Buffalo Lake water level today
Lake in Alberta
779.297m
2,556.75 ft · CGVD28
Measured · provisional
Much below normal for the dateSteady
At a glance · Oct 21
Much lower than usual
Buffalo Lake is 1.16 m lower than normal for Oct 21, lower than on this date in all of the last 10 years.
Much lower
Lower
About normal
Higher
Much higher
- This week↘ Falling 0.28 m
- Lowest on record↓ 779.30 m (2026)
Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.
Today compared with past years on Oct 21
Where today's reading sits among this gauge's own records for the same date (±3 days). A statistical guide, not advice.
What this means
It is lower than on Oct 21 in every one of the last 10 years on record.
The lake has fallen 0.285 m in 7 days and fallen 0.360 m in 30 days.
Since 1965, the lowest daily level was 779.297 m (Oct 2026) and the highest 781.375 m (May 1975).
Buffalo Lake level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Same date in past years
| Date | Level | vs today |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | 779.657 m | ▲ 0.360 m |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 779.978 m | ▲ 0.681 m |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 780.228 m | ▲ 0.931 m |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 780.502 m | ▲ 1.205 m |
| Oct 21, 2021 | 780.577 m | ▲ 1.280 m |
| Oct 21, 2020 | 780.915 m | ▲ 1.618 m |
| Oct 21, 2019 | 780.716 m | ▲ 1.419 m |
| Oct 21, 2018 | 780.688 m | ▲ 1.391 m |
| Oct 21, 2017 | 780.709 m | ▲ 1.412 m |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 780.725 m | ▲ 1.428 m |
Records & details
- Highest
- 781.375 m on May 28, 1975
- Lowest
- 779.297 m on Oct 21, 2026
- Records from
- 1965 (61 years of daily data)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here