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Lake Nipissing at French River Outlet at French River Outlet water level history

Daily records since 1951 · Level today: 195.592 m

Highest on record
196.669 m
May 13, 1979
Lowest on record
192.551 m
Mar 15, 1957
Today
195.592 m
Oct 23, 2026
Years of data
75
since 1951

In short

Across 61 complete years, 1987 had the lowest average level (195.040 m) and 1995 the highest (195.519 m).

On average the lake is lowest in March (194.635 m) and highest in June (195.774 m).

Lake Nipissing at French River Outlet at French River Outlet 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

1921931951961971951196119711981199120012011202120261951: lowest 195.50 m (1951-12-31), highest 196.19 m (1951-10-27), average 195.89 m, 214 days measured1952: lowest 194.48 m (1952-03-31), highest 195.83 m (1952-08-17), average 195.42 m, 366 days measured1953: lowest 194.63 m (1953-03-11), highest 195.75 m (1953-05-01), average 195.31 m, 365 days measured1954: lowest 194.55 m (1954-02-20), highest 196.07 m (1954-10-30), average 195.44 m, 365 days measured1955: lowest 194.47 m (1955-03-31), highest 195.72 m (1955-11-08), average 195.22 m, 365 days measured1956: lowest 194.78 m (1956-04-03), highest 195.80 m (1956-07-25), average 195.38 m, 366 days measured1957: lowest 192.55 m (1957-03-15), highest 196.24 m (1957-07-09), average 195.38 m, 365 days measured1958: lowest 194.56 m (1958-03-23), highest 195.64 m (1958-01-01), average 195.17 m, 365 days measured1959: lowest 194.25 m (1959-03-19), highest 195.86 m (1959-09-05), average 195.32 m, 365 days measured1960: lowest 194.41 m (1960-03-27), highest 196.64 m (1960-05-27), average 195.46 m, 366 days measured1961: lowest 194.48 m (1961-02-14), highest 195.86 m (1961-10-10), average 195.29 m, 365 days measured1962: lowest 194.29 m (1962-03-27), highest 195.74 m (1962-05-26), average 195.22 m, 365 days measured1963: lowest 194.33 m (1963-03-25), highest 195.77 m (1963-06-20), average 195.25 m, 365 days measured1964: lowest 194.68 m (1964-02-03), highest 195.66 m (1964-05-13), average 195.29 m, 366 days measured1965: lowest 194.43 m (1965-04-07), highest 195.94 m (1965-10-04), average 195.37 m, 365 days measured1966: lowest 194.61 m (1966-03-18), highest 195.99 m (1966-12-18), average 195.44 m, 365 days measured1967: lowest 194.61 m (1967-03-29), highest 195.96 m (1967-05-15), average 195.48 m, 365 days measured1968: lowest 194.35 m (1968-03-19), highest 195.80 m (1968-08-21), average 195.23 m, 366 days measured1969: lowest 194.41 m (1969-03-22), highest 195.90 m (1969-05-21), average 195.40 m, 365 days measured1970: lowest 194.27 m (1970-04-08), highest 196.13 m (1970-06-12), average 195.33 m, 365 days measured1971: lowest 194.43 m (1971-03-28), highest 195.75 m (1971-05-11), average 195.20 m, 365 days measured1972: lowest 194.36 m (1972-04-11), highest 196.24 m (1972-05-20), average 195.34 m, 366 days measured1973: lowest 194.52 m (1973-03-05), highest 195.96 m (1973-05-13), average 195.42 m, 365 days measured1974: lowest 194.44 m (1974-04-01), highest 195.82 m (1974-06-03), average 195.32 m, 365 days measured1975: lowest 194.39 m (1975-04-14), highest 195.74 m (1975-06-25), average 195.22 m, 365 days measured1976: lowest 194.43 m (1976-03-20), highest 195.94 m (1976-05-24), average 195.35 m, 366 days measured1977: lowest 194.54 m (1977-03-12), highest 195.86 m (1977-09-28), average 195.38 m, 365 days measured1978: lowest 194.50 m (1978-04-05), highest 195.92 m (1978-10-08), average 195.33 m, 365 days measured1979: lowest 194.63 m (1979-03-03), highest 196.67 m (1979-05-13), average 195.46 m, 365 days measured1980: lowest 194.63 m (1980-03-05), highest 196.06 m (1980-05-08), average 195.45 m, 366 days measured1981: lowest 194.51 m (1981-02-19), highest 196.00 m (1981-05-01), average 195.38 m, 365 days measured1982: lowest 194.40 m (1982-03-08), highest 195.60 m (1982-10-16), average 195.17 m, 365 days measured1983: lowest 194.72 m (1983-03-06), highest 196.22 m (1983-06-05), average 195.49 m, 365 days measured1984: lowest 194.53 m (1984-02-13), highest 195.85 m (1984-06-14), average 195.35 m, 366 days measured1985: lowest 194.46 m (1985-03-26), highest 195.89 m (1985-05-10), average 195.23 m, 365 days measured1986: lowest 194.45 m (1986-03-24), highest 195.87 m (1986-06-01), average 195.30 m, 365 days measured1987: lowest 194.37 m (1987-03-23), highest 195.34 m (1987-06-20), average 195.04 m, 365 days measured1988: lowest 194.52 m (1988-03-24), highest 195.86 m (1988-05-17), average 195.43 m, 366 days measured1989: lowest 194.47 m (1989-03-25), highest 195.86 m (1989-06-17), average 195.31 m, 365 days measured1990: lowest 194.40 m (1990-03-10), highest 196.25 m (1990-05-26), average 195.40 m, 365 days measured1991: lowest 194.57 m (1991-03-23), highest 195.75 m (1991-04-26), average 195.36 m, 365 days measured1992: lowest 194.47 m (1992-03-31), highest 195.81 m (1992-05-24), average 195.35 m, 366 days measured1993: lowest 194.47 m (1993-03-20), highest 195.84 m (1993-06-04), average 195.35 m, 365 days measured1994: lowest 194.57 m (1994-03-22), highest 195.88 m (1994-07-10), average 195.40 m, 365 days measured1995: lowest 194.86 m (1995-03-04), highest 196.10 m (1995-06-03), average 195.52 m, 365 days measured1996: lowest 194.63 m (1996-04-07), highest 195.94 m (1996-05-22), average 195.41 m, 366 days measured1997: lowest 194.59 m (1997-04-03), highest 196.17 m (1997-05-20), average 195.39 m, 365 days measured2010: lowest 195.00 m (2010-09-12), highest 195.54 m (2010-12-04), average 195.29 m, 130 days measured2011: lowest 194.70 m (2011-03-02), highest 196.00 m (2011-05-07), average 195.42 m, 365 days measured2012: lowest 194.72 m (2012-03-01), highest 195.86 m (2012-06-25), average 195.49 m, 366 days measured2013: lowest 194.68 m (2013-03-10), highest 196.04 m (2013-05-05), average 195.48 m, 363 days measured2014: lowest 194.55 m (2014-03-24), highest 196.15 m (2014-05-23), average 195.51 m, 365 days measured2015: lowest 194.44 m (2015-04-01), highest 196.00 m (2015-05-31), average 195.42 m, 365 days measured2016: lowest 195.04 m (2016-12-31), highest 195.81 m (2016-05-15), average 195.50 m, 366 days measured2017: lowest 194.62 m (2017-02-22), highest 196.10 m (2017-05-10), average 195.46 m, 353 days measured2018: lowest 194.56 m (2018-03-28), highest 195.91 m (2018-05-22), average 195.33 m, 365 days measured2019: lowest 194.58 m (2019-03-13), highest 196.52 m (2019-05-27), average 195.49 m, 365 days measured2020: lowest 194.47 m (2020-03-09), highest 195.93 m (2020-06-12), average 195.42 m, 366 days measured2021: lowest 194.55 m (2021-02-21), highest 195.82 m (2021-10-17), average 195.33 m, 365 days measured2022: lowest 194.63 m (2022-03-05), highest 195.86 m (2022-05-04), average 195.36 m, 362 days measured2023: lowest 194.58 m (2023-03-24), highest 196.09 m (2023-05-12), average 195.42 m, 356 days measured2024: lowest 194.78 m (2024-02-26), highest 196.22 m (2024-04-24), average 195.50 m, 358 days measured2025: lowest 194.60 m (2025-03-15), highest 195.83 m (2025-07-01), average 195.37 m, 365 days measured2026: lowest 195.60 m (2026-10-21), highest 195.71 m (2026-09-22), average 195.66 m, 30 days measured
