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Lake Winnipegosis at Dawson Bay water level history

Daily records since 1962 · Level today: 253.534 m

Highest on record
254.105 m
Jul 16, 2017
Lowest on record
251.750 m
Aug 6, 1964
Today
253.534 m
Oct 23, 2026
Years of data
64
since 1962

In short

Across 15 complete years, 1992 had the lowest average level (252.536 m) and 1974 the highest (253.281 m).

On average the lake is lowest in November (252.881 m) and highest in June (253.133 m).

Lake Winnipegosis at Dawson Bay 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

251.6252.3252.9253.6254.21962197019781986199420022010201820261962: lowest 252.29 m (1962-12-30), highest 252.32 m (1962-12-18), average 252.31 m, 12 days measured1963: lowest 252.21 m (1963-12-10), highest 252.64 m (1963-06-21), average 252.36 m, 217 days measured1964: lowest 251.75 m (1964-08-06), highest 252.57 m (1964-09-30), average 252.31 m, 232 days measured1965: lowest 252.27 m (1965-01-27), highest 252.99 m (1965-10-15), average 252.69 m, 175 days measured1966: lowest 252.77 m (1966-02-11), highest 253.54 m (1966-07-20), average 253.19 m, 199 days measured1967: lowest 252.85 m (1967-10-24), highest 253.51 m (1967-10-18), average 253.17 m, 97 days measured1968: lowest 252.67 m (1968-09-25), highest 253.33 m (1968-06-27), average 253.02 m, 146 days measured1969: lowest 252.70 m (1969-09-22), highest 253.30 m (1969-05-30), average 252.98 m, 213 days measured1970: lowest 252.70 m (1970-10-02), highest 253.40 m (1970-08-17), average 253.14 m, 219 days measured1971: lowest 252.76 m (1971-10-08), highest 253.49 m (1971-06-09), average 253.26 m, 283 days measured1972: lowest 252.87 m (1972-08-31), highest 253.50 m (1972-06-10), average 253.19 m, 255 days measured1973: lowest 252.73 m (1973-09-05), highest 253.39 m (1973-09-13), average 253.00 m, 288 days measured1974: lowest 252.98 m (1974-01-06), highest 253.68 m (1974-07-11), average 253.28 m, 365 days measured1975: lowest 253.00 m (1975-10-09), highest 253.59 m (1975-06-25), average 253.32 m, 317 days measured1976: lowest 252.75 m (1976-11-02), highest 253.58 m (1976-07-27), average 253.25 m, 361 days measured1977: lowest 252.65 m (1977-08-10), highest 253.25 m (1977-11-12), average 253.02 m, 365 days measured1978: lowest 252.72 m (1978-10-03), highest 253.25 m (1978-06-09), average 253.00 m, 365 days measured1979: lowest 252.80 m (1979-11-01), highest 253.66 m (1979-07-05), average 253.19 m, 346 days measured1980: lowest 252.58 m (1980-10-30), highest 253.25 m (1980-05-24), average 253.01 m, 261 days measured1981: lowest 252.19 m (1981-09-27), highest 252.91 m (1981-06-30), average 252.70 m, 347 days measured1982: lowest 252.45 m (1982-11-03), highest 252.88 m (1982-08-02), average 252.65 m, 350 days measured1983: lowest 252.66 m (1983-02-27), highest 253.33 m (1983-09-17), average 253.01 m, 346 days measured1984: lowest 252.80 m (1984-08-30), highest 253.48 m (1984-07-07), average 253.20 m, 273 days measured1985: lowest 252.81 m (1985-09-25), highest 253.33 m (1985-06-24), average 253.13 m, 322 days measured1986: lowest 252.72 m (1986-11-09), highest 253.56 m (1986-09-25), average 253.14 m, 365 days measured1987: lowest 252.70 m (1987-11-19), highest 253.34 m (1987-06-02), average 253.03 m, 365 days measured1988: lowest 252.66 m (1988-10-25), highest 253.55 m (1988-06-23), average 253.06 m, 366 days measured1989: lowest 252.37 m (1989-10-06), highest 252.99 m (1989-06-28), average 252.80 m, 341 days measured1990: lowest 252.50 m (1990-10-04), highest 253.20 m (1990-07-03), average 252.82 m, 340 days measured1991: lowest 252.13 m (1991-10-29), highest 252.92 m (1991-06-12), average 252.66 m, 304 days measured1992: lowest 252.09 m (1992-10-12), highest 252.75 m (1992-06-08), average 252.54 m, 345 days measured1993: lowest 252.20 m (1993-06-26), highest 252.92 m (1993-09-11), average 252.64 m, 365 days measured1994: lowest 252.86 m (1994-01-17), highest 253.02 m (1994-06-30), average 252.93 m, 181 days measured2012: lowest 253.15 m (2012-10-26), highest 253.60 m (2012-10-08), average 253.42 m, 35 days measured2013: lowest 253.28 m (2013-10-12), highest 254.02 m (2013-07-21), average 253.64 m, 242 days measured2014: lowest 253.40 m (2014-10-06), highest 254.05 m (2014-07-24), average 253.75 m, 245 days measured2015: lowest 252.94 m (2015-10-12), highest 253.60 m (2015-05-09), average 253.37 m, 245 days measured2016: lowest 253.12 m (2016-05-13), highest 253.78 m (2016-10-16), average 253.34 m, 245 days measured2017: lowest 253.16 m (2017-10-18), highest 254.10 m (2017-07-16), average 253.82 m, 247 days measured2018: lowest 253.05 m (2018-11-07), highest 253.61 m (2018-07-22), average 253.39 m, 254 days measured2019: lowest 252.41 m (2019-10-12), highest 253.35 m (2019-06-03), average 253.09 m, 247 days measured2020: lowest 252.51 m (2020-10-15), highest 253.26 m (2020-06-07), average 252.91 m, 245 days measured2021: lowest 252.23 m (2021-10-31), highest 252.95 m (2021-05-28), average 252.68 m, 245 days measured2022: lowest 252.32 m (2022-10-13), highest 253.20 m (2022-08-02), average 252.85 m, 245 days measured2023: lowest 252.50 m (2023-10-06), highest 253.17 m (2023-06-15), average 252.90 m, 245 days measured2024: lowest 252.62 m (2024-10-02), highest 253.16 m (2024-07-25), average 252.89 m, 245 days measured2025: lowest 252.36 m (2025-10-13), highest 253.06 m (2025-05-10), average 252.86 m, 245 days measured2026: lowest 253.30 m (2026-10-18), highest 253.75 m (2026-09-26), average 253.56 m, 30 days measured
251.6252.3252.9253.6254.2196219781994201020261962: lowest 252.29 m (1962-12-30), highest 252.32 m (1962-12-18), average 252.31 m, 12 days measured1963: lowest 252.21 m (1963-12-10), highest 252.64 m (1963-06-21), average 252.36 m, 217 days measured1964: lowest 251.75 m (1964-08-06), highest 252.57 m (1964-09-30), average 252.31 m, 232 days measured1965: lowest 252.27 m (1965-01-27), highest 252.99 m (1965-10-15), average 252.69 m, 175 days measured1966: lowest 252.77 m (1966-02-11), highest 253.54 m (1966-07-20), average 253.19 m, 199 days measured1967: lowest 252.85 m (1967-10-24), highest 253.51 m (1967-10-18), average 253.17 m, 97 days measured1968: lowest 252.67 m (1968-09-25), highest 253.33 m (1968-06-27), average 253.02 m, 146 days measured1969: lowest 252.70 m (1969-09-22), highest 253.30 m (1969-05-30), average 252.98 m, 213 days measured1970: lowest 252.70 m (1970-10-02), highest 253.40 m (1970-08-17), average 253.14 m, 219 days measured1971: lowest 252.76 m (1971-10-08), highest 253.49 m (1971-06-09), average 253.26 m, 283 days measured1972: lowest 252.87 m (1972-08-31), highest 253.50 m (1972-06-10), average 253.19 m, 255 days measured1973: lowest 252.73 m (1973-09-05), highest 253.39 m (1973-09-13), average 253.00 m, 288 days measured1974: lowest 252.98 m (1974-01-06), highest 253.68 m (1974-07-11), average 253.28 m, 365 days measured1975: lowest 253.00 m (1975-10-09), highest 253.59 m (1975-06-25), average 253.32 m, 317 days