Country: Canada

Owikeno Lake water level history

Daily records since 1961 · Level today: 2.180 m

Highest on record
6.240 m
Sep 24, 2011
Lowest on record
1.109 m
Jan 30, 1969
Today
2.180 m
Oct 23, 2026
Years of data
66
since 1961

In short

Across 57 complete years, 1970 had the lowest average level (2.023 m) and 2007 the highest (2.505 m).

On average the lake is lowest in March (1.564 m) and highest in July (3.011 m).

Owikeno Lake level, all years

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

Each year's lowest and highest level

124571961196919771985199320012009201720261961: lowest 1.37 m (1961-12-21), highest 4.19 m (1961-09-05), average 2.34 m, 314 days measured1962: lowest 1.23 m (1962-03-16), highest 4.51 m (1962-10-03), average 2.42 m, 362 days measured1963: lowest 1.31 m (1963-02-01), highest 4.12 m (1963-10-02), average 2.32 m, 357 days measured1964: lowest 1.34 m (1964-03-29), highest 4.11 m (1964-10-14), average 2.38 m, 332 days measured1965: lowest 1.44 m (1965-12-31), highest 5.14 m (1965-10-22), average 2.46 m, 154 days measured1966: lowest 1.29 m (1966-01-06), highest 4.49 m (1966-10-26), average 2.30 m, 365 days measured1967: lowest 1.29 m (1967-03-20), highest 5.13 m (1967-10-11), average 2.47 m, 365 days measured1968: lowest 1.23 m (1968-12-31), highest 6.05 m (1968-01-24), average 2.37 m, 366 days measured1969: lowest 1.11 m (1969-01-30), highest 4.01 m (1969-06-14), average 2.28 m, 304 days measured1970: lowest 1.23 m (1970-12-25), highest 3.88 m (1970-05-17), average 2.02 m, 365 days measured1971: lowest 1.23 m (1971-01-06), highest 4.21 m (1971-08-22), average 2.31 m, 365 days measured1972: lowest 1.14 m (1972-02-05), highest 3.95 m (1972-06-29), average 2.23 m, 366 days measured1973: lowest 1.27 m (1973-02-14), highest 4.58 m (1973-09-29), average 2.11 m, 365 days measured1974: lowest 1.22 m (1974-01-12), highest 4.60 m (1974-10-17), average 2.24 m, 365 days measured1975: lowest 1.19 m (1975-02-19), highest 4.13 m (1975-07-11), average 2.19 m, 365 days measured1976: lowest 1.43 m (1976-03-28), highest 4.92 m (1976-12-17), average 2.59 m, 302 days measured1977: lowest 1.30 m (1977-12-31), highest 4.04 m (1977-10-23), average 2.20 m, 340 days measured1978: lowest 1.18 m (1978-01-18), highest 4.15 m (1978-11-08), average 2.18 m, 365 days measured1979: lowest 1.16 m (1979-01-15), highest 3.55 m (1979-05-27), average 2.14 m, 365 days measured1980: lowest 1.34 m (1980-01-21), highest 4.87 m (1980-12-16), average 2.28 m, 366 days measured1981: lowest 1.34 m (1981-02-12), highest 4.19 m (1981-11-03), average 2.20 m, 365 days measured1982: lowest 1.25 m (1982-03-21), highest 4.68 m (1982-09-09), average 2.20 m, 328 days measured1983: lowest 1.17 m (1983-12-31), highest 3.59 m (1983-06-10), average 2.08 m, 365 days measured1984: lowest 1.43 m (1984-04-13), highest 4.54 m (1984-10-09), average 2.30 m, 313 days measured1985: lowest 1.17 m (1985-12-03), highest 3.87 m (1985-10-16), average 2.09 m, 365 days measured1986: lowest 1.20 m (1986-02-22), highest 4.30 m (1986-05-27), average 2.21 m, 365 days measured1987: lowest 1.38 m (1987-12-31), highest 4.20 m (1987-10-31), average 2.32 m, 365 days measured1988: lowest 1.23 m (1988-01-09), highest 4.21 m (1988-09-30), average 2.26 m, 366 days measured1989: