Buttle Lake above Upper Campbell Lake water level

Name: Buttle Lake above Upper Campbell 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, Buttle Lake, British Columbia, Canada

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Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

214.10m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 03:45 PM PDT (1 hour ago)

History

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Buttle Lake above Upper Campbell Lake is far below normal for mid-October, with the water level at 214.10 m.

That puts it 1.97 m below the median of 216.07 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings.

It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. With the water still dropping, the shoreline keeps moving out. In the last month it has stayed between 214.10 m and 215.35 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: 216.07 m1.97 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 215.07 m – 217.02 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 214.10 m – 215.35 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 214.12 m – 215.68 m

On the water at Buttle Lake above Upper Campbell 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.

19 Mon 13° 5° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 16° 5° – Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 17° 7° – Wind 12 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 0.4 mm Wind 8 km/h

23 Fri 13° 4° – Wind 8 km/h

24 Sat 12° 5° – Wind 8 km/h

25 Sun 9° 7° 7.2 mm, 38% Wind 8 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:51 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wokas Lake near Campbell RiverLake, Wokas Lake	2.36 m	Very low	−0.01 m	9.7 km
Quinsam River at Argonaut BridgeRiver gauge, Quinsam River	0.45 m	Very low	±0	13 km
Quinsam Diversion near Campbell RiverCanal gauge, Quinsam Diversion	1.00 m	Very low	±0	13 km
Elk River above Campbell LakeRiver gauge, Elk River	4.48 m	Normal	−0.04 m	14 km
Upper Campbell Lake at Strathcona DamLake, Upper Campbell Lake	214.15 m	Very low	±0	18 km
Crest Lake near Highway 28Lake, Crest Lake	1.02 m	Normal	−0.04 m	21 km
Quinsam River below Lower Quinsam LakeRiver gauge, Quinsam River	2.16 m	Very low	±0	22 km
Oyster River below Woodhus CreekRiver gauge, Oyster River	0.61 m	Very low	±0	28 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Buttle Lake above Upper Campbell Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 216.07 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 215.07 m and 217.02 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Buttle Lake above Upper Campbell Lake really 214.10 m deep?

No. 214.10 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 Buttle Lake above Upper Campbell Lake today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 03:45 PM PDT, the surface elevation was 214.10 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Buttle Lake above Upper Campbell Lake rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.34 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Buttle Lake above Upper Campbell 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.

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.

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Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:08HD033 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.83575, -125.61606 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM (LOCAL 1970 ADJ.)
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	214.10 m	2026-10-19 22:45	Provisional

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