measured1976: lowest 252.75 m (1976-11-02), highest 253.58 m (1976-07-27), average 253.25 m, 361 days measured1977: lowest 252.65 m (1977-08-10), highest 253.25 m (1977-11-12), average 253.02 m, 365 days measured1978: lowest 252.72 m (1978-10-03), highest 253.25 m (1978-06-09), average 253.00 m, 365 days measured1979: lowest 252.80 m (1979-11-01), highest 253.66 m (1979-07-05), average 253.19 m, 346 days measured1980: lowest 252.58 m (1980-10-30), highest 253.25 m (1980-05-24), average 253.01 m, 261 days measured1981: lowest 252.19 m (1981-09-27), highest 252.91 m (1981-06-30), average 252.70 m, 347 days measured1982: lowest 252.45 m (1982-11-03), highest 252.88 m (1982-08-02), average 252.65 m, 350 days measured1983: lowest 252.66 m (1983-02-27), highest 253.33 m (1983-09-17), average 253.01 m, 346 days measured1984: lowest 252.80 m (1984-08-30), highest 253.48 m (1984-07-07), average 253.20 m, 273 days measured1985: lowest 252.81 m (1985-09-25), highest 253.33 m (1985-06-24), average 253.13 m, 322 days measured1986: lowest 252.72 m (1986-11-09), highest 253.56 m (1986-09-25), average 253.14 m, 365 days measured1987: lowest 252.70 m (1987-11-19), highest 253.34 m (1987-06-02), average 253.03 m, 365 days measured1988: lowest 252.66 m (1988-10-25), highest 253.55 m (1988-06-23), average 253.06 m, 366 days measured1989: lowest 252.37 m (1989-10-06), highest 252.99 m (1989-06-28), average 252.80 m, 341 days measured1990: lowest 252.50 m (1990-10-04), highest 253.20 m (1990-07-03), average 252.82 m, 340 days measured1991: lowest 252.13 m (1991-10-29), highest 252.92 m (1991-06-12), average 252.66 m, 304 days measured1992: lowest 252.09 m (1992-10-12), highest 252.75 m (1992-06-08), average 252.54 m, 345 days measured1993: lowest 252.20 m (1993-06-26), highest 252.92 m (1993-09-11), average 252.64 m, 365 days measured1994: lowest 252.86 m (1994-01-17), highest 253.02 m (1994-06-30), average 252.93 m, 181 days measured2012: lowest 253.15 m (2012-10-26), highest 253.60 m (2012-10-08), average 253.42 m, 35 days measured2013: lowest 253.28 m (2013-10-12), highest 254.02 m (2013-07-21), average 253.64 m, 242 days measured2014: lowest 253.40 m (2014-10-06), highest 254.05 m (2014-07-24), average 253.75 m, 245 days measured2015: lowest 252.94 m (2015-10-12), highest 253.60 m (2015-05-09), average 253.37 m, 245 days measured2016: lowest 253.12 m (2016-05-13), highest 253.78 m (2016-10-16), average 253.34 m, 245 days measured2017: lowest 253.16 m (2017-10-18), highest 254.10 m (2017-07-16), average 253.82 m, 247 days measured2018: lowest 253.05 m (2018-11-07), highest 253.61 m (2018-07-22), average 253.39 m, 254 days measured2019: lowest 252.41 m (2019-10-12), highest 253.35 m (2019-06-03), average 253.09 m, 247 days measured2020: lowest 252.51 m (2020-10-15), highest 253.26 m (2020-06-07), average 252.91 m, 245 days measured2021: lowest 252.23 m (2021-10-31), highest 252.95 m (2021-05-28), average 252.68 m, 245 days measured2022: lowest 252.32 m (2022-10-13), highest 253.20 m (2022-08-02), average 252.85 m, 245 days measured2023: lowest 252.50 m (2023-10-06), highest 253.17 m (2023-06-15), average 252.90 m, 245 days measured2024: lowest 252.62 m (2024-10-02), highest 253.16 m (2024-07-25), average 252.89 m, 245 days measured2025: lowest 252.36 m (2025-10-13), highest 253.06 m (2025-05-10), average 252.86 m, 245 days measured2026: lowest 253.30 m (2026-10-18), highest 253.75 m (2026-09-26), average 253.56 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.