lowest 1.22 m (1989-03-05), highest 4.67 m (1989-11-10), average 2.21 m, 365 days measured1990: lowest 1.33 m (1990-02-22), highest 4.30 m (1990-11-13), average 2.25 m, 365 days measured1991: lowest 1.20 m (1991-01-09), highest 3.56 m (1991-07-03), average 2.32 m, 365 days measured1992: lowest 1.43 m (1992-12-31), highest 4.73 m (1992-10-24), average 2.34 m, 366 days measured1993: lowest 1.16 m (1993-01-18), highest 3.80 m (1993-11-03), average 2.10 m, 365 days measured1994: lowest 1.28 m (1994-02-26), highest 4.03 m (1994-10-01), average 2.29 m, 365 days measured1995: lowest 1.34 m (1995-01-27), highest 3.50 m (1995-11-18), average 2.27 m, 365 days measured1996: lowest 1.23 m (1996-12-30), highest 4.05 m (1996-01-13), average 2.27 m, 366 days measured1997: lowest 1.27 m (1997-01-01), highest 4.07 m (1997-10-16), average 2.36 m, 365 days measured1998: lowest 1.28 m (1998-03-10), highest 3.94 m (1998-10-08), average 2.23 m, 365 days measured1999: lowest 1.34 m (1999-03-20), highest 4.57 m (1999-08-26), average 2.28 m, 365 days measured2000: lowest 1.24 m (2000-03-13), highest 3.84 m (2000-10-24), average 2.08 m, 366 days measured2001: lowest 1.19 m (2001-02-27), highest 3.69 m (2001-11-16), average 2.19 m, 365 days measured2002: lowest 1.18 m (2002-03-23), highest 4.87 m (2002-06-27), average 2.19 m, 365 days measured2003: lowest 1.21 m (2003-03-10), highest 4.08 m (2003-10-23), average 2.23 m, 365 days measured2004: lowest 1.32 m (2004-01-07), highest 4.94 m (2004-11-09), average 2.39 m, 366 days measured2005: lowest 1.32 m (2005-01-15), highest 4.58 m (2005-01-24), average 2.40 m, 365 days measured2006: lowest 1.25 m (2006-03-21), highest 4.17 m (2006-10-29), average 2.10 m, 365 days measured2007: lowest 1.48 m (2007-12-31), highest 4.40 m (2007-10-24), average 2.50 m, 343 days measured2008: lowest 1.22 m (2008-02-04), highest 4.30 m (2008-11-17), average 2.25 m, 366 days measured2009: lowest 1.22 m (2009-03-13), highest 5.40 m (2009-10-31), average 2.22 m, 365 days measured2010: lowest 1.32 m (2010-01-07), highest 6.00 m (2010-09-26), average 2.19 m, 365 days measured2011: lowest 1.29 m (2011-03-08), highest 6.24 m (2011-09-24), average 2.32 m, 358 days measured2012: lowest 1.29 m (2012-12-31), highest 4.22 m (2012-06-18), average 2.30 m, 366 days measured2013: lowest 1.25 m (2013-01-04), highest 4.09 m (2013-05-13), average 2.19 m, 365 days measured2014: lowest 1.17 m (2014-03-07), highest 4.41 m (2014-10-20), average 2.32 m, 359 days measured2015: lowest 1.37 m (2015-12-31), highest 4.25 m (2015-01-26), average 2.38 m, 365 days measured2016: lowest 1.23 m (2016-01-11), highest 5.61 m (2016-11-09), average 2.14 m, 314 days measured2017: lowest 1.19 m (2017-01-13), highest 4.63 m (2017-10-17), average 2.25 m, 365 days measured2018: lowest 1.26 m (2018-03-12), highest 4.03 m (2018-11-04), average 2.17 m, 365 days measured2019: lowest 1.11 m (2019-03-10), highest 3.88 m (2019-11-18), average 2.17 m, 365 days measured2020: lowest 1.33 m (2020-03-20), highest 5.10 m (2020-10-30), average 2.48 m, 366 days measured2021: lowest 1.24 m (2021-02-18), highest 4.68 m (2021-06-30), average 2.34 m, 365 days measured2022: lowest 1.22 m (2022-12-23), highest 4.08 m (2022-07-16), average 2.20 m, 365 days measured2023: lowest 1.23 m (2023-03-19), highest 3.94 m (2023-05-19), average 2.14 m, 365 days measured2024: lowest 1.30 m (2024-03-07), highest 4.48 m (2024-10-08), average 2.22 m, 366 days measured2026: lowest 1.71 m (2026-09-27), highest 2.88 m (2026-10-10), average 2.30 m, 30 days measured
