Dollars Lake below S Narrows water level

Name: Dollars Lake below S Narrows 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, Dollars Lake, Ontario, Canada

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Very low for mid-October

Water level

7.61m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 06:00 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days 10 years Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water is short at Dollars Lake below S Narrows: the latest reading of 7.61 m is far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.37 m below the median of 7.98 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 7.59 m – 7.68 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: 7.98 m0.37 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.82 m – 8.09 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.59 m – 7.68 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.59 m – 7.69 m

Boating and fishing at Dollars Lake below S Narrows

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

Rain in the last 3 days: 9.1 mm.

18 Sun 14° 5° – Wind 26 km/h

19 Mon 16° 7° – Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 14° 4° – Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 14° 3° – Wind 13 km/h

22 Thu 15° 6° – Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 14° 2° – Wind 8 km/h

24 Sat 13° 4° – Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:31 PM Daylight 10 hr, 49 min First quarter 49%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pickerel River above Cantin LakeRiver gauge, Pickerel River	16.73 m	Low	−0.02 m	15 km
French River at Horseshoe FallsRiver gauge, French River	9.62 m³/s	Very low	+1.67 m³/s	20 km
French River at Wolseley BayRiver gauge, French River	186.77 m	Normal	+0.01 m	21 km
Magnetawan River near BrittRiver gauge, Magnetawan River	25.00 m	Very low	±0	25 km
French River at Little French CutRiver gauge, French River	1.12 m³/s	Very low	+0.49 m³/s	25 km
Little French River at Okikendawt IslandRiver gauge, Little French River	18.5 m³/s	Normal	−0.50 m³/s	26 km
French River at Chaudiere DamRiver gauge, French River	187.79 m	Low	±0	28 km
French River below Portage DamRiver gauge, French River	87.8 m³/s	Normal	−1.30 m³/s	28 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Dollars Lake below S Narrows in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.98 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.82 m and 8.09 m, based on 11 years of records.

What is the water level of Dollars Lake below S Narrows today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 06:00 AM EDT, the water level was 7.61 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Dollars Lake below S Narrows rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Dollars Lake below S Narrows normal?

Very low 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:02DD022 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.92039, -80.24175 (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	7.61 m	2026-10-18 10:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Dollars Lake below S Narrows (eccc:02DD022). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/dollars-lake-below-s-narrows

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer