Sekulmun Lake near Whitehorse water level

Name: Sekulmun Lake near Whitehorse 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, Sekulmun Lake, Yukon, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

2.29m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 04:25 AM PDT (1 hour ago)

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 2.29 m, Sekulmun Lake near Whitehorse is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 2.33 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.22 m and 2.44 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: 2.33 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.27 m – 2.52 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.22 m – 2.44 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.30 m – 2.44 m

Swimming and boating at Sekulmun Lake near Whitehorse

Low water changes a lake fast for boaters. Some ramps get shorter or close, docks may be moved, and rocks and sandbars that are usually well under the surface come within reach of a prop.

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

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.8 mm.

20 Tue 5° -1° 17 mm, 100% Wind 31 km/h

21 Wed -1° -4° – Wind 8 km/h

22 Thu -3° -5° 0.2 mm, 39% Wind 8 km/h

23 Fri -4° -7° – Wind 5 km/h

24 Sat -2° -7° – Wind 3 km/h

25 Sun 0° -5° – Wind 2 km/h

26 Mon 2° -5° – Wind 4 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 09:08 AM Sunset 06:44 PM Daylight 9 hr, 36 min First quarter 68%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sekulmun River at Outlet of Sekulmun LakeRiver gauge, Sekulmun River	4.67 m³/s	Low	−0.21 m³/s	3.9 km
Aishihik Lake near AishihikLake, Aishihik Lake	3.82 m	Normal	+0.01 m	11 km
Aishihik Lake near WhitehorseLake, Aishihik Lake	3.29 m	Normal	−0.06 m	49 km
Giltana Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Giltana Creek	0.65 m	Normal	±0	50 km
Aishihik River below Aishihik LakeRiver gauge, Aishihik River	3.06 m	Very low	±0	50 km
West Aishihik River near the MouthRiver gauge, West Aishihik River	6.87 m	Low	−0.01 m	59 km
Kluane Lake near Burwash LandingLake, Kluane Lake	1.71 m	Low	−0.06 m	72 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Sekulmun Lake near Whitehorse in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.33 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.27 m and 2.52 m, based on 11 years of records.

What is the water level of Sekulmun Lake near Whitehorse today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 04:25 AM PDT, the water level was 2.29 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Sekulmun Lake near Whitehorse rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sekulmun Lake near Whitehorse 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:08AA007 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 61.53600, -137.59050 (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	2.29 m	2026-10-20 11:25	Provisional

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