Sturgeon Lake near Valleyview water level

Name: Sturgeon Lake near Valleyview 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, Sturgeon Lake, Alberta, Canada

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Very high for mid-October

Surface elevation

676.90m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 04:05 PM MDT (58 min ago)

History

What this means

Sturgeon Lake near Valleyview is well above normal at 676.90 m.

That puts it 0.08 m above the median of 676.82 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 676.66 m (+0.25 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 676.87 m and 676.94 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: 676.82 m0.08 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 676.63 m – 676.89 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 676.66 m+0.25 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 676.87 m – 676.94 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 676.65 m – 676.93 m

On the water at Sturgeon Lake near Valleyview

Well above normal, shoreline trees stand in the water and debris floats on the surface. Slow down near the edges.

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: 3.9 mm.

18 Sun 10° 4° – Wind 24 km/h

19 Mon 9° 1° – Wind 7 km/h

20 Tue 11° 0° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 13° 1° – Wind 11 km/h

22 Thu 11° 0° 3.6 mm, 45% Wind 8 km/h

23 Fri 4° 0° 12 mm, 53% Wind 19 km/h

24 Sat 0° -2° 3.3 mm, 31% Wind 19 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:27 AM Sunset 06:45 PM Daylight 10 hr, 19 min First quarter 53%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Simonette River near GoodwinRiver gauge, Simonette River	1.79 m	Very high	+0.01 m	40 km
Little Smoky River near GuyRiver gauge, Little Smoky River	3.24 m	Very high	−0.01 m	45 km
Waskahigan River near the MouthRiver gauge, Waskahigan River	1.22 m	Very high	+0.02 m	47 km
Little Smoky River at Little SmokyRiver gauge, Little Smoky River	1.58 m	Very high	±0	49 km
Iosegun River near Little SmokyRiver gauge, Iosegun River	1.08 m	Very high	−0.01 m	49 km
Kleskun Hills Main Drain near Grande PrairieRiver gauge, Kleskun Hills Main Drain	0.55 m	Normal	±0	59 km
Peavine Creek near FalherRiver gauge, Peavine Creek	3.91 m	Very high	+0.02 m	60 km
Smoky River at WatinoRiver gauge, Smoky River	2.60 m	Very high	−0.03 m	66 km

Questions and answers

How does Sturgeon Lake near Valleyview compare with last year?

It is 0.25 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 676.66 m.

What is a normal level for Sturgeon Lake near Valleyview in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 676.82 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 676.63 m and 676.89 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Sturgeon Lake near Valleyview really 676.90 m deep?

No. 676.90 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 Sturgeon Lake near Valleyview today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 04:05 PM MDT, the surface elevation was 676.90 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Sturgeon Lake near Valleyview rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Sturgeon Lake near Valleyview normal?

Very 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:07GH003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.11841, -117.55896 (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	676.90 m	2026-10-18 22:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Sturgeon Lake near Valleyview (eccc:07GH003). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/sturgeon-lake-near-valleyview

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