  • 1992252.090 m on Oct 12
  • 1981252.192 m on Sep 27
  • 1993252.199 m on Jun 26
  • 1989252.369 m on Oct 6
  • 1982252.448 m on Nov 3

Yearly highs and lows

YearAverageLowLow dateHighHigh date
2026 (30 days)253.556253.301Oct 18253.746Sep 26
2025 (245 days)252.858252.362Oct 13253.061May 10
2024 (245 days)252.887252.622Oct 2253.156Jul 25
2023 (245 days)252.903252.503Oct 6253.168Jun 15
2022 (245 days)252.847252.319Oct 13253.201Aug 2
2021 (245 days)252.681252.230Oct 31252.945May 28
2020 (245 days)252.915252.505Oct 15253.256Jun 7
2019 (247 days)253.088252.407Oct 12253.353Jun 3
2018 (254 days)253.388253.053Nov 7253.608Jul 22
2017 (247 days)253.823253.164Oct 18254.105Jul 16
2016 (245 days)253.338253.120May 13253.779Oct 16
2015 (245 days)253.375252.940Oct 12253.604May 9
2014 (245 days)253.748253.403Oct 6254.050Jul 24
2013 (242 days)253.637253.284Oct 12254.017Jul 21
2012 (35 days)253.424253.151Oct 26253.602Oct 8
1994 (181 days)252.925252.855Jan 17253.023Jun 30
1993252.636252.199Jun 26252.919Sep 11
1992252.536252.090Oct 12252.751Jun 8
1991 (304 days)252.661252.134Oct 29252.920Jun 12
1990252.824252.496Oct 4253.202Jul 3
1989252.805252.369Oct 6252.994Jun 28
1988253.063252.659Oct 25253.546Jun 23
1987253.028252.698Nov 19253.344Jun 2
1986253.140252.716Nov 9253.561Sep 25
1985 (322 days)253.128252.808Sep 25253.331Jun 24
1984 (273 days)253.202252.804Aug 30253.483Jul 7
1983253.005252.661Feb 27253.332Sep 17
1982252.647252.448Nov 3252.881Aug 2
1981252.703252.192Sep 27252.906Jun 30
1980 (261 days)253.008252.575Oct 30253.249May 24
1979253.186252.802Nov 1253.662Jul 5
1978253.003252.722Oct 3253.249Jun 9
1977253.020252.646Aug 10253.255Nov 12
1976253.251252.752Nov 2253.575Jul 27
1975 (317 days)253.325252.996Oct 9253.594Jun 25
1974253.281252.975Jan 6253.682Jul 11
1973 (288 days)252.998252.728Sep 5253.392Sep 13
1972 (255 days)253.186252.874Aug 31253.499Jun 10
1971 (283 days)253.259252.758Oct 8253.487Jun 9
1970 (219 days)253.141252.701Oct 2253.399Aug 17
1969 (213 days)252.978252.697Sep 22253.304May 30
1968 (146 days)253.016252.670Sep 25253.328Jun 27
1967 (97 days)253.173252.847Oct 24253.508Oct 18
1966 (199 days)253.188252.774Feb 11253.539Jul 20
1965 (175 days)252.691252.265Jan 27252.993Oct 15
1964 (232 days)252.314251.750Aug 6252.573Sep 30
1963 (217 days)252.359252.210Dec 10252.643Jun 21
1962 (12 days)252.312252.292Dec 30252.323Dec 18

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

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January252.886252.155253.289
February252.897252.143253.410
March253.012252.140253.842
April253.031252.097253.919
May253.100252.213254.086
June253.133252.199254.091
July253.131251.954254.105
August253.079251.750254.000
September253.023252.176253.940
October252.967252.090253.851
November252.881252.207253.523
December252.893252.210253.304

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