Lillooet Lake near Pemberton water level

Name: Lillooet Lake near Pemberton 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, Lillooet Lake, British Columbia, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

25.35m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 04:30 AM PDT (1 hour ago)

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Lillooet Lake near Pemberton is below normal for mid-October, with the water level at 25.35 m.

That puts it 0.20 m below the median of 25.54 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings.

It has dropped 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. With the water still dropping, the shoreline keeps moving out. In the last month it has stayed between 25.27 m and 25.65 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: 25.54 m0.20 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 25.18 m – 26.36 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 25.27 m – 25.65 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 25.28 m – 25.63 m

On the water at Lillooet Lake near Pemberton

A receding shoreline opens up beaches but also uncovers hazards: stumps, rocks and soft mud that are usually well under water.

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: 2.5 mm.

20 Tue 19° 7° – Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 21° 10° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 16° 8° 0.8 mm, 63% Wind 8 km/h

23 Fri 13° 5° 2.3 mm, 57% Wind 9 km/h

24 Sat 14° 6° – Wind 8 km/h

25 Sun 14° 5° – Wind 8 km/h

26 Mon 17° 5° – Wind 9 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 68%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lillooet River at Tenas NarrowsRiver gauge, Lillooet River	8.60 m	Low	−0.05 m	17 km
Pemberton Creek near PembertonRiver gauge, Pemberton Creek	1.84 m	Very low	±0	24 km
Lillooet River near PembertonRiver gauge, Lillooet River	1.99 m	Normal	−0.13 m	25 km
Ryan River near Pemberton MeadowsRiver gauge, Ryan River	17.79 m	Very low	−0.06 m	34 km
Fitzsimmons Creek below Blackcomb CreekRiver gauge, Fitzsimmons Creek	5.56 m	Normal	−0.02 m	36 km
Cheakamus River above Millar CreekRiver gauge, Cheakamus River	1.90 m	Low	−0.02 m	43 km
Nahatlatch River below Tachewana CreekRiver gauge, Nahatlatch River	0.77 m	Very low	−0.02 m	54 km
Seton River near LillooetRiver gauge, Seton River	0.99 m	Low	±0	60 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Lillooet Lake near Pemberton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 25.54 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 25.18 m and 26.36 m, based on 11 years of records.

What is the water level of Lillooet Lake near Pemberton today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 04:30 AM PDT, the water level was 25.35 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Lillooet Lake near Pemberton 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 Lillooet Lake near Pemberton normal?

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:08MG020 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.24036, -122.48113 (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	25.35 m	2026-10-20 11:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Lillooet Lake near Pemberton (eccc:08MG020). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/lillooet-lake-near-pemberton

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