Waterton Lake water level today
Lake in Alberta
1,278.193m
4,193.55 ft · CGVD28
Measured · provisional
Below normal for the dateSteady
At a glance · Oct 23
Lower than usual
Waterton Lake is 0.13 m lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in 2 of the last 9 years.
Much lower
Lower
About normal
Higher
Much higher
- This week→ Steady
- Lowest on record↓ 1,277.81 m (1952)
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 9 years.
The lake has fallen 0.012 m in 7 days and fallen 0.201 m in 30 days.
Since 1950, the lowest daily level was 1,277.810 m (Dec 1952) and the highest 1,281.990 m (Jun 1964).
Waterton Lake level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
2026 compared with 2025
2026Normal (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, 2024 | 1,278.070 m | ▼ 0.123 m |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 1,278.180 m | ▼ 0.013 m |
| Oct 23, 2022 | 1,278.070 m | ▼ 0.123 m |
| Oct 23, 2021 | 1,278.070 m | ▼ 0.123 m |
| Oct 23, 2020 | 1,278.180 m | ▼ 0.013 m |
| Oct 23, 2019 | 1,278.570 m | ▲ 0.377 m |
| Oct 23, 2018 | 1,278.180 m | ▼ 0.013 m |
| Oct 23, 2017 | 1,278.100 m | ▼ 0.093 m |
| Oct 23, 2016 | 1,278.890 m | ▲ 0.697 m |
Records & details
- Highest
- 1,281.990 m on Jun 9, 1964
- Lowest
- 1,277.810 m on Dec 24, 1952
- Records from
- 1950 (76 years of daily data)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here