Reindeer Lake at Southend water level

Name: Reindeer Lake at Southend 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, Reindeer Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Surface elevation

336.66m Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 11:10 AM CST (2 hours ago)

History

What this means

There is plenty of water in Reindeer Lake at Southend: 336.66 m, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.47 m above the median of 336.19 m for mid-October, based on 7 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 336.20 m (+0.46 m).

The water is rising: up 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 336.47 m and 336.84 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 7 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 336.19 m0.47 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 335.15 m – 336.47 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)
Same day last year: 336.20 m+0.46 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 336.47 m – 336.84 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 336.09 m – 336.80 m

Swimming and boating at Reindeer Lake at Southend

High water can flood ramps, parking areas and shoreline campsites, and it carries floating debris. Expect some no-wake zones to be extended.

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

Rain in the last 3 days: 11 mm.

18 Sun 10° 5° 5.4 mm, 100% Wind 32 km/h

19 Mon 11° 3° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 10° 4° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 12° 3° – Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 12° 4° – Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 8° 5° 12 mm, 80% Wind 17 km/h

24 Sat 9° 0° 40 mm, 86% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 05:46 PM Daylight 10 hr, 14 min First quarter 52%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Reindeer River above Devil RapidsRiver gauge, Reindeer River	7.35 m	Normal	±0	18 km
Wapiskau River above White LakeRiver gauge, Wapiskau River	7.85 m	Low	+0.02 m	37 km

Questions and answers

How does Reindeer Lake at Southend compare with last year?

It is 0.46 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 336.20 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 336.19 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 335.15 m and 336.47 m, based on 7 years of records.

Is Reindeer Lake at Southend really 336.66 m deep?

No. 336.66 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 Reindeer Lake at Southend today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 11:10 AM CST, the surface elevation was 336.66 m. Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Reindeer Lake at Southend rising or falling?

Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Reindeer Lake at Southend normal?

Very high for mid-October. Compared with 7 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:06DB004 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 56.33837, -103.28401 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM PRIOR TO 1928 ADJ.
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	336.66 m	2026-10-18 17:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Reindeer Lake at Southend (eccc:06DB004). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/reindeer-lake-at-southend

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