Lake Athabasca water level today
Lake in Alberta
5.319m
17.45 ft · CGVD28
Measured · provisional
Below normal for the dateRising
At a glance · Oct 23
Lower than usual
Lake Athabasca is 203.33 m lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in 2 of the last 10 years.
Much lower
Lower
About normal
Higher
Much higher
- This week→ Steady
- Lowest on record↓ 2.80 m (2024)
Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.
Today compared with past years on Oct 23
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 23 in 2 of the last 10 years.
The lake has fallen 0.014 m in 7 days and fallen 0.218 m in 30 days.
Since 1930, the lowest daily level was 2.796 m (Apr 2024) and the highest 211.333 m (Jul 1935).
Lake Athabasca level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
2026 compared with 2025
20262025Normal (middle 50% of past years)Usual range (10th–90th percentile)Median
Each year drawn on the same January–December axis, over this gauge's normal range for each date. Hover or tap a point for its value.
Same date in past years
| Date | Level | vs today |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2025 | 4.238 m | ▼ 1.081 m |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 4.083 m | ▼ 1.236 m |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 3.899 m | ▼ 1.420 m |
| Oct 23, 2022 | 5.020 m | ▼ 0.299 m |
| Oct 23, 2021 | 5.334 m | ▲ 0.015 m |
| Oct 23, 2020 | 6.415 m | ▲ 1.096 m |
| Oct 23, 2019 | 5.042 m | ▼ 0.277 m |
| Oct 23, 2018 | 4.884 m | ▼ 0.435 m |
| Oct 23, 2017 | 4.675 m | ▼ 0.644 m |
| Oct 23, 2016 | 4.814 m | ▼ 0.505 m |
Records & details
- Highest
- 211.333 m on Jul 14, 1935
- Lowest
- 2.796 m on Apr 4, 2024
- Records from
- 1930 (96 years of daily data)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here