Buffalo Lake near Erskine water level

Name: Buffalo Lake near Erskine 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, Buffalo Lake, Alberta, Canada

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Very low for early October

Surface elevation

779.59m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 4, 2026, 04:00 AM MDT (15 days ago)

This gauge last reported 15 days ago. The value may be out of date; check the agency page before you rely on it.

History

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water is short at Buffalo Lake near Erskine: the latest reading of 779.59 m is far below normal for early October. That reading is from Oct 4, 2026, 04:00 AM MDT, so the gauge may be offline or reporting late.

The median for early October is 780.68 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 1.09 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 779.66 m, a difference of −0.07 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours.

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: 780.68 m1.09 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 779.98 m – 780.91 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 779.66 m−0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 779.59 m – 779.64 m

Boating and fishing at Buffalo Lake near Erskine

At low levels, launching can mean a long walk or a closed ramp, and shallow points stick out further than charts suggest.

Conditions at the shore change with the level, so check with the agency that runs the lake before a trip.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 13° 2° – Wind 27 km/h

19 Mon 10° 2° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 12° 0° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 14° 3° – Wind 18 km/h

22 Thu 15° 2° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 8° 1° 3.5 mm, 58% Wind 33 km/h

24 Sat 1° -1° 0.1 mm, 29% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:03 AM Sunset 06:32 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 54%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Parlby Creek at AlixRiver gauge, Parlby Creek	0.32 m	Low	+0.01 m	22 km
Haynes Creek near HaynesRiver gauge, Haynes Creek	1.81 m	Very high	−0.01 m	36 km
Battle River near ForestburgRiver gauge, Battle River	1.08 m	Very high	−0.02 m	39 km
Paintearth Creek near HalkirkRiver gauge, Paintearth Creek	1.28 m	Normal	±0	51 km
Battle River near PonokaRiver gauge, Battle River	0.40 m	Very low	−0.02 m	52 km
Battle River at DuhamelRiver gauge, Battle River	12.57 m	High	−0.03 m	54 km
Weiller Creek near WetaskiwinRiver gauge, Weiller Creek	1.67 m	Very high	±0	61 km
Maskwa Creek No. 1 above Bearhills LakeRiver gauge, Maskwa Creek No. 1	1.10 m	High	−0.01 m	62 km

Questions and answers

Is Buffalo Lake near Erskine higher than last year?

No, it is 0.07 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 779.66 m.

What is a normal level for Buffalo Lake near Erskine in early October?

The median for early October is 780.68 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 779.98 m and 780.91 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Buffalo Lake near Erskine really 779.59 m deep?

No. 779.59 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 Buffalo Lake near Erskine today?

On Oct 4, 2026, 04:00 AM MDT, the surface elevation was 779.59 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Buffalo Lake near Erskine rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Buffalo Lake near Erskine normal?

Very low for early 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:05CD005 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.46307, -112.88212 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: 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	779.59 m	2026-10-04 10:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Buffalo Lake near Erskine (eccc:05CD005). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/buffalo-lake-near-erskine

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