Cypress Lake West Inflow Canal water level

Name: Cypress Lake West Inflow Canal 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

Canal gauge, Saskatchewan, Canada

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.19m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 01:30 PM CST (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.00 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Cypress Lake West Inflow Canal is running below normal at 0.19 m.

That puts it 0.34 m below the median of 0.53 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.26 m (−0.07 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.19 m and 0.21 m.

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.53 m0.34 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.13 m – 0.78 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.26 m−0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.19 m – 0.21 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.19 m – 1.16 m

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 13° 1° – Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 16° 0° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 12° 5° – Wind 35 km/h

21 Wed 17° 4° – Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 19° 8° – Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 12° 1° 5.7 mm, 52% Wind 44 km/h

24 Sat 2° -2° 2.6 mm, 43% Wind 45 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:24 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 52%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cypress Lake West Inflow Canal DrainCanal gauge	0.35 m	Very low	±0	0.6 km
Cypress Lake West Outflow CanalCanal gauge	0.25 m	Very low	±0	2.2 km
Battle Creek below Wilson'S WeirRiver gauge, Battle Creek	1.08 m	Very high	±0	3.0 km
Richardson Ditch near ConsulRiver gauge, Richardson Ditch	0.68 m	Normal	±0	14 km
Cypress LakeLake	974.12 m	Very low	+0.02 m	16 km
Gaff Ditch near MerryflatRiver gauge, Gaff Ditch	0.49 m	Very low	±0	16 km
McKinnon Ditch near ConsulRiver gauge, McKinnon Ditch	0.53 m	Low	±0	18 km
Belanger Creek Diversion to Cypress LakeCanal gauge	0.03 m	Very low	±0	19 km

Questions and answers

How does the Cypress Lake West Inflow Canal compare with last year?

It is 0.07 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.26 m.

What is a normal level for the Cypress Lake West Inflow Canal in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.53 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.13 m and 0.78 m, based on 16 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.19 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Cypress Lake West Inflow Canal today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 01:30 PM CST, the water level was 0.19 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cypress Lake West Inflow Canal rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Cypress Lake West Inflow Canal normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 16 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:11AB078 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.47172, -109.61942 (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	0.19 m	2026-10-18 19:30	Provisional
Flow	0.00 m³/s	2026-10-18 19:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Cypress Lake West Inflow Canal (eccc:11AB078). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/cypress-lake-west-inflow-canal

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