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Babine Lake water level history

Daily records since 1955 · Level today: 0.925 m

Highest on record
2.843 m
Jun 5, 1997
Lowest on record
0.274 m
Dec 5, 1956
Today
0.925 m
Oct 23, 2026
Years of data
71
since 1955

In short

Across 21 complete years, 2024 had the lowest average level (0.905 m) and 2007 the highest (1.465 m).

On average the lake is lowest in March (0.886 m) and highest in June (1.897 m).

Babine Lake level, all years

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)

Each year's lowest and highest level

0.10.81.62.33.01955196419731982199120002009201820261955: lowest 0.92 m (1955-10-20), highest 1.40 m (1955-07-22), average 1.16 m, 105 days measured1956: lowest 0.27 m (1956-12-05), highest 1.60 m (1956-06-23), average 1.09 m, 204 days measured1957: lowest 0.93 m (1957-05-05), highest 1.84 m (1957-05-30), average 1.57 m, 174 days measured1958: lowest 0.76 m (1958-12-31), highest 2.47 m (1958-06-05), average 1.43 m, 245 days measured1959: lowest 0.72 m (1959-04-24), highest 2.24 m (1959-07-14), average 1.49 m, 243 days measured1960: lowest 0.85 m (1960-05-01), highest 2.17 m (1960-06-24), average 1.58 m, 179 days measured1961: lowest 0.84 m (1961-10-16), highest 1.95 m (1961-06-12), average 1.31 m, 184 days measured1962: lowest 0.72 m (1962-05-11), highest 1.65 m (1962-06-28), average 1.26 m, 235 days measured1963: lowest 0.82 m (1963-12-14), highest 1.79 m (1963-06-13), average 1.22 m, 270 days measured1964: lowest 0.74 m (1964-02-23), highest 0.82 m (1964-01-05), average 0.78 m, 33 days measured1965: lowest 0.76 m (1965-04-15), highest 2.54 m (1965-06-05), average 1.34 m, 246 days measured1966: lowest 0.75 m (1966-03-31), highest 2.06 m (1966-06-18), average 1.33 m, 181 days measured1967: lowest 0.76 m (1967-04-23), highest 2.48 m (1967-07-01), average 1.25 m, 267 days measured1968: lowest 0.74 m (1968-03-29), highest 2.25 m (1968-06-19), average 1.32 m, 178 days measured1969: lowest 0.79 m (1969-04-06), highest 1.64 m (1969-06-10), average 1.15 m, 294 days measured1970: lowest 0.80 m (1970-12-20), highest 1.62 m (1970-06-13), average 1.16 m, 290 days measured1971: lowest 0.75 m (1971-04-23), highest 1.84 m (1971-07-12), average 1.19 m, 309 days measured1972: lowest 0.85 m (1972-03-01), highest 2.66 m (1972-06-20), average 1.58 m, 184 days measured1973: lowest 0.80 m (1973-12-19), highest 1.95 m (1973-06-18), average 1.27 m, 211 days measured1974: lowest 0.78 m (1974-04-01), highest 2.24 m (1974-06-17), average 1.34 m, 159 days measured1975: lowest 0.76 m (1975-04-21), highest 1.48 m (1975-06-18), average 1.08 m, 128 days measured1976: lowest 0.86 m (1976-03-22), highest 2.55 m (1976-06-17), average 1.47 m, 107 days measured1977: lowest 0.89 m (1977-03-28), highest 1.79 m (1977-05-30), average 1.20 m, 119 days measured1978: lowest 0.80 m (1978-04-13), highest 1.58 m (1978-06-17), average 1.09 m, 249 days measured1979: lowest 0.74 m (1979-12-31), highest 1.82 m (1979-06-15), average 1.25 m, 209 days measured1980: lowest 0.71 m (1980-02-21), highest 1.27 m (1980-05-26), average 0.94 m, 122 days measured1981: lowest 0.78 m (1981-03-26), highest 2.00 m (1981-06-02), average 1.27 m, 219 days measured1982: lowest 0.77 m (1982-04-26), highest 2.05 m (1982-06-14), average 1.31 m, 206 days measured1983: lowest 0.71 m (1983-04-11), highest 1.55 m (1983-07-22), average 1.15 m, 86 days measured1984: lowest 0.74 m (1984-03-26), highest 1.64 m (1984-06-18), average 1.17 m, 87 days measured1985: lowest 0.73 m (1985-12-30), highest 1.69 m (1985-06-10), average 1.08 m, 67 days measured1986: lowest 0.72 m (1986-04-14), highest 1.75 m (1986-06-26), average 1.06 m, 71 days measured1987: lowest 0.77 m (1987-04-01), highest 1.80 m (1987-06-08), average 1.15 m, 74 days measured1988: lowest 0.74 m (1988-03-14), highest 2.09 m (1988-06-15), average 1.30 m, 74 days measured1989: lowest 0.75 m (1989-11-21), highest 1.63 m (1989-06-03), average 1.10 m, 77 days measured1990: lowest 0.78 m (1990-02-12), highest 2.00 m (1990-06-13), average 1.22 m, 83 days measured1991: lowest 0.75 m (1991-04-01), highest 1.73 m (1991-05-25), average 1.19 m, 84 days measured1992: lowest 0.80 m (1992-12-31), highest 2.03 m (1992-06-06), average 1.36 m, 90 days measured1993: lowest 0.71 m (1993-03-25), highest 1.76 m (1993-06-09), average 1.21 m, 112 days measured1994: lowest 0.79 m (1994-12-19), highest 1.93 m (1994-05-26), average 1.32 m, 96 days measured1995: lowest 0.71 m (1995-11-23), highest 1.58 m (1995-05-29), average 0.98 m, 71 days measured1996: lowest 0.75 m (1996-01-04), highest 2.21 m (1996-06-13), average 1.48 m, 93 days measured1997: lowest 0.90 m (1997-04-07), highest 2.84 m (1997-06-05), average 1.76 m, 97 days measured1998: lowest 0.75 m (1998-12-14), highest 1.66 m (1998-05-29), average 1.14 m, 77 days measured1999: lowest 0.77 m (1999-01-04), highest 2.12 m (1999-06-23), average 1.40 m, 87 days measured2000: lowest 0.84 m (2000-03-13), highest 1.64 m (2000-06-18), average 1.17 m, 80 days measured2001: lowest 0.83 m (2001-04-16), highest 1.69 m (2001-07-05), average 1.19 m, 88 days measured2002: lowest 0.82 m (2002-03-25), highest 2.65 m (2002-06-21), average 1.65 m, 95 days measured2003: lowest 0.86 m (2003-03-10), highest 1.66 m (2003-06-08), average 1.11 m, 145 days measured2004: lowest 0.87 m (2004-03-09), highest 1.53 m (2004-05-29), average 1.14 m, 366 days measured2005: lowest 0.87 m (2005-12-20), highest 1.85 m (2005-06-01), average 1.21 m, 364 days measured2006: lowest 0.77 m (2006-12-02), highest 1.55 m (2006-06-11), average 0.98 m, 357 days measured2007: lowest 0.75 m (2007-01-06), highest 2.57 m (2007-06-13), average 1.46 m, 340 days measured2008: lowest 0.92 m (2008-04-24), highest 2.23 m (2008-06-04), average 1.29 m, 366 days measured2009: