Okanagan Lake water level today
Lake in British Columbia
1.116m
3.66 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
Okanagan Lake is 0.42 m lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in all of the last 10 years.
Much lower
Lower
About normal
Higher
Much higher
- This week↘ Falling 0.03 m
- Lowest on record↓ 0.96 m (1974)
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 every one of the last 10 years on record.
The lake has fallen 0.034 m in 7 days and fallen 0.105 m in 30 days.
Since 1943, the lowest daily level was 0.957 m (Apr 1974) and the highest 3.009 m (Jun 2017).
Okanagan 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 | 1.369 m | ▲ 0.253 m |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 1.510 m | ▲ 0.394 m |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 1.468 m | ▲ 0.352 m |
| Oct 23, 2022 | 1.509 m | ▲ 0.393 m |
| Oct 23, 2021 | 1.253 m | ▲ 0.137 m |
| Oct 23, 2020 | 1.599 m | ▲ 0.483 m |
| Oct 23, 2019 | 1.604 m | ▲ 0.488 m |
| Oct 23, 2018 | 1.581 m | ▲ 0.465 m |
| Oct 23, 2017 | 1.490 m | ▲ 0.374 m |
| Oct 23, 2016 | 1.669 m | ▲ 0.553 m |
Records & details
- Highest
- 3.009 m on Jun 7, 2017
- Lowest
- 0.957 m on Apr 16, 1974
- Records from
- 1943 (83 years of daily data)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here