Pigeon Lake at Pigeon Lake Provincial Park water level

Name: Pigeon Lake at Pigeon Lake Provincial Park 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, Pigeon Lake, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

849.72m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 08:00 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

History

What this means

Nothing unusual at Pigeon Lake at Pigeon Lake Provincial Park right now: the water level of 849.72 m is in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 849.72 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.01 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 849.42 m, a difference of +0.30 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 849.68 m and 849.81 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: 849.72 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 849.44 m – 849.90 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 849.42 m+0.30 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 849.68 m – 849.81 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 849.40 m – 849.78 m

Swimming and boating at Pigeon Lake at Pigeon Lake Provincial Park

At a normal level, ramps and marinas generally run as usual, and fishing tends to follow the season more than the water level.

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: 0.8 mm.

20 Tue 11° 1° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 12° -1° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 14° 3° – Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 5° 1° 1.8 mm, 77% Wind 33 km/h

24 Sat 3° -1° – Wind 14 km/h

25 Sun 1° -2° 2.1 mm Wind 9 km/h

26 Mon 3° -3° – Wind 15 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:13 AM Sunset 06:31 PM Daylight 10 hr, 19 min First quarter 69%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Weed Creek at ThorsbyRiver gauge, Weed Creek	5.60 m	Low	±0	24 km
Lloyd Creek near BlufftonRiver gauge, Lloyd Creek	1.12 m	Very high	±0	32 km
Blindman River near BlufftonRiver gauge, Blindman River	3.10 m	Normal	±0	32 km
Strawberry Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Strawberry Creek	0.23 m	Low	+0.01 m	32 km
West Whitemud Creek near IretonRiver gauge, West Whitemud Creek	0.52 m	Low	±0	36 km
Maskwa Creek No. 1 above Bearhills LakeRiver gauge, Maskwa Creek No. 1	1.09 m	High	−0.01 m	43 km
Gull Lake at Rv Heaven MarinaLake, Gull Lake	897.95 m	Very low	−0.01 m	46 km
North Saskatchewan River at Highway No. 759River gauge, North Saskatchewan River	87.38 m	Very low	−0.11 m	53 km

Questions and answers

Is Pigeon Lake at Pigeon Lake Provincial Park higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.30 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 849.42 m.

What is a normal level for Pigeon Lake at Pigeon Lake Provincial Park in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 849.72 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 849.44 m and 849.90 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Pigeon Lake at Pigeon Lake Provincial Park really 849.72 m deep?

No. 849.72 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 Pigeon Lake at Pigeon Lake Provincial Park today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 08:00 AM MDT, the surface elevation was 849.72 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Pigeon Lake at Pigeon Lake Provincial Park rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Pigeon Lake at Pigeon Lake Provincial Park 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:05FA013 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.02378, -114.12650 (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	849.72 m	2026-10-20 14:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Pigeon Lake at Pigeon Lake Provincial Park (eccc:05FA013). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/pigeon-lake-at-pigeon-lake-provincial-park

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