Wolf River at Outlet of Wolf Lake water level

Name: Wolf River at Outlet of Wolf Lake 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

River gauge, Wolf River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

597.39m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 07:15 AM MDT (38 min ago)

Flow: 1.61 m³/s

History

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Wolf River at Outlet of Wolf Lake is at 597.39 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 597.36 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.03 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 597.07 m, a difference of +0.31 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 597.37 m and 597.49 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 597.36 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 597.16 m – 597.52 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Same day last year: 597.07 m+0.31 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 597.37 m – 597.49 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 597.07 m – 597.51 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Wolf River

The Wolf River is a river in Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a tributary Lake Superior.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 10° 1° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 9° 0° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 11° 2° – Wind 14 km/h

22 Thu 14° 0° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 6° 3° 10 mm, 88% Wind 12 km/h

24 Sat 4° -1° 3.5 mm, 82% Wind 22 km/h

25 Sun -1° -2° – Wind 17 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:01 AM Sunset 06:18 PM Daylight 10 hr, 16 min First quarter 59%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sand River near the MouthRiver gauge, Sand River	1.26 m	Very high	−0.01 m	30 km
Moore Lake near Cold LakeLake, Moore Lake	549.42 m	Very high	±0	36 km
Beaver River near GoodridgeRiver gauge, Beaver River	0.36 m	Low	+0.01 m	39 km
Hilda Lake near Cold LakeLake, Hilda Lake	547.78 m	Very high	±0	44 km
Marie Lake near Cold LakeLake, Marie Lake	573.82 m	High	±0	47 km
Ethel Lake near Cold LakeLake, Ethel Lake	541.25 m	High	−0.01 m	47 km
Cold Lake at Cold LakeLake, Cold Lake	535.00 m	Normal	+0.01 m	60 km
Lac La Biche at Lac La BicheLake, Lac La Biche	544.06 m	High	−0.03 m	64 km

Questions and answers

Is the Wolf River at Outlet of Wolf Lake higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.31 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 597.07 m.

What is a normal level for the Wolf River at Outlet of Wolf Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 597.36 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 597.16 m and 597.52 m, based on 13 years of records.

Is Wolf River at Outlet of Wolf Lake really 597.39 m deep?

No. 597.39 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 Wolf River at Outlet of Wolf Lake today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 07:15 AM MDT, the surface elevation was 597.39 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Wolf River at Outlet of Wolf Lake rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Wolf River at Outlet of Wolf Lake normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 13 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:06AB002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.71280, -111.00227 (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	597.39 m	2026-10-19 13:15	Provisional
Flow	1.61 m³/s	2026-10-19 13:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Wolf River at Outlet of Wolf Lake (eccc:06AB002). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/wolf-river-at-outlet-of-wolf-lake

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer