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Kluane Lake near Burwash Landing water level

Lake, Kluane Lake, Yukon, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

1.72m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0

History

1.82.0mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 191.82.0mOct 13Oct 16Oct 19
1.82.02.2mSep 20Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 191.82.02.2mSep 20Oct 4Oct 19
1.52.02.5mOct 2016Apr 2019Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 20261.52.02.5mOct 2016Oct 2021Oct 2026
1.52.02.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov20261.52.02.5mJanAprJulOct2026

202020212022202320242026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Kluane Lake near Burwash Landing is below normal for mid-October, with the water level at 1.72 m.

That puts it 0.10 m below the median of 1.83 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings.

It has dropped 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. With the water still dropping, the shoreline keeps moving out. In the last month it has stayed between 1.71 m and 1.95 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
1.83 m0.10 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.68 m – 1.98 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.71 m – 1.95 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.76 m – 1.98 m

On the water at Kluane Lake near Burwash Landing

A receding shoreline opens up beaches but also uncovers hazards: stumps, rocks and soft mud that are usually well under water.

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: 5.2 mm.

19 Mon 2° -2° 0.3 mm, 37% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 5° -1° 35 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h
21 Wed -1° -5° 0.7 mm, 29% Wind 8 km/h
22 Thu -3° -4° 1.3 mm, 67% Wind 9 km/h
23 Fri -2° -6° – Wind 6 km/h
24 Sat 0° -5° – Wind 6 km/h
25 Sun 2° -3° – Wind 5 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 09:07 AM Sunset 06:52 PM Daylight 9 hr, 45 min First quarter 63%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Duke River near the MouthRiver gauge, Duke River 5.36 m Normal −0.01 m 48 km
Kluane River at Outlet of Kluane LakeRiver gauge, Kluane River 25.82 m High +0.30 m 51 km
Dezadeash River at Haines JunctionRiver gauge, Dezadeash River 2.99 m Normal ±0 64 km
Sekulmun Lake near WhitehorseLake, Sekulmun Lake 2.26 m Very low −0.04 m 72 km
Sekulmun River at Outlet of Sekulmun LakeRiver gauge, Sekulmun River 3.90 m³/s Low −0.87 m³/s 76 km
Aishihik Lake near AishihikLake, Aishihik Lake 3.84 m Normal +0.02 m 84 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Kluane Lake near Burwash Landing in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.83 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.68 m and 1.98 m, based on 11 years of records.

What is the water level of Kluane Lake near Burwash Landing today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 03:20 PM PDT, the water level was 1.72 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Kluane Lake near Burwash Landing rising or falling?

Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kluane Lake near Burwash Landing 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.

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Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code
eccc:09CA001 (Agency page)
Coordinates
61.05450, -138.50586 (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 1.72 m 2026-10-19 22:20 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Kluane Lake near Burwash Landing (eccc:09CA001). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/yukon/kluane-lake-near-burwash-landing

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