Quesnel Lake near Likely water level

Name: Quesnel Lake near Likely 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, Quesnel Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.52m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 01:55 AM PDT (1 hour ago)

History

What this means

Quesnel Lake near Likely is at 0.52 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.53 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 0.49 m, a difference of +0.03 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.45 m and 0.57 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: 0.53 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.32 m – 1.09 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.49 m+0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.45 m – 0.57 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.29 m – 0.57 m

On the water at Quesnel Lake near Likely

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: 5.6 mm.

18 Sun 10° 2° – Wind 8 km/h

19 Mon 12° 4° – Wind 9 km/h

20 Tue 11° 2° – Wind 7 km/h

21 Wed 14° 4° – Wind 9 km/h

22 Thu 9° 2° 0.6 mm, 34% Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 7° 0° – Wind 13 km/h

24 Sat 4° -1° – Wind 6 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 58%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Quesnel River at LikelyRiver gauge, Quesnel River	75.6 m³/s	Normal	+1.00 m³/s	5.1 km
Moffat Creek near HorseflyRiver gauge, Moffat Creek	2.24 m	Very high	±0	30 km
Little Swift River at the MouthRiver gauge, Little Swift River	1.21 m	Normal	−0.01 m	41 km
Horsefly River above McKinley CreekRiver gauge, Horsefly River	0.35 m	Normal	−0.01 m	45 km
McKinley Creek below Outlet of McKinley LakeRiver gauge, McKinley Creek	0.83 m	Low	±0	49 km
Sheridan Creek above McLeese LakeRiver gauge, Sheridan Creek	0.12 m	Very low	±0	54 km
Quesnel River near QuesnelRiver gauge, Quesnel River	1.96 m	Normal	−0.03 m	55 km
Fraser River near MargueriteRiver gauge, Fraser River	3.07 m	Normal	−0.15 m	61 km

Questions and answers

Is Quesnel Lake near Likely higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.49 m.

What is a normal level for Quesnel Lake near Likely in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.53 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.32 m and 1.09 m, based on 11 years of records.

What is the water level of Quesnel Lake near Likely today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 01:55 AM PDT, the water level was 0.52 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Quesnel Lake near Likely rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Quesnel Lake near Likely 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:08KH011 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.57472, -121.54028 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.52 m	2026-10-19 08:55	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Quesnel Lake near Likely (eccc:08KH011). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/british-columbia/quesnel-lake-near-likely

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