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Cheslatta Lake at West End water level

Lake, Cheslatta Lake, British Columbia, Canada

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

2.77m Steady over the last 24 hours

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History

History
46mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 1946mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19
46mSep 20Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 1946mSep 20Oct 4Oct 19
468mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026468mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
3456mDec 2022Dec 2023Nov 2024Nov 2025Oct 20263456mDec 2022Nov 2024Oct 2026
468mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026468mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Cheslatta Lake at West End is at 2.77 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 2.77 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 2.78 m, a difference of −0.01 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 2.71 m and 2.86 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
2.77 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
2.69 m – 7.01 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year
2.78 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
2.71 m – 2.86 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
2.77 m – 2.88 m

On the water at Cheslatta Lake at West End

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

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.1 mm.

19 Mon 8° 1° – Wind 9 km/h
20 Tue 11° -1° – Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 9° 3° 0.4 mm, 27% Wind 9 km/h
22 Thu 6° 0° 0.1 mm, 21% Wind 7 km/h
23 Fri 5° -2° – Wind 5 km/h
24 Sat 4° -1° – Wind 19 km/h
25 Sun 1° -2° 0.6 mm Wind 17 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:58 AM Sunset 06:18 PM Daylight 10 hr, 20 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Nechako Reservoir at Skins Lake SpillwayReservoir, Nechako Reservoir 11.65 m High −0.01 m 26 km
Nechako River below Cheslatta FallsRiver gauge, Nechako River 0.66 m Normal ±0 51 km
Stellako River at GlenannanRiver gauge, Stellako River 1.67 m Low −0.02 m 52 km
Nautley River near Fort FraserRiver gauge, Nautley River 1.27 m Normal +0.01 m 78 km

Questions and answers

Is Cheslatta Lake at West End higher than last year?

No, it is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 2.78 m.

What is a normal level for Cheslatta Lake at West End in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.77 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.69 m and 7.01 m, based on 11 years of records.

What is the water level of Cheslatta Lake at West End today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:15 PM PDT, the water level was 2.77 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cheslatta Lake at West End rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Cheslatta Lake at West End 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.

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:08JA018 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.70778, -125.61106 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 2.77 m 2026-10-19 21:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Cheslatta Lake at West End (eccc:08JA018). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/cheslatta-lake-at-west-end

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.