Elkwater Lake at Elkwater water level

Name: Elkwater Lake at Elkwater 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, Elkwater Lake, Alberta, Canada

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High for mid-October

Surface elevation

1,226.32m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 06:00 AM MDT (53 min ago)

History

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

There is plenty of water in Elkwater Lake at Elkwater: 1,226.32 m, above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.16 m above the median of 1,226.15 m for mid-October, based on 10 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1,226.31 m and 1,226.37 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 10 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1,226.15 m0.16 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1,226.02 m – 1,226.32 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (10 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1,226.31 m – 1,226.37 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1,226.32 m – 1,226.37 m

Swimming and boating at Elkwater Lake at Elkwater

A little more water than usual mostly means narrower beaches. Ramps and docks generally work as normal, but watch for floating debris after storms.

If you swim, pick a spot with an easy way out, and remember that drop-offs move as the level changes.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 14° 5° – Wind 31 km/h

20 Tue 11° 4° – Wind 20 km/h

21 Wed 16° 4° – Wind 31 km/h

22 Thu 18° 10° – Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 13° 1° 7.2 mm, 84% Wind 41 km/h

24 Sat 3° -2° – Wind 40 km/h

25 Sun 2° -4° – Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:50 AM Sunset 06:24 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 59%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Spruce Coulee Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Spruce Coulee Reservoir	1,304.73 m	High	±0	7.9 km
McAlpine Creek Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, McAlpine Creek Reservoir	1,220.00 m	Very high	+0.01 m	10 km
Mackay Creek Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Mackay Creek Reservoir	1,185.36 m	High	±0	13 km
Reesor Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Reesor Reservoir	1,226.40 m	High	±0	14 km
Michel Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Michel Reservoir	1,102.09 m	Very high	±0	16 km
Bullshead Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Bullshead Reservoir	1,074.15 m	Normal	−0.01 m	16 km
Cypress View Reservoir near ElkwaterReservoir, Cypress View Reservoir	979.16 m	Very high	±0	19 km
Battle Creek at Alberta BoundaryRiver gauge, Battle Creek	0.68 m	Low	±0	20 km

Questions and answers

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

The median for mid-October is 1,226.15 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1,226.02 m and 1,226.32 m, based on 10 years of records.

Is Elkwater Lake at Elkwater really 1,226.32 m deep?

No. 1,226.32 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 Elkwater Lake at Elkwater today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 06:00 AM MDT, the surface elevation was 1,226.32 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Elkwater Lake at Elkwater rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Elkwater Lake at Elkwater normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 10 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:05AH025 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.66198, -110.28902 (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	1,226.32 m	2026-10-19 12:00	Provisional

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