lowest 0.91 m (2009-04-11), highest 2.22 m (2009-06-12), average 1.26 m, 365 days measured2010: lowest 0.83 m (2010-12-31), highest 1.87 m (2010-06-10), average 1.12 m, 365 days measured2011: lowest 0.83 m (2011-01-03), highest 2.71 m (2011-06-10), average 1.42 m, 344 days measured2012: lowest 0.91 m (2012-12-31), highest 2.40 m (2012-06-20), average 1.34 m, 366 days measured2013: lowest 0.84 m (2013-04-04), highest 1.83 m (2013-06-26), average 1.14 m, 365 days measured2014: lowest 0.87 m (2014-04-02), highest 1.76 m (2014-05-31), average 1.08 m, 365 days measured2015: lowest 0.90 m (2015-01-04), highest 2.47 m (2015-05-31), average 1.31 m, 365 days measured2016: lowest 0.87 m (2016-02-27), highest 1.68 m (2016-05-17), average 1.23 m, 366 days measured2017: lowest 0.97 m (2017-04-04), highest 2.26 m (2017-06-11), average 1.30 m, 365 days measured2018: lowest 0.91 m (2018-12-13), highest 2.57 m (2018-05-26), average 1.31 m, 365 days measured2019: lowest 0.86 m (2019-03-29), highest 1.77 m (2019-06-07), average 1.19 m, 365 days measured2020: lowest 1.00 m (2020-04-14), highest 1.93 m (2020-05-31), average 1.40 m, 366 days measured2021: lowest 0.95 m (2021-12-28), highest 2.06 m (2021-06-11), average 1.31 m, 348 days measured2022: lowest 0.87 m (2022-12-22), highest 2.05 m (2022-07-08), average 1.24 m, 365 days measured2023: lowest 0.74 m (2023-12-27), highest 1.57 m (2023-05-27), average 0.99 m, 365 days measured2024: lowest 0.73 m (2024-01-14), highest 1.19 m (2024-07-02), average 0.90 m, 366 days measured2025: lowest 0.95 m (2025-02-28), highest 1.02 m (2025-01-01), average 0.98 m, 62 days measured2026: lowest 0.93 m (2026-10-21), highest 1.00 m (2026-09-22), average 0.96 m, 30 days measured
0.10.81.62.33.0195519731991200920261955: lowest 0.92 m (1955-10-20), highest 1.40 m (1955-07-22), average 1.16 m, 105 days measured1956: lowest 0.27 m (1956-12-05), highest 1.60 m (1956-06-23), average 1.09 m, 204 days measured1957: lowest 0.93 m (1957-05-05), highest 1.84 m (1957-05-30), average 1.57 m, 174 days measured1958: lowest 0.76 m (1958-12-31), highest 2.47 m (1958-06-05), average 1.43 m, 245 days measured1959: lowest 0.72 m (1959-04-24), highest 2.24 m (1959-07-14), average 1.49 m, 243 days measured1960: lowest 0.85 m (1960-05-01), highest 2.17 m (1960-06-24), average 1.58 m, 179 days measured1961: lowest 0.84 m (1961-10-16), highest 1.95 m (1961-06-12), average 1.31 m, 184 days measured1962: lowest 0.72 m (1962-05-11), highest 1.65 m (1962-06-28), average 1.26 m, 235 days measured1963: lowest 0.82 m (1963-12-14), highest 1.79 m (1963-06-13), average 1.22 m, 270 days measured1964: lowest 0.74 m (1964-02-23), highest 0.82 m (1964-01-05), average 0.78 m, 33 days measured1965: lowest 0.76 m (1965-04-15), highest 2.54 m (1965-06-05), average 1.34 m, 246 days measured1966: lowest 0.75 m (1966-03-31), highest 2.06 m (1966-06-18), average 1.33 m, 181 days