Cold Lake at Cold Lake water level

Name: Cold Lake at Cold Lake 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, Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

535.00m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 02:15 PM MDT (51 min ago)

History

What this means

Cold Lake at Cold Lake is at 535.00 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.02 m above the median of 534.98 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 534.42 m (+0.58 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 534.97 m and 535.12 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: 534.98 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 534.45 m – 535.20 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 534.42 m+0.58 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 534.97 m – 535.12 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 534.34 m – 535.08 m

On the water at Cold Lake at Cold Lake

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: 1.8 mm.

17 Sat 16° 4° – Wind 35 km/h

18 Sun 11° 4° – Wind 32 km/h

19 Mon 9° 3° – Wind 11 km/h

20 Tue 11° 2° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 13° 4° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 9° 2° – Wind 6 km/h

23 Fri 8° 5° 6.5 mm, 43% Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:54 AM Sunset 06:20 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 43%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Beaver River at Cold Lake ReserveRiver gauge, Beaver River	7.28 m	Very high	+0.01 m	13 km
Ethel Lake near Cold LakeLake, Ethel Lake	541.26 m	Very high	±0	14 km
Marie Lake near Cold LakeLake, Marie Lake	573.82 m	High	−0.01 m	17 km
Hilda Lake near Cold LakeLake, Hilda Lake	547.78 m	Very high	±0	17 km
Cold River at Outlet of Cold LakeRiver gauge, Cold River	534.97 m	Normal	±0	24 km
Moore Lake near Cold LakeLake, Moore Lake	549.43 m	Very high	+0.01 m	26 km
Muriel Lake near GurneyvilleLake, Muriel Lake	555.80 m	Normal	±0	52 km
Wolf River at Outlet of Wolf LakeRiver gauge, Wolf River	597.39 m	Normal	±0	60 km

Questions and answers

How does Cold Lake at Cold Lake compare with last year?

It is 0.58 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 534.42 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 534.98 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 534.45 m and 535.20 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Cold Lake at Cold Lake really 535.00 m deep?

No. 535.00 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 Cold Lake at Cold Lake today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 02:15 PM MDT, the surface elevation was 535.00 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cold Lake at Cold Lake rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Cold Lake at Cold Lake 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:06AF002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.46622, -110.17192 (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	535.00 m	2026-10-17 20:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Cold Lake at Cold Lake (eccc:06AF002). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/cold-lake-at-cold-lake

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