answers

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

The median for mid-October is 317.09 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 316.94 m and 317.20 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Watabeag Lake at Watabeag Lake Dam really 316.93 m deep?

No. 316.93 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 Watabeag Lake at Watabeag Lake Dam today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 05:20 PM EDT, the surface elevation was 316.93 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Watabeag Lake at Watabeag Lake Dam rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Watabeag Lake at Watabeag Lake Dam 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.

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:04MB005 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 48.29289, -80.54489 (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	316.93 m	2026-10-20 21:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Watabeag Lake at Watabeag Lake Dam (eccc:04MB005). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/watabeag-lake-at-watabeag-lake-dam

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