12457196119771993200920261961: lowest 1.37 m (1961-12-21), highest 4.19 m (1961-09-05), average 2.34 m, 314 days measured1962: lowest 1.23 m (1962-03-16), highest 4.51 m (1962-10-03), average 2.42 m, 362 days measured1963: lowest 1.31 m (1963-02-01), highest 4.12 m (1963-10-02), average 2.32 m, 357 days measured1964: lowest 1.34 m (1964-03-29), highest 4.11 m (1964-10-14), average 2.38 m, 332 days measured1965: lowest 1.44 m (1965-12-31), highest 5.14 m (1965-10-22), average 2.46 m, 154 days measured1966: lowest 1.29 m (1966-01-06), highest 4.49 m (1966-10-26), average 2.30 m, 365 days measured1967: lowest 1.29 m (1967-03-20), highest 5.13 m (1967-10-11), average 2.47 m, 365 days measured1968: lowest 1.23 m (1968-12-31), highest 6.05 m (1968-01-24), average 2.37 m, 366 days measured1969: lowest 1.11 m (1969-01-30), highest 4.01 m (1969-06-14), average 2.28 m, 304 days measured1970: lowest 1.23 m (1970-12-25), highest 3.88 m (1970-05-17), average 2.02 m, 365 days measured1971: lowest 1.23 m (1971-01-06), highest 4.21 m (1971-08-22), average 2.31 m, 365 days measured1972: lowest 1.14 m (1972-02-05), highest 3.95 m (1972-06-29), average 2.23 m, 366 days measured1973: lowest 1.27 m (1973-02-14), highest 4.58 m (1973-09-29), average 2.11 m, 365 days measured1974: lowest 1.22 m (1974-01-12), highest 4.60 m (1974-10-17), average 2.24 m, 365 days measured1975: lowest 1.19 m (1975-02-19), highest 4.13 m (1975-07-11), average 2.19 m, 365 days measured1976: lowest 1.43 m (1976-03-28), highest 4.92 m (1976-12-17), average 2.59 m, 302 days measured1977: lowest 1.30 m (1977-12-31), highest 4.04 m (1977-10-23), average 2.20 m, 340 days measured1978: lowest 1.18 m (1978-01-18), highest 4.15 m (1978-11-08), average 2.18 m, 365 days measured1979: lowest 1.16 m (1979-01-15), highest 3.55 m (1979-05-27), average 2.14 m, 365 days measured1980: lowest 1.34 m (1980-01-21), highest 4.87 m (1980-12-16), average 2.28 m, 366 days measured1981: lowest 1.34 m (1981-02-12), highest 4.19 m (1981-11-03), average 2.20 m, 365 days measured1982: lowest 1.25 m (1982-03-21), highest 4.68 m (1982-09-09), average 2.20 m, 328 days measured1983: lowest 1.17 m (1983-12-31), highest 3.59 m (1983-06-10), average 2.08 m, 365 days measured1984: lowest 1.43 m (1984-04-13), highest 4.54 m (1984-10-09), average 2.30 m, 313 days measured1985: lowest 1.17 m (1985-12-03), highest 3.87 m (1985-10-16), average 2.09 m, 365 days measured1986: lowest 1.20 m (1986-02-22), highest 4.30 m (1986-05-27), average 2.21 m, 365 days measured1987: lowest 1.38 m (1987-12-31), highest 4.20 m (1987-10-31), average 2.32 m, 365 days measured1988: lowest 1.23 m (1988-01-09), highest 4.21 m (1988-09-30), average 2.26 m, 366 days measured1989: lowest 1.22 m (1989-03-05), highest 4.67 m (1989-11-10), average 2.21 m, 365 days measured1990: lowest 1.33 m (1990-02-22), highest 4.30 m (1990-11-13), average 2.25 m, 365 days measured1991: lowest 1.20 m (1991-01-09), highest 3.56 m (1991-07-03), average 2.32 m, 365 days measured1992: lowest 1.43 m (1992-12-31), highest 4.73 m (1992-10-24), average 2.34 m, 366 days measured1993: lowest 1.16 m (1993-01-18), highest 3.80 m (1993-11-03), average 2.10 m, 365 days measured1994: lowest 1.28 m (1994-02-26), highest 4.03 m (1994-10-01), average 2.29 m, 365 days measured1995: lowest 1.34 m (1995-01-27), highest 3.50 m (1995-11-18), average 2.27 m, 365 days measured1996: lowest 1.23 m (1996-12-30), highest 4.05 m (1996-01-13), average 2.27 m, 366 days measured1997: lowest 1.27 m (1997-01-01), highest 4.07 m (1997-10-16), average 2.36 m, 365 days measured1998: lowest 1.28 m (1998-03-10), highest 3.94 m (1998-10-08), average 2.23 m, 365 days measured1999: lowest 1.34 m (1999-03-20), highest 4.57 m (1999-08-26), average 2.28 m, 365 days measured2000: lowest 1.24 m (2000-03-13), highest 3.84 m (2000-10-24), average 2.08 m, 366 days measured2001: lowest 1.19 m (2001-02-27), highest 3.69 m (2001-11-16), average 2.19 m, 365 days measured2002: lowest 1.18 m (2002-03-23), highest 4.87 m (2002-06-27), average 2.19 m, 365 days measured2003: lowest 1.21 m (2003-03-10), highest 4.08 m (2003-10-23), average 2.23 m, 365 days measured2004: lowest 1.32 m (2004-01-07), highest 4.94 m (2004-11-09), average 2.39 m, 366 days measured2005: lowest 1.32 m (2005-01-15), highest 4.58 m (2005-01-24), average 2.40 m, 365 days measured2006: lowest 1.25 m (2006-03-21), highest 4.17 m (2006-10-29), average 2.10 m, 365 days measured2007: lowest 1.48 m (2007-12-31), highest 4.40 m (2007-10-24), average 2.50 m, 343 days measured2008: lowest 1.22 m (2008-02-04), highest 4.30 m (2008-11-17), average 2.25 m, 366 days measured2009: lowest 1.22 m (2009-03-13), highest 5.40 m (2009-10-31), average 2.22 m, 365 days measured2010: lowest 1.32 m (2010-01-07), highest 6.00 m (2010-09-26), average 2.19 m, 365 days measured2011: lowest 1.29 m (2011-03-08), highest 6.24 m (2011-09-24), average 2.32 m, 358 days measured2012: lowest 1.29 m (2012-12-31), highest 4.22 m (2012-06-18), average 2.30 m, 366 days measured2013: lowest 1.25 m (2013-01-04), highest 4.09 m (2013-05-13), average 2.19 m, 365 days measured2014: lowest 1.17 m (2014-03-07), highest 4.41 m (2014-10-20), average 2.32 m, 359 days measured2015: lowest 1.37 m (2015-12-31), highest 4.25 m (2015-01-26), average 2.38 m, 365 days measured2016: lowest 1.23 m (2016-01-11), highest 5.61 m (2016-11-09), average 2.14 m, 314 days measured2017: lowest 1.19 m (2017-01-13), highest 4.63 m (2017-10-17), average 2.25 m, 365 days measured2018: lowest 1.26 m (2018-03-12), highest 4.03 m (2018-11-04), average 2.17 m, 365 days measured2019: lowest 1.11 m (2019-03-10), highest 3.88 m (2019-11-18), average 2.17 m, 365 days measured2020: lowest 1.33 m (2020-03-20), highest 5.10 m (2020-10-30), average 2.48 m, 366 days measured2021: lowest 1.24 m (2021-02-18), highest 4.68 m (2021-06-30), average 2.34 m, 365 days measured2022: lowest 1.22 m (2022-12-23), highest 4.08 m (2022-07-16), average 2.20 m, 365 days measured2023: lowest 1.23 m (2023-03-19), highest 3.94 m (2023-05-19), average 2.14 m, 365 days measured2024: lowest 1.30 m (2024-03-07), highest 4.48 m (2024-10-08), average 2.22 m, 366 days measured2026: lowest 1.71 m (2026-09-27), highest 2.88 m (2026-10-10), average 2.30 m, 30 days measured
Lowest to highest that yearYear average2026 so far

