Go Home Lake near Potters Landing water level

Name: Go Home Lake near Potters Landing 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, Go Home Lake, Ontario, Canada

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High for mid-October

Surface elevation

185.23m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:05 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

History

What this means

There is plenty of water in Go Home Lake near Potters Landing: 185.23 m, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 185.19 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.04 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 185.19 m, a difference of +0.04 m.

The water is rising: up 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 185.03 m and 185.28 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: 185.19 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 185.13 m – 185.25 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 185.19 m+0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 185.03 m – 185.28 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 184.64 m – 185.25 m

Swimming and boating at Go Home Lake near Potters Landing

A little more water than usual mostly means narrower beaches. Ramps and docks generally work as normal, but watch for floating debris after storms.

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

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 16° 1° – Wind 8 km/h

21 Wed 15° 0° – Wind 8 km/h

22 Thu 17° 5° – Wind 11 km/h

23 Fri 14° 3° – Wind 11 km/h

24 Sat 15° 4° – Wind 11 km/h

25 Sun 19° 8° – Wind 17 km/h

26 Mon 12° 5° 1.2 mm Wind 10 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:28 PM Daylight 10 hr, 46 min Waxing gibbous 71%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Musquash River at Highway No. 400River gauge, Musquash River	8.94 m	Low	−0.57 m	5.7 km
Moon River at Highway No. 400River gauge, Moon River	0.93 m	Low	+0.01 m	9.3 km
Bala Bay at BalaRiver gauge, Bala Bay	225.20 m	Normal	±0	17 km
Lake Rosseau at Port CarlingLake, Lake Rosseau	8.79 m	Low	±0	25 km
Lake Muskoka at BeaumarisLake, Lake Muskoka	9.33 m	Normal	±0	28 km
Hogg Creek near Victoria HarbourRiver gauge, Hogg Creek	0.50 m	Normal	±0	29 km
North River at the FallsRiver gauge, North River	0.79 m	Low	±0	31 km
Coldwater River at ColdwaterRiver gauge, Coldwater River	1.18 m	Low	−0.02 m	34 km

Questions and answers

Is Go Home Lake near Potters Landing higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 185.19 m.

What is a normal level for Go Home Lake near Potters Landing in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 185.19 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 185.13 m and 185.25 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Go Home Lake near Potters Landing really 185.23 m deep?

No. 185.23 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 Go Home Lake near Potters Landing today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:05 PM EDT, the surface elevation was 185.23 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Go Home Lake near Potters Landing rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Go Home Lake near Potters Landing normal?

High 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:02EB023 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.98611, -79.82858 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (LOCAL 1978 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	185.23 m	2026-10-20 18:05	Provisional

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