Cecebe Lake at Magnetawan water level

Name: Cecebe Lake at Magnetawan 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, Cecebe Lake, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

18.90m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 05:30 AM EDT (50 min ago)

History

What this means

Cecebe Lake at Magnetawan is at 18.90 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 18.89 m, based on 11 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. On the same day last year the reading was 18.88 m, a difference of +0.02 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 18.85 m and 18.91 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: 18.89 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 18.80 m – 19.02 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 18.88 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 18.85 m – 18.91 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 18.68 m – 18.93 m

On the water at Cecebe Lake at Magnetawan

Normal levels mean few surprises on the water: ramps in use and the shoreline where you expect it.

Wear a life jacket on the water. Most boating deaths involve people who were not wearing one.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.2 mm.

18 Sun 14° 2° – Wind 25 km/h

19 Mon 15° 5° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 15° 3° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 15° 2° – Wind 10 km/h

22 Thu 15° 5° – Wind 11 km/h

23 Fri 13° 2° – Wind 9 km/h

24 Sat 14° 2° – Wind 19 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:29 PM Daylight 10 hr, 50 min First quarter 48%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Ahmic Lake near Ahmic HarbourLake, Ahmic Lake	8.47 m	Normal	−0.03 m	8.1 km
Bernard Lake at SundridgeLake, Bernard Lake	8.34 m	Very low	−0.01 m	18 km
North Magnetawan River near Burk'S FallsRiver gauge, North Magnetawan River	8.51 m	Low	+0.01 m	20 km
Doe Lake near KatrineLake, Doe Lake	7.08 m	Normal	+0.01 m	24 km
North Magnetawan River above Pickerel LakeRiver gauge, North Magnetawan River	1.42 m	Normal	−0.01 m	26 km
Forest Lake at South RiverLake, Forest Lake	9.04 m	Very high	+0.05 m	29 km
Magnetawan River near EmsdaleRiver gauge, Magnetawan River	7.51 m	Low	±0	30 km
Commanda Creek near CommandaRiver gauge, Commanda Creek	1.07 m	Low	−0.01 m	32 km

Questions and answers

Is Cecebe Lake at Magnetawan higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 18.88 m.

What is a normal level for Cecebe Lake at Magnetawan in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 18.89 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 18.80 m and 19.02 m, based on 11 years of records.

What is the water level of Cecebe Lake at Magnetawan today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 05:30 AM EDT, the water level was 18.90 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cecebe Lake at Magnetawan rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Cecebe Lake at Magnetawan normal?

Normal 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:02EA015 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.66497, -79.64097 (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	18.90 m	2026-10-18 09:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Cecebe Lake at Magnetawan (eccc:02EA015). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/cecebe-lake-at-magnetawan

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