Nicola Lake water level today
Lake in British Columbia
1.900m
6.23 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
Nicola Lake is 0.41 m lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in 8 of the last 10 years.
Much lower
Lower
About normal
Higher
Much higher
- This week→ Steady
- Lowest on record↓ 0.85 m (2004)
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 10 years.
The lake has fallen 0.017 m in 7 days and fallen 0.088 m in 30 days.
Since 1933, the lowest daily level was 0.852 m (Jan 2004) and the highest 4.205 m (May 2017).
Nicola Lake level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
2026 compared with 2025
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
| Date | Level | vs today |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2025 | 1.881 m | ▼ 0.019 m |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 2.036 m | ▲ 0.136 m |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 2.054 m | ▲ 0.154 m |
| Oct 23, 2022 | 2.177 m | ▲ 0.277 m |
| Oct 23, 2021 | 1.930 m | ▲ 0.030 m |
| Oct 23, 2020 | 2.386 m | ▲ 0.486 m |
| Oct 23, 2019 | 2.394 m | ▲ 0.494 m |
| Oct 23, 2018 | 2.117 m | ▲ 0.217 m |
| Oct 23, 2017 | 1.872 m | ▼ 0.028 m |
| Oct 23, 2016 | 2.507 m | ▲ 0.607 m |
Records & details
- Highest
- 4.205 m on May 18, 2017
- Lowest
- 0.852 m on Jan 10, 2004
- Records from
- 1933 (93 years of daily data)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here