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Kootenay Lake water level today

Lake in British Columbia

531.257m
1,742.97 ft · CGVD28
Measured · provisional
Below normal for the dateSteady
24 hours
▲ 0.002 m
7 days
▼ 0.053 m
30 days
▼ 0.081 m
Normal for Oct 23 ?
531.798 m

At a glance · Oct 23

Lower than usual

Kootenay Lake is 0.54 m lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in 6 of the last 10 years.

  • This week↘ Falling 0.05 m
  • Lowest on record↓ 529.56 m (1944)

Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.

Normal for Oct 23Record lowToday531.26 m

Today compared with past years on Oct 23

Lowest to highest on this date: 530.49–532.57 mUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 531.01–532.17 mNormal (25th–75th percentile): 531.32–531.94 mToday: 531.26 mToday 531.26 mMedian 531.80Lowest 530.49Highest 532.5725th75th
Lowest to highest on this date: 530.49–532.57 mUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 531.01–532.17 mNormal (25th–75th percentile): 531.32–531.94 mToday: 531.26 mToday 531.26 mMedian 531.80Lowest 530.4925th75th

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 6 of the last 10 years.

The lake has fallen 0.053 m in 7 days and fallen 0.081 m in 30 days.

Since 1931, the lowest daily level was 529.563 m (Apr 1944) and the highest 537.033 m (Jun 1961).

Kootenay Lake level chart

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

2026 compared with 2025

529531533534536JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec202520262025-01-01: 531.55 m2025-01-06: 531.47 m2025-01-11: 531.38 m2025-01-16: 531.29 m2025-01-21: 531.27 m2025-01-26: 531.30 m2025-01-31: 531.31 m2025-02-05: 531.27 m2025-02-10: 531.24 m2025-02-15: 531.17 m2025-02-20: 531.08 m2025-02-25: 530.83 m2025-03-02: 530.88 m2025-03-07: 530.81 m2025-03-12: 530.61 m2025-03-17: 530.48 m2025-03-22: 530.33 m2025-03-27: 530.26 m2025-04-01: 530.33 m2025-04-06: 530.24 m2025-04-11: 530.25 m2025-04-16: 530.27 m2025-04-21: 530.28 m2025-04-26: 530.27 m2025-05-01: 530.45 m2025-05-06: 530.85 m2025-05-11: 531.09 m2025-05-16: 531.26 m2025-05-21: 531.26 m2025-05-26: 531.18 m2025-05-31: 531.73 m2025-06-05: 531.93 m2025-06-10: 532.13 m2025-06-15: 532.28 m2025-06-20: 532.12 m2025-06-25: 531.82 m2025-06-30: 531.62 m2025-07-05: 531.44 m2025-07-10: 531.36 m2025-07-15: 531.35 m2025-07-20: 531.32 m2025-07-25: 531.32 m2025-07-30: 531.30 m2025-08-04: 531.29 m2025-08-09: 531.30 m2025-08-14: 531.29 m2025-08-19: 531.33 m2025-08-24: 531.35 m2025-08-29: 531.32 m2025-09-03: 531.27 m2025-09-08: 531.26 m2025-09-13: 531.25 m2025-09-18: 531.27 m2025-09-23: 531.28 m2025-09-28: 531.28 m2025-10-03: 531.31 m2025-10-08: 531.28 m2025-10-13: 531.27 m2025-10-18: 531.25 m2025-10-23: 531.27 m2025-10-28: 531.31 m2025-11-02: 531.34 m2025-11-07: 531.41 m2025-11-12: 531.46 m2025-11-17: 531.67 m2025-11-22: 531.67 m2025-11-27: 531.59 m2025-12-02: 531.59 m2025-12-07: 531.50 m2025-12-12: 531.74 m2025-12-17: 531.94 m2025-12-22: 531.91 m2025-12-27: 531.88 m2026-09-22: 531.34 m2026-09-27: 531.34 m2026-10-02: 531.35 m2026-10-07: 531.35 m2026-10-12: 531.33 m2026-10-17: 531.30 m
529531533534536JanAprJulOct202520262025-01-01: 531.55 m2025-01-06: 531.47 m2025-01-11: 531.38 m2025-01-16: 531.29 m2025-01-21: 531.27 m2025-01-26: 531.30 m2025-01-31: 531.31 m2025-02-05: 531.27 m2025-02-10: 531.24 m2025-02-15: 531.17 m2025-02-20: 531.08 m2025-02-25: 530.83 m2025-03-02: 530.88 m2025-03-07: 530.81 m2025-03-12: 530.61 m2025-03-17: 530.48 m2025-03-22: 530.33 m2025-03-27: 530.26 m2025-04-01: 530.33 m2025-04-06: 530.24 m2025-04-11: 530.25 m2025-04-16: 530.27 m2025-04-21: 530.28 m2025-04-26: 530.27 m2025-05-01: 530.45 m2025-05-06: 530.85 m2025-05-11: 531.09 m2025-05-16: 531.26 m2025-05-21: 531.26 m2025-05-26: 531.18 m2025-05-31: 531.73 m2025-06-05: 531.93 m2025-06-10: 532.13 m2025-06-15: 532.28 m2025-06-20: 532.12 m2025-06-25: 531.82 m2025-06-30: 531.62 m2025-07-05: 531.44 m2025-07-10: 531.36 m2025-07-15: 531.35 m2025-07-20: 531.32 m2025-07-25: 531.32 m2025-07-30: 531.30 m2025-08-04: 531.29 m2025-08-09: 531.30 m2025-08-14: 531.29 m2025-08-19: 531.33 m2025-08-24: 531.35 m2025-08-29: 531.32 m2025-09-03: 531.27 m2025-09-08: 531.26 m2025-09-13: 531.25 m2025-09-18: 531.27 m2025-09-23: 531.28 m2025-09-28: 531.28 m2025-10-03: 531.31 m2025-10-08: 531.28 m2025-10-13: 531.27 m2025-10-18: 531.25 m2025-10-23: 531.27 m2025-10-28: 531.31 m2025-11-02: 531.34 m2025-11-07: 531.41 m2025-11-12: 531.46 m2025-11-17: 531.67 m2025-11-22: 531.67 m2025-11-27: 531.59 m2025-12-02: 531.59 m2025-12-07: 531.50 m2025-12-12: 531.74 m2025-12-17: 531.94 m2025-12-22: 531.91 m2025-12-27: 531.88 m2026-09-22: 531.34 m2026-09-27: 531.34 m2026-10-02: 531.35 m2026-10-07: 531.35 m2026-10-12: 531.33 m2026-10-17: 531.30 m
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

DateLevelvs today
Oct 23, 2025531.268 m▲ 0.011 m
Oct 23, 2024531.076 m▼ 0.181 m
Oct 23, 2023531.492 m▲ 0.235 m
Oct 23, 2022531.443 m▲ 0.186 m
Oct 23, 2021530.890 m▼ 0.367 m
Oct 23, 2020531.406 m▲ 0.149 m
Oct 23, 2019531.283 m▲ 0.026 m
Oct 23, 2018530.997 m▼ 0.260 m
Oct 23, 2017531.130 m▼ 0.127 m
Oct 23, 2016531.658 m▲ 0.401 m

Records & details

Highest
537.033 m on Jun 9, 1961
Lowest
529.563 m on Apr 5, 1944
Records from
1931 (96 years of daily data)
Water temperature
Not measured here

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