Lac La Biche at Lac La Biche water level

Name: Lac La Biche at Lac La Biche 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, Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada

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High for mid-October

Surface elevation

544.08m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 02:40 PM MDT (1 hour ago)

History

What this means

At 544.08 m, Lac La Biche at Lac La Biche is holding more water than usual for mid-October.

That puts it 0.55 m above the median of 543.53 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 542.95 m (+1.13 m).

It is still going down, by 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 544.07 m – 544.36 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: 543.53 m0.55 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 542.99 m – 544.26 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 542.95 m+1.13 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 544.07 m – 544.36 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 542.93 m – 544.37 m

Boating and fishing at Lac La Biche at Lac La Biche

Slightly high water rarely causes problems on the water itself, though some low-lying shoreline spots may be wet.

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.

18 Sun 10° 5° – Wind 25 km/h

19 Mon 9° 3° – Wind 7 km/h

20 Tue 10° 2° – Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 11° 2° – Wind 14 km/h

22 Thu 9° 1° – Wind 5 km/h

23 Fri 5° 2° 6.4 mm, 78% Wind 24 km/h

24 Sat 2° 0° 7.6 mm, 73% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:04 AM Sunset 06:24 PM Daylight 10 hr, 20 min First quarter 53%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Owl River below Piche RiverRiver gauge, Owl River	7.61 m	Very high	−0.01 m	28 km
Amisk River at Highway No. 36River gauge, Amisk River	0.98 m	Normal	+0.01 m	33 km
Logan River near the MouthRiver gauge, Logan River	6.85 m	High	±0	48 km
Pine Creek near GrasslandRiver gauge, Pine Creek	0.86 m	Very low	−0.03 m	51 km
Beaver River near GoodridgeRiver gauge, Beaver River	0.36 m	Low	±0	55 km
Wandering River near Wandering RiverRiver gauge, Wandering River	0.85 m	Normal	+0.01 m	56 km
Sand River near the MouthRiver gauge, Sand River	1.26 m	Very high	±0	62 km
Wolf River at Outlet of Wolf LakeRiver gauge, Wolf River	597.38 m	Normal	−0.01 m	64 km

Questions and answers

How does Lac La Biche at Lac La Biche compare with last year?

It is 1.13 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 542.95 m.

What is a normal level for Lac La Biche at Lac La Biche in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 543.53 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 542.99 m and 544.26 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Lac La Biche at Lac La Biche really 544.08 m deep?

No. 544.08 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 Lac La Biche at Lac La Biche today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 02:40 PM MDT, the surface elevation was 544.08 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Lac La Biche at Lac La Biche rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lac La Biche at Lac La Biche 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:07CA004 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.77229, -111.98857 (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	544.08 m	2026-10-18 20:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Lac La Biche at Lac La Biche (eccc:07CA004). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/lac-la-biche-at-lac-la-biche

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