Cowichan Lake water level today
Lake in British Columbia
0.489m
1.60 ft · gauge reading (local datum, not an elevation)
Measured · provisional
Much below normal for the dateSteady
At a glance · Oct 23
Much lower than usual
Cowichan Lake is 0.57 m lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in 8 of the last 9 years.
Much lower
Lower
About normal
Higher
Much higher
- This week↘ Falling 0.03 m
- Lowest on record↓ 0.09 m (1915)
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 8 of the last 9 years.
The lake has fallen 0.030 m in 7 days and fallen 0.065 m in 30 days.
Since 1913, the lowest daily level was 0.085 m (Sep 1915) and the highest 4.444 m (Jan 1968).
Cowichan 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 | 1.596 m | ▲ 1.107 m |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 0.988 m | ▲ 0.499 m |
| Oct 23, 2022 | 0.466 m | ▼ 0.023 m |
| Oct 23, 2021 | 1.837 m | ▲ 1.348 m |
| Oct 23, 2020 | 1.175 m | ▲ 0.686 m |
| Oct 23, 2019 | 1.427 m | ▲ 0.938 m |
| Oct 23, 2018 | 0.694 m | ▲ 0.205 m |
| Oct 23, 2017 | 1.429 m | ▲ 0.940 m |
| Oct 23, 2016 | 1.990 m | ▲ 1.501 m |
Records & details
- Highest
- 4.444 m on Jan 21, 1968
- Lowest
- 0.085 m on Sep 30, 1915
- Records from
- 1913 (114 years of daily data)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here