Oak Lake at Oak Lake Resort water level

Name: Oak Lake at Oak Lake Resort 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, Oak Lake, Manitoba, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Surface elevation

429.65m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 11:05 AM CDT (2 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 429.65 m, Oak Lake at Oak Lake Resort is holding more water than usual for mid-October.

That puts it 0.19 m above the median of 429.47 m for mid-October, based on 7 years of readings.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 429.63 m – 429.73 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: 429.47 m0.19 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 429.41 m – 429.49 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 429.63 m – 429.73 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 429.65 m – 429.72 m

Boating and fishing at Oak Lake at Oak Lake Resort

When a lake runs high, docks and swimming areas may close for a while and floating logs become a real hazard for boats.

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.

19 Mon 15° -1° – Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 14° 3° – Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 15° 3° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 20° 7° – Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 20° 12° 4.3 mm, 32% Wind 32 km/h

24 Sat 15° 3° – Wind 41 km/h

25 Sun 4° 0° – Wind 45 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:11 AM Sunset 06:46 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 61%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Baileys Creek near Oak LakeRiver gauge, Baileys Creek	102.93 m	Normal	−0.01 m	19 km
Pipestone Creek near PipestoneRiver gauge, Pipestone Creek	94.40 m	Very high	±0	21 km
Gopher Creek near VirdenRiver gauge, Gopher Creek	0.84 m	High	+0.05 m	21 km
Assiniboine River North of GriswoldRiver gauge	362.28 m	Very high	±0	25 km
Plum Creek near SourisRiver gauge, Plum Creek	417.61 m	Very high	−0.01 m	31 km
Kenton Reservoir near KentonReservoir, Kenton Reservoir	441.30 m	High	±0	33 km
Souris River at SourisRiver gauge, Souris River	409.38 m	High	±0	35 km
Souris River above Napinka DamRiver gauge, Souris River	424.41 m	Normal	−0.02 m	35 km

Questions and answers

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

The median for mid-October is 429.47 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 429.41 m and 429.49 m, based on 7 years of records.

Is Oak Lake at Oak Lake Resort really 429.65 m deep?

No. 429.65 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 Oak Lake at Oak Lake Resort today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 11:05 AM CDT, the surface elevation was 429.65 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Oak Lake at Oak Lake Resort rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Oak Lake at Oak Lake Resort 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.

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.

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Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05NG813 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.69056, -100.71694 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (LOCAL 1969 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	429.65 m	2026-10-19 16:05	Provisional

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