Namakan Lake at Squirrel Island water level

Name: Namakan Lake at Squirrel Island 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, Namakan Lake, Ontario, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Surface elevation

340.22m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 04:15 PM CDT (1 hour ago)

History

What this means

At 340.22 m, Namakan Lake at Squirrel Island is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 340.28 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.06 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 340.25 m, a difference of −0.03 m.

The level is falling, down 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. With the water still dropping, the shoreline keeps moving out. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 340.22 m and 340.50 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: 340.28 m0.06 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 340.20 m – 340.41 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year: 340.25 m−0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 340.22 m – 340.50 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 339.83 m – 340.52 m

Swimming and boating at Namakan Lake at Squirrel Island

Low water changes a lake fast for boaters. Some ramps get shorter or close, docks may be moved, and rocks and sandbars that are usually well under the surface come within reach of a prop.

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° -1° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 17° 3° – Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 17° 7° – Wind 20 km/h

22 Thu 20° 8° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 21° 11° – Wind 16 km/h

24 Sat 20° 11° 1.1 mm, 33% Wind 25 km/h

25 Sun 10° 2° 0.1 mm, 22% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:15 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Vermilion River near Crane LakeRiver gauge, Vermilion River	4.18 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	17 mi
Crane Lake at Crane LakeLake, Crane Lake	16.30 ft	No reference yet	−0.07 ft	18 mi
Gold Portage Outlet From Kabetogama Lake near RayRiver gauge, Gold Portage Outlet From Kabetogama Lake	16.16 ft	Below flood stage	+0.02 ft	19 mi
Namakan River at Outlet of Lac La CroixRiver gauge, Namakan River	360.36 m	Low	±0	38 km
Turtle River near Mine CentreRiver gauge, Turtle River	0.70 m	Low	+0.02 m	40 km
Rainy Lake near Fort FrancesLake, Rainy Lake	337.39 m	Normal	±0	52 km
Rainy River at Point Park Site No.1River gauge, Rainy River	337.37 m	Normal	+0.03 m	53 km
Rainy River at Point Park Site No.2River gauge, Rainy River	337.36 m	Normal	+0.03 m	53 km

Questions and answers

Is Namakan Lake at Squirrel Island higher than last year?

No, it is 0.03 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 340.25 m.

What is a normal level for Namakan Lake at Squirrel Island in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 340.28 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 340.20 m and 340.41 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Namakan Lake at Squirrel Island really 340.22 m deep?

No. 340.22 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 Namakan Lake at Squirrel Island today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 04:15 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 340.22 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Namakan Lake at Squirrel Island rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.12 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Namakan Lake at Squirrel Island 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:05PA013 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 48.49686, -92.65856 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: UNITED STATES COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 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	340.22 m	2026-10-19 21:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Namakan Lake at Squirrel Island (eccc:05PA013). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/namakan-lake-at-squirrel-island

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