Shorncliffe Lake near Czar water level

Name: Shorncliffe Lake near Czar 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, Shorncliffe Lake, Alberta, Canada

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Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

673.20m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 03:35 PM MDT (56 min ago)

History

What this means

Water is short at Shorncliffe Lake near Czar: the latest reading of 673.20 m is far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.35 m below the median of 673.55 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 673.25 m (−0.05 m).

It is still going down, by 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. With the water still dropping, the shoreline keeps moving out. The 30-day range is 673.19 m – 673.26 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: 673.55 m0.35 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 673.25 m – 673.69 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 673.25 m−0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 673.19 m – 673.26 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 673.20 m – 673.25 m

Boating and fishing at Shorncliffe Lake near Czar

At low levels, launching can mean a long walk or a closed ramp, and shallow points stick out further than charts suggest.

Conditions at the shore change with the level, so check with the agency that runs the lake before a trip.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 13° 3° – Wind 31 km/h

19 Mon 12° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 12° 0° – Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 16° 3° – Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 16° 4° 0.8 mm Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 9° 2° 3.3 mm, 56% Wind 39 km/h

24 Sat 2° -2° 0.1 mm, 43% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:55 AM Sunset 06:24 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 53%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Battle River at Highway No. 872River gauge, Battle River	4.43 m	Very high	+0.05 m	38 km
Iron Creek near HardistyRiver gauge, Iron Creek	0.97 m	Normal	−0.01 m	40 km
Ribstone Creek near EdgertonRiver gauge, Ribstone Creek	2.64 m	Normal	±0	41 km
Killarney Lake Tributary near ChauvinLake, Killarney Lake Tributary	0.84 m	High	±0	49 km
Monitor Creek near MonitorRiver gauge, Monitor Creek	0.37 m	Very high	+0.01 m	59 km
Buffalo Creek at Highway No. 41River gauge, Buffalo Creek	1.03 m	Normal	+0.01 m	59 km
Young Creek near CastorRiver gauge, Young Creek	0.60 m	High	±0	63 km
Battle River near the Saskatchewan BoundaryRiver gauge, Battle River	0.59 m	Normal	±0	71 km

Questions and answers

How does Shorncliffe Lake near Czar compare with last year?

It is 0.05 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 673.25 m.

What is a normal level for Shorncliffe Lake near Czar in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 673.55 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 673.25 m and 673.69 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Shorncliffe Lake near Czar really 673.20 m deep?

No. 673.20 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 Shorncliffe Lake near Czar today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 03:35 PM MDT, the surface elevation was 673.20 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Shorncliffe Lake near Czar rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Shorncliffe Lake near Czar normal?

Very 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05FD007 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.47236, -110.86361 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: APPROXIMATE 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	673.20 m	2026-10-18 21:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Shorncliffe Lake near Czar (eccc:05FD007). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/shorncliffe-lake-near-czar

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