Sturgeon Lake at Fenelon Falls water level

Name: Sturgeon Lake at Fenelon Falls 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, Sturgeon Lake, Ontario, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

7.13m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 04:45 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

History

What this means

The water level at Sturgeon Lake at Fenelon Falls reads 7.13 m, about where it usually sits at this time of year.

The median for mid-October is 7.13 m, based on 6 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 7.13 m as well.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 7.10 m – 7.20 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 6 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 7.13 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.11 m – 7.16 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (6 years of records)
Same day last year: 7.13 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.10 m – 7.20 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.04 m – 7.18 m

Boating and fishing at Sturgeon Lake at Fenelon Falls

A lake in its usual range is what most ramps, docks and swimming areas are built for.

Conditions at the shore change with the level, so check with the agency that runs the lake before a trip.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 20 mm.

19 Mon 17° 4° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 14° 4° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 15° 1° – Wind 10 km/h

22 Thu 18° 5° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 12° 2° – Wind 12 km/h

24 Sat 15° 1° – Wind 9 km/h

25 Sun 18° 4° – Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 50 min First quarter 62%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Burnt River near Burnt RiverRiver gauge, Burnt River	3.17 m	Normal	−0.05 m	21 km
Gull River at NorlandRiver gauge, Gull River	3.77 m	Normal	±0	24 km
Mariposa Brook near Little BritainRiver gauge, Mariposa Brook	2.36 m	High	−0.03 m	28 km
Pigeon River at OmemeeRiver gauge, Pigeon River	248.06 m	Low	−0.03 m	29 km
Beaver River near BeavertonRiver gauge, Beaver River	7.88 m	Normal	−0.01 m	31 km
Burnt River at Three Brothers FallsRiver gauge, Burnt River	7.04 m	Normal	−0.02 m	33 km
Head River near SebrightRiver gauge, Head River	8.95 m	Normal	−0.01 m	35 km
Jackson Creek near Jackson HeightsRiver gauge, Jackson Creek	3.01 m	High	−0.01 m	37 km

Questions and answers

How does Sturgeon Lake at Fenelon Falls compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 7.13 m.

What is a normal level for Sturgeon Lake at Fenelon Falls in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.13 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.11 m and 7.16 m, based on 6 years of records.

What is the water level of Sturgeon Lake at Fenelon Falls today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 04:45 PM EDT, the water level was 7.13 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Sturgeon Lake at Fenelon Falls rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sturgeon Lake at Fenelon Falls normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 6 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:02HH006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.52539, -78.72919 (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	7.13 m	2026-10-19 20:45	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Sturgeon Lake at Fenelon Falls (eccc:02HH006). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/sturgeon-lake-at-fenelon-falls

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