measured1967: lowest 0.76 m (1967-04-23), highest 2.48 m (1967-07-01), average 1.25 m, 267 days measured1968: lowest 0.74 m (1968-03-29), highest 2.25 m (1968-06-19), average 1.32 m, 178 days measured1969: lowest 0.79 m (1969-04-06), highest 1.64 m (1969-06-10), average 1.15 m, 294 days measured1970: lowest 0.80 m (1970-12-20), highest 1.62 m (1970-06-13), average 1.16 m, 290 days measured1971: lowest 0.75 m (1971-04-23), highest 1.84 m (1971-07-12), average 1.19 m, 309 days measured1972: lowest 0.85 m (1972-03-01), highest 2.66 m (1972-06-20), average 1.58 m, 184 days measured1973: lowest 0.80 m (1973-12-19), highest 1.95 m (1973-06-18), average 1.27 m, 211 days measured1974: lowest 0.78 m (1974-04-01), highest 2.24 m (1974-06-17), average 1.34 m, 159 days measured1975: lowest 0.76 m (1975-04-21), highest 1.48 m (1975-06-18), average 1.08 m, 128 days measured1976: lowest 0.86 m (1976-03-22), highest 2.55 m (1976-06-17), average 1.47 m, 107 days measured1977: lowest 0.89 m (1977-03-28), highest 1.79 m (1977-05-30), average 1.20 m, 119 days measured1978: lowest 0.80 m (1978-04-13), highest 1.58 m (1978-06-17), average 1.09 m, 249 days measured1979: lowest 0.74 m (1979-12-31), highest 1.82 m (1979-06-15), average 1.25 m, 209 days measured1980: lowest 0.71 m (1980-02-21), highest 1.27 m (1980-05-26), average 0.94 m, 122 days measured1981: lowest 0.78 m (1981-03-26), highest 2.00 m (1981-06-02), average 1.27 m, 219 days measured1982: lowest 0.77 m (1982-04-26), highest 2.05 m (1982-06-14), average 1.31 m, 206 days measured1983: lowest 0.71 m (1983-04-11), highest 1.55 m (1983-07-22), average 1.15 m, 86 days measured1984: lowest 0.74 m (1984-03-26), highest 1.64 m (1984-06-18), average 1.17 m, 87 days measured1985: lowest 0.73 m (1985-12-30), highest 1.69 m (1985-06-10), average 1.08 m, 67 days measured1986: lowest 0.72 m (1986-04-14), highest 1.75 m (1986-06-26), average 1.06 m, 71 days measured1987: lowest 0.77 m (1987-04-01), highest 1.80 m (1987-06-08), average 1.15 m, 74 days measured1988: lowest 0.74 m (1988-03-14), highest 2.09 m (1988-06-15), average 1.30 m, 74 days measured1989: lowest 0.75 m (1989-11-21), highest 1.63 m (1989-06-03), average 1.10 m, 77 days measured1990: lowest 0.78 m (1990-02-12), highest 2.00 m (1990-06-13), average 1.22 m, 83 days measured1991: lowest 0.75 m (1991-04-01), highest 1.73 m (1991-05-25), average 1.19 m, 84 days measured1992: lowest 0.80 m (1992-12-31), highest 2.03 m (1992-06-06), average 1.36 m, 90 days measured1993: lowest 0.71 m (1993-03-25), highest 1.76 m (1993-06-09), average 1.21 m, 112 days measured1994: lowest 0.79 m (1994-12-19), highest 1.93 m (1994-05-26), average 1.32 m, 96 days measured1995: lowest 0.71 m (1995-11-23), highest 1.58 m (1995-05-29), average 0.98 m, 71 days measured1996: lowest 0.75 m (1996-01-04), highest 2.21 m (1996-06-13), average 1.48 m, 93 days measured1997: lowest 0.90 m (1997-04-07), highest 2.84 m (1997-06-05), average 1.76 m, 97 days measured1998: lowest 0.75 m (1998-12-14), highest 1.66 m (1998-05-29), average 1.14 m, 77 days measured1999: lowest 0.77 m (1999-01-04), highest 2.12 m (1999-06-23), average 1.40 m, 87 days measured2000: lowest 0.84 m (2000-03-13), highest 1.64 m (2000-06-18), average 1.17 m, 80 days measured2001: lowest 0.83 m (2001-04-16), highest 1.69 m (2001-07-05), average 1.19 m, 88 days measured2002: lowest 0.82 m (2002-03-25), highest 2.65 m (2002-06-21), average 1.65 m, 95 days measured2003: lowest 0.86 m (2003-03-10), highest 1.66 m (2003-06-08), average 1.11 m, 145 days measured2004: lowest 0.87 m (2004-03-09), highest 1.53 m (2004-05-29), average 1.14 m, 366 days measured2005: lowest 0.87 m (2005-12-20), highest 1.85 m (2005-06-01), average 1.21 m, 364 days measured2006: lowest 0.77 m (2006-12-02), highest 1.55 m (2006-06-11), average 0.98 m, 357 days measured2007: lowest 0.75 m (2007-01-06), highest 2.57 m (2007-06-13), average 1.46 m, 340 days measured2008: lowest 0.92 m (2008-04-24), highest 2.23 m (2008-06-04), average 1.29 m, 366 days measured2009: lowest 0.91 m (2009-04-11), highest 2.22 m (2009-06-12), average 1.26 m, 365 days measured2010: lowest 0.83 m (2010-12-31), highest 1.87 m (2010-06-10), average 1.12 m, 365 days measured2011: lowest 0.83 m (2011-01-03), highest 2.71 m (2011-06-10), average 1.42 m, 344 days measured2012: lowest 0.91 m (2012-12-31), highest 2.40 m (2012-06-20), average 1.34 m, 366 days measured2013: lowest 0.84 m (2013-04-04), highest 1.83 m (2013-06-26), average 1.14 m, 365 days measured2014: lowest 0.87 m (2014-04-02), highest 1.76 m (2014-05-31), average 1.08 m, 365 days measured2015: lowest 0.90 m (2015-01-04), highest 2.47 m (2015-05-31), average 1.31 m, 365 days measured2016: lowest 0.87 m (2016-02-27), highest 1.68 m (2016-05-17), average 1.23 m, 366 days measured2017: lowest 0.97 m (2017-04-04), highest 2.26 m (2017-06-11), average 1.30 m, 365 days measured2018: lowest 0.91 m (2018-12-13), highest 2.57 m (2018-05-26), average 1.31 m, 365 days measured2019: lowest 0.86 m (2019-03-29), highest 1.77 m (2019-06-07), average 1.19 m, 365 days measured2020: lowest 1.00 m (2020-04-14), highest 1.93 m (2020-05-31), average 1.40 m, 366 days measured2021: lowest 0.95 m (2021-12-28), highest 2.06 m (2021-06-11), average 1.31 m, 348 days measured2022: lowest 0.87 m (2022-12-22), highest 2.05 m (2022-07-08), average 1.24 m, 365 days measured2023: lowest 0.74 m (2023-12-27), highest 1.57 m (2023-05-27), average 0.99 m, 365 days measured2024: lowest 0.73 m (2024-01-14), highest 1.19 m (2024-07-02), average 0.90 m, 366 days measured2025: lowest 0.95 m (2025-02-28), highest 1.02 m (2025-01-01), average 0.98 m, 62 days measured2026: lowest 0.93 m (2026-10-21), highest 1.00 m (2026-09-22), average 0.96 m, 30 days measured
Lowest to highest that yearYear average2026 so far

