Tobin Lake at the Spillway water level

Name: Tobin Lake at the Spillway 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, Tobin Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

313.56m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 06:20 AM CST (2 hours ago)

History

What this means

Tobin Lake at the Spillway is at 313.56 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 313.56 m, based on 11 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. On the same day last year the reading was 313.52 m, a difference of +0.04 m.

It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 313.48 m and 313.66 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: 313.56 m0.00 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 313.46 m – 313.62 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 313.52 m+0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 313.48 m – 313.66 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 313.47 m – 313.64 m

On the water at Tobin Lake at the Spillway

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: 3.5 mm.

18 Sun 13° 5° – Wind 30 km/h

19 Mon 13° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 14° 4° – Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 14° 2° – Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 16° 8° – Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 10° 7° 5.0 mm, 75% Wind 13 km/h

24 Sat 9° 1° 0.7 mm, 76% Wind 17 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:27 AM Sunset 05:52 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 50%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Saskatchewan River below Tobin LakeRiver gauge, Saskatchewan River	1.76 m	Very low	−0.06 m	8.5 km
Saskatchewan River Old ChannelRiver gauge	1.14 m	Normal	−0.15 m	36 km

Questions and answers

Is Tobin Lake at the Spillway higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 313.52 m.

What is a normal level for Tobin Lake at the Spillway in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 313.56 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 313.46 m and 313.62 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Tobin Lake at the Spillway really 313.56 m deep?

No. 313.56 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 Tobin Lake at the Spillway today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 06:20 AM CST, the surface elevation was 313.56 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Tobin Lake at the Spillway rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Tobin Lake at the Spillway 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05KD004 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.65719, -103.39561 (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	313.56 m	2026-10-18 12:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Tobin Lake at the Spillway (eccc:05KD004). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/tobin-lake-at-the-spillway

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