One bar per year from the lowest to the highest daily level, with the year's average. Years with no bar have no daily record in the agency archive.

Lowest years

Years ranked by their lowest daily level.

Yearly highs and lows

YearAverageLowLow dateHighHigh date
2026 (30 days)2.2981.712Sep 272.879Oct 10
20242.2191.304Mar 74.476Oct 8
20232.1371.232Mar 193.940May 19
20222.1951.224Dec 234.077Jul 16
20212.3391.238Feb 184.685Jun 30
20202.4771.327Mar 205.099Oct 30
20192.1671.114Mar 103.877Nov 18
20182.1701.257Mar 124.034Nov 4
20172.2531.190Jan 134.633Oct 17
2016 (314 days)2.1431.228Jan 115.608Nov 9
20152.3761.369Dec 314.252Jan 26
20142.3221.167Mar 74.408Oct 20
20132.1941.253Jan 44.093May 13
20122.3031.289Dec 314.217Jun 18
20112.3191.286Mar 86.240Sep 24
20102.1871.320Jan 76.003Sep 26
20092.2191.225Mar 135.401Oct 31
20082.2521.225Feb 44.300Nov 17
20072.5051.476Dec 314.399Oct 24
20062.1001.254Mar 214.174Oct 29
20052.4011.316Jan 154.583Jan 24
20042.3851.323Jan 74.942Nov 9
20032.2341.212Mar 104.076Oct 23
20022.1921.179Mar 234.868Jun 27
20012.1941.193Feb 273.693Nov 16
20002.0771.241Mar 133.841Oct 24
19992.2801.345Mar 204.567Aug 26
19982.2271.284Mar 103.945Oct 8
19972.3581.267Jan 14.071Oct 16
19962.2661.234Dec 304.054Jan 13
19952.2661.338Jan 273.496Nov 18
19942.2891.281Feb 264.031Oct 1
19932.0951.164Jan 183.797Nov 3
19922.3381.426Dec 314.728Oct 24
19912.3211.203Jan 93.555Jul 3
19902.2521.329Feb 224.305Nov 13
19892.2091.217Mar 54.669Nov 10
19882.2621.231Jan 94.211Sep 30
19872.3211.375Dec 314.197Oct 31
19862.2061.204Feb 224.303May 27
19852.0881.173Dec 33.872Oct 16
1984 (313 days)2.2981.426Apr 134.539Oct 9
19832.0841.174Dec 313.587Jun 10
1982 (328 days)2.2001.251Mar 214.677Sep 9
19812.2051.336Feb 124.187Nov 3
19802.2791.339Jan 214.870Dec 16
19792.1371.158Jan 153.550May 27
19782.1761.177Jan 184.151Nov 8
19772.1971.298Dec 314.042Oct 23
1976 (302 days)2.5861.426Mar 284.919Dec 17
19752.1911.195Feb 194.127Jul 11
19742.2411.225Jan 124.599Oct 17
19732.1071.271Feb 144.578Sep 29
19722.2301.143Feb 53.947Jun 29
19712.3121.228Jan 64.215Aug 22
19702.0231.234Dec 253.877May 17
1969 (304 days)2.2791.109Jan 304.005Jun 14
19682.3741.228Dec 316.047Jan 24
19672.4651.292Mar 205.127Oct 11
19662.2991.292Jan 64.490Oct 26
1965 (154 days)2.4651.442Dec 315.145Oct 22
19642.3781.338Mar 294.109Oct 14
19632.3201.311Feb 14.121Oct 2
19622.4201.228Mar 164.511Oct 3
1961 (314 days)2.3421.372Dec 214.191Sep 5

Levels in metres. Partial years show the number of days with data.

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January1.7651.1096.047
February1.6781.1404.331
March1.5641.1143.903
April1.7701.2313.364
May2.4061.4814.303
June2.9341.9394.868
July3.0112.3914.590
August2.8002.0244.567
September2.5141.6676.240
October2.4811.4385.401
November2.2171.2035.608
December1.8491.1734.919

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