Cavan Lake near Dunmore water level

Name: Cavan Lake near Dunmore 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, Cavan Lake, Alberta, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

805.36m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 05:00 PM MDT (51 min ago)

History

What this means

Cavan Lake near Dunmore is at 805.36 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.09 m above the median of 805.27 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 806.23 m (−0.87 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 805.35 m and 805.46 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: 805.27 m0.09 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 804.74 m – 806.22 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 806.23 m−0.87 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 805.35 m – 805.46 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 805.35 m – 806.23 m

On the water at Cavan Lake near Dunmore

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

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 23° 11° – Wind 45 km/h

18 Sun 13° 4° – Wind 20 km/h

19 Mon 18° 4° – Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 13° 5° – Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 18° 6° – Wind 30 km/h

22 Thu 20° 11° – Wind 23 km/h

23 Fri 11° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:28 PM Daylight 10 hr, 41 min First quarter 44%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Ross Creek at Highway No. 41River gauge, Ross Creek	2.12 m	Very high	±0	12 km
Seven Persons Creek at Medicine HatRiver gauge, Seven Persons Creek	0.43 m	Low	−0.01 m	22 km
South Saskatchewan River at Medicine HatRiver gauge, South Saskatchewan River	2.32 m	Normal	−0.01 m	23 km
Cypress View Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Cypress View Reservoir	979.18 m	Very high	+0.02 m	25 km
Mackay Creek at WalshRiver gauge, Mackay Creek	1.67 m	Very low		25 km
Boxelder Creek at Hargrave'S RanchRiver gauge, Boxelder Creek	0.25 m	Very low	±0	31 km
Bullshead Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Bullshead Reservoir	1,074.16 m	Normal	±0	31 km
McAlpine Creek Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, McAlpine Creek Reservoir	1,219.98 m	Very high	±0	31 km

Questions and answers

How does Cavan Lake near Dunmore compare with last year?

It is 0.87 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 806.23 m.

What is a normal level for Cavan Lake near Dunmore in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 805.27 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 804.74 m and 806.22 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Cavan Lake near Dunmore really 805.36 m deep?

No. 805.36 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 Cavan Lake near Dunmore today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 05:00 PM MDT, the surface elevation was 805.36 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cavan Lake near Dunmore rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Cavan Lake near Dunmore 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:05AH048 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.94392, -110.40067 (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	805.36 m	2026-10-17 23:00	Provisional

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