Bluefish Lake near Yellowknife water level

Name: Bluefish Lake near Yellowknife 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, Bluefish Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Surface elevation

185.81m Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 01:30 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

History

What this means

Water is short at Bluefish Lake near Yellowknife: the latest reading of 185.81 m is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 185.84 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 185.80 m as well.

It is on the way up, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 185.74 m – 185.84 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: 185.84 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 185.78 m – 186.20 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 185.80 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 185.74 m – 185.84 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 185.69 m – 185.90 m

Boating and fishing at Bluefish Lake near Yellowknife

At low levels, launching can mean a long walk or a closed ramp, and shallow points stick out further than charts suggest.

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: 1.9 mm.

20 Tue 5° -3° – Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 8° 0° – Wind 20 km/h

22 Thu 1° -2° – Wind 10 km/h

23 Fri 0° -3° – Wind 8 km/h

24 Sat 0° -4° – Wind 7 km/h

25 Sun 2° -4° – Wind 13 km/h

26 Mon 1° -1° 1.1 mm Wind 14 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:38 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 9 hr, 29 min First quarter 67%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Yellowknife River at Inlet to Prosperous LakeRiver gauge, Yellowknife River	152.73 m	Normal	+0.01 m	0.8 km
Prosperous Lake near McMeekan BayLake, Prosperous Lake	158.09 m	Low	±0	16 km
Prelude Lake near YellowknifeLake, Prelude Lake	169.05 m	Normal	±0	18 km
Duncan Lake near YellowknifeLake, Duncan Lake	212.14 m	Normal	−0.01 m	18 km
Baker Creek at Outlet of Lower Martin LakeRiver gauge, Baker Creek	28.95 m	Low	±0	20 km
Great Slave Lake at Yellowknife BayLake, Great Slave Lake	156.53 m	Normal	+0.05 m	27 km
Cameron River below Reid LakeRiver gauge, Cameron River	1.85 m	Normal	+0.01 m	43 km

Questions and answers

How does Bluefish Lake near Yellowknife compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 185.80 m.

What is a normal level for Bluefish Lake near Yellowknife in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 185.84 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 185.78 m and 186.20 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Bluefish Lake near Yellowknife really 185.81 m deep?

No. 185.81 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 Bluefish Lake near Yellowknife today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 01:30 AM MDT, the surface elevation was 185.81 m. Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Bluefish Lake near Yellowknife rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Bluefish Lake near Yellowknife normal?

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:07SB015 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 62.67950, -114.26286 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: MIRAMAR CON MINE 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	185.81 m	2026-10-20 07:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Bluefish Lake near Yellowknife (eccc:07SB015). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/northwest-territories/bluefish-lake-near-yellowknife

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