Cypress Lake water level

Name: Cypress 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

Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

974.10m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 02:35 PM CST (57 min ago)

History

What this means

Cypress Lake is far below normal for mid-October, with the water level at 974.10 m.

That puts it 0.80 m below the median of 974.90 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 974.61 m (−0.51 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 974.09 m and 974.20 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: 974.90 m0.80 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 974.54 m – 975.28 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 974.61 m−0.51 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 974.09 m – 974.20 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 974.10 m – 974.61 m

On the water at Cypress Lake

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

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 22° 2° – Wind 38 km/h

18 Sun 12° 3° – Wind 24 km/h

19 Mon 15° 1° – Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 12° 6° – Wind 20 km/h

21 Wed 16° 4° – Wind 26 km/h

22 Thu 19° 8° – Wind 23 km/h

23 Fri 13° 4° – Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 42 min First quarter 43%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Belanger Creek Diversion to Cypress LakeCanal gauge	0.03 m	Very low	±0	3.0 km
Cypress Lake East Outflow CanalCanal gauge	1.19 m	Normal	±0	3.3 km
Cypress Lake West Outflow CanalCanal gauge	0.25 m	Very low	±0	14 km
Cypress Lake West Inflow Canal DrainCanal gauge	0.35 m	Very low	±0	16 km
Cypress Lake West Inflow CanalCanal gauge	0.19 m	Low	±0	16 km
Richardson Ditch near ConsulRiver gauge, Richardson Ditch	0.68 m	Normal	±0	17 km
McKinnon Ditch near ConsulRiver gauge, McKinnon Ditch	0.53 m	Low	±0	17 km
Battle Creek below Wilson'S WeirRiver gauge, Battle Creek	1.08 m	Very high	±0	18 km

Questions and answers

How does Cypress Lake compare with last year?

It is 0.51 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 974.61 m.

What is a normal level for Cypress Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 974.90 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 974.54 m and 975.28 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Cypress Lake really 974.10 m deep?

No. 974.10 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 Cypress Lake today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 02:35 PM CST, the surface elevation was 974.10 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cypress Lake rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Cypress Lake 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:11AC037 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.47692, -109.39619 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: 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	974.10 m	2026-10-17 20:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Cypress Lake (eccc:11AC037). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/cypress-lake

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