One bar per year from the lowest to the highest daily level, with the year's average. Years with no bar have no daily record in the agency archive.

Lowest years

Years ranked by their lowest daily level.

  • 20240.727 m on Jan 14
  • 20230.741 m on Dec 27
  • 20070.753 m on Jan 6
  • 20060.773 m on Dec 2
  • 20110.827 m on Jan 3

Yearly highs and lows

YearAverageLowLow dateHighHigh date
2026 (30 days)0.9560.929Oct 211.000Sep 22
2025 (62 days)0.9830.951Feb 281.017Jan 1
20240.9050.727Jan 141.194Jul 2
20230.9880.741Dec 271.572May 27
20221.2440.867Dec 222.050Jul 8
20211.3060.948Dec 282.058Jun 11
20201.4020.997Apr 141.928May 31
20191.1920.864Mar 291.771Jun 7
20181.3080.910Dec 132.571May 26
20171.3040.970Apr 42.256Jun 11
20161.2280.870Feb 271.683May 17
20151.3050.896Jan 42.473May 31
20141.0770.869Apr 21.761May 31
20131.1410.837Apr 41.831Jun 26
20121.3440.906Dec 312.403Jun 20
20111.4230.827Jan 32.714Jun 10
20101.1240.831Dec 311.867Jun 10
20091.2610.910Apr 112.216Jun 12
20081.2870.915Apr 242.230Jun 4
20071.4650.753Jan 62.567Jun 13
20060.9770.773Dec 21.554Jun 11
20051.2070.869Dec 201.846Jun 1
20041.1380.871Mar 91.530May 29
2003 (145 days)1.1110.856Mar 101.663Jun 8
2002 (95 days)1.6500.817Mar 252.651Jun 21
2001 (88 days)1.1860.831Apr 161.692Jul 5
2000 (80 days)1.1720.844Mar 131.637Jun 18
1999 (87 days)1.3970.772Jan 42.116Jun 23
1998 (77 days)1.1410.754Dec 141.656May 29
1997 (97 days)1.7550.902Apr 72.843Jun 5
1996 (93 days)1.4830.746Jan 42.214Jun 13
1995 (71 days)0.9760.710Nov 231.580May 29
1994 (96 days)1.3220.790Dec 191.930May 26
1993 (112 days)1.2130.714Mar 251.758Jun 9
1992 (90 days)1.3570.796Dec 312.034Jun 6
1991 (84 days)1.1950.748Apr 11.728May 25
1990 (83 days)1.2220.780Feb 121.997Jun 13
1989 (77 days)1.0980.755Nov 211.627Jun 3
1988 (74 days)1.3010.745Mar 142.094Jun 15
1987 (74 days)1.1480.772Apr 11.799Jun 8
1986 (71 days)1.0610.718Apr 141.750Jun 26
1985 (67 days)1.0750.732Dec 301.690Jun 10
1984 (87 days)1.1680.738Mar 261.640Jun 18
1983 (86 days)1.1480.713Apr 111.554Jul 22
1982 (206 days)1.3060.768Apr 262.051Jun 14
1981 (219 days)1.2660.777Mar 261.996Jun 2
1980 (122 days)0.9450.707Feb 211.265May 26
1979 (209 days)1.2500.738Dec 311.823Jun 15
1978 (249 days)1.0890.799Apr 131.579Jun 17
1977 (119 days)1.1950.893Mar 281.792May 30
1976 (107 days)1.4740.863Mar 222.551Jun 17
1975 (128 days)1.0760.756Apr 211.484Jun 18
1974 (159 days)1.3430.777Apr 12.237Jun 17
1973 (211 days)1.2750.799Dec 191.951Jun 18
1972 (184 days)1.5800.847Mar 12.661Jun 20
1971 (309 days)1.1940.747Apr 231.841Jul 12
1970 (290 days)1.1620.796Dec 201.622Jun 13
1969 (294 days)1.1490.786Apr 61.637Jun 10
1968 (178 days)1.3200.738Mar 292.249Jun 19
1967 (267 days)1.2510.756Apr 232.475Jul 1
1966 (181 days)1.3350.750Mar 312.057Jun 18
1965 (246 days)1.3400.765Apr 152.545Jun 5
1964 (33 days)0.7780.738Feb 230.817Jan 5
1963 (270 days)1.2240.817Dec 141.786Jun 13
1962 (235 days)1.2590.722May 111.649Jun 28
1961 (184 days)1.3150.838Oct 161.951Jun 12
1960 (179 days)1.5830.853May 12.173Jun 24
1959 (243 days)1.4890.719Apr 242.240Jul 14
1958 (245 days)1.4300.762Dec 312.472Jun 5
1957 (174 days)1.5710.930May 51.844May 30
1956 (204 days)1.0860.274Dec 51.597Jun 23
1955 (105 days)1.1610.917Oct 201.396Jul 22

Levels in metres. Partial years show the number of days with data.

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January0.9370.7161.270
February0.9110.7071.186
March0.8860.7071.099
April0.9120.7131.638
May1.4660.7222.767
June1.8971.1032.843
July1.6831.0522.555
August1.3840.8782.182
September1.1650.8101.753
October1.0420.3051.423
November1.0180.3541.420
December0.9650.2741.365

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