Country: Canada

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
24 hours
▼ 0.011 m
7 days
▼ 0.030 m
30 days
▼ 0.065 m
Normal for Oct 23 ?
1.055 m

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.

  • 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.

Normal for Oct 23Record lowToday0.49 m

Today compared with past years on Oct 23

Lowest to highest on this date: 0.14–3.55 mUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 0.55–1.77 mNormal (25th–75th percentile): 0.70–1.44 mToday: 0.49 mToday 0.49 mMedian 1.05Lowest 0.14Highest 3.5525th75th
Lowest to highest on this date: 0.14–3.55 mUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 0.55–1.77 mNormal (25th–75th percentile): 0.70–1.44 mToday: 0.49 mToday 0.49 mMedian 1.05Highest 3.5525th75th

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

0.10.81.62.33.0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec20262026-09-22: 0.56 m2026-09-27: 0.54 m2026-10-02: 0.58 m2026-10-07: 0.56 m2026-10-12: 0.54 m2026-10-17: 0.53 m
0.10.81.62.33.0JanAprJulOct20262026-09-22: 0.56 m2026-09-27: 0.54 m2026-10-02: 0.58 m2026-10-07: 0.56 m2026-10-12: 0.54 m2026-10-17: 0.53 m
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

DateLevelvs today
Oct 23, 20241.596 m▲ 1.107 m
Oct 23, 20230.988 m▲ 0.499 m
Oct 23, 20220.466 m▼ 0.023 m
Oct 23, 20211.837 m▲ 1.348 m
Oct 23, 20201.175 m▲ 0.686 m
Oct 23, 20191.427 m▲ 0.938 m
Oct 23, 20180.694 m▲ 0.205 m
Oct 23, 20171.429 m▲ 0.940 m
Oct 23, 20161.990 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

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