192193195196197195119701989200820261951: lowest 195.50 m (1951-12-31), highest 196.19 m (1951-10-27), average 195.89 m, 214 days measured1952: lowest 194.48 m (1952-03-31), highest 195.83 m (1952-08-17), average 195.42 m, 366 days measured1953: lowest 194.63 m (1953-03-11), highest 195.75 m (1953-05-01), average 195.31 m, 365 days measured1954: lowest 194.55 m (1954-02-20), highest 196.07 m (1954-10-30), average 195.44 m, 365 days measured1955: lowest 194.47 m (1955-03-31), highest 195.72 m (1955-11-08), average 195.22 m, 365 days measured1956: lowest 194.78 m (1956-04-03), highest 195.80 m (1956-07-25), average 195.38 m, 366 days measured1957: lowest 192.55 m (1957-03-15), highest 196.24 m (1957-07-09), average 195.38 m, 365 days measured1958: lowest 194.56 m (1958-03-23), highest 195.64 m (1958-01-01), average 195.17 m, 365 days measured1959: lowest 194.25 m (1959-03-19), highest 195.86 m (1959-09-05), average 195.32 m, 365 days measured1960: lowest 194.41 m (1960-03-27), highest 196.64 m (1960-05-27), average 195.46 m, 366 days measured1961: lowest 194.48 m (1961-02-14), highest 195.86 m (1961-10-10), average 195.29 m, 365 days measured1962: lowest 194.29 m (1962-03-27), highest 195.74 m (1962-05-26), average 195.22 m, 365 days measured1963: lowest 194.33 m (1963-03-25), highest 195.77 m (1963-06-20), average 195.25 m, 365 days measured1964: lowest 194.68 m (1964-02-03), highest 195.66 m (1964-05-13), average 195.29 m, 366 days measured1965: lowest 194.43 m (1965-04-07), highest 195.94 m (1965-10-04), average 195.37 m, 365 days measured1966: lowest 194.61 m (1966-03-18), highest 195.99 m (1966-12-18), average 195.44 m, 365 days measured1967: lowest 194.61 m (1967-03-29), highest 195.96 m (1967-05-15), average 195.48 m, 365 days measured1968: lowest 194.35 m (1968-03-19), highest 195.80 m (1968-08-21), average 195.23 m, 366 days measured1969: lowest 194.41 m (1969-03-22), highest 195.90 m (1969-05-21), average 195.40 m, 365 days measured1970: lowest 194.27 m (1970-04-08), highest 196.13 m (1970-06-12), average 195.33 m, 365 days measured1971: lowest 194.43 m (1971-03-28), highest 195.75 m (1971-05-11), average 195.20 m, 365 days measured1972: lowest 194.36 m (1972-04-11), highest 196.24 m (1972-05-20), average 195.34 m, 366 days measured1973: lowest 194.52 m (1973-03-05), highest 195.96 m (1973-05-13), average 195.42 m, 365 days measured1974: lowest 194.44 m (1974-04-01), highest 195.82 m (1974-06-03), average 195.32 m, 365 days measured1975: lowest 194.39 m (1975-04-14), highest 195.74 m (1975-06-25), average 195.22 m, 365 days measured1976: lowest 194.43 m (1976-03-20), highest 195.94 m (1976-05-24), average 195.35 m, 366 days measured1977: lowest 194.54 m (1977-03-12), highest 195.86 m (1977-09-28), average 195.38 m, 365 days measured1978: lowest 194.50 m (1978-04-05), highest 195.92 m (1978-10-08), average 195.33 m, 365 days measured1979: lowest 194.63 m (1979-03-03), highest 196.67 m (1979-05-13), average 195.46 m, 365 days measured1980: lowest 194.63 m (1980-03-05), highest 196.06 m (1980-05-08), average 195.45 m, 366 days measured1981: lowest 194.51 m (1981-02-19), highest 196.00 m (1981-05-01), average 195.38 m, 365 days measured1982: lowest 194.40 m (1982-03-08), highest 195.60 m (1982-10-16), average 195.17 m, 365 days measured1983: lowest 194.72 m (1983-03-06), highest 196.22 m (1983-06-05), average 195.49 m, 365 days measured1984: lowest 194.53 m (1984-02-13), highest 195.85 m (1984-06-14), average 195.35 m, 366 days measured1985: lowest 194.46 m (1985-03-26), highest 195.89 m (1985-05-10), average 195.23 m, 365 days measured1986: lowest 194.45 m (1986-03-24), highest 195.87 m (1986-06-01), average 195.30 m, 365 days measured1987: lowest 194.37 m (1987-03-23), highest 195.34 m (1987-06-20), average 195.04 m, 365 days measured1988: lowest 194.52 m (1988-03-24), highest 195.86 m (1988-05-17), average 195.43 m, 366 days measured1989: lowest 194.47 m (1989-03-25), highest 195.86 m (1989-06-17), average 195.31 m, 365 days measured1990: lowest 194.40 m (1990-03-10), highest 196.25 m (1990-05-26), average 195.40 m, 365 days measured1991: lowest 194.57 m (1991-03-23), highest 195.75 m (1991-04-26), average 195.36 m, 365 days measured1992: lowest 194.47 m (1992-03-31), highest 195.81 m (1992-05-24), average 195.35 m, 366 days measured1993: lowest 194.47 m (1993-03-20), highest 195.84 m (1993-06-04), average 195.35 m, 365 days measured1994: lowest 194.57 m (1994-03-22), highest 195.88 m (1994-07-10), average 195.40 m, 365 days measured1995: lowest 194.86 m (1995-03-04), highest 196.10 m (1995-06-03), average 195.52 m, 365 days measured1996: lowest 194.63 m (1996-04-07), highest 195.94 m (1996-05-22), average 195.41 m, 366 days measured1997: lowest 194.59 m (1997-04-03), highest 196.17 m (1997-05-20), average 195.39 m, 365 days measured2010: lowest 195.00 m (2010-09-12), highest 195.54 m (2010-12-04), average 195.29 m, 130 days measured2011: lowest 194.70 m (2011-03-02), highest 196.00 m (2011-05-07), average 195.42 m, 365 days measured2012: lowest 194.72 m (2012-03-01), highest 195.86 m (2012-06-25), average 195.49 m, 366 days measured2013: lowest 194.68 m (2013-03-10), highest 196.04 m (2013-05-05), average 195.48 m, 363 days measured2014: lowest 194.55 m (2014-03-24), highest 196.15 m (2014-05-23), average 195.51 m, 365 days measured2015: lowest 194.44 m (2015-04-01), highest 196.00 m (2015-05-31), average 195.42 m, 365 days measured2016: lowest 195.04 m (2016-12-31), highest 195.81 m (2016-05-15), average 195.50 m, 366 days measured2017: lowest 194.62 m (2017-02-22), highest 196.10 m (2017-05-10), average 195.46 m, 353 days measured2018: lowest 194.56 m (2018-03-28), highest 195.91 m (2018-05-22), average 195.33 m, 365 days measured2019: lowest 194.58 m (2019-03-13), highest 196.52 m (2019-05-27), average 195.49 m, 365 days measured2020: lowest 194.47 m (2020-03-09), highest 195.93 m (2020-06-12), average 195.42 m, 366 days measured2021: lowest 194.55 m (2021-02-21), highest 195.82 m (2021-10-17), average 195.33 m, 365 days measured2022: lowest 194.63 m (2022-03-05), highest 195.86 m (2022-05-04), average 195.36 m, 362 days measured2023: lowest 194.58 m (2023-03-24), highest 196.09 m (2023-05-12), average 195.42 m, 356 days measured2024: lowest 194.78 m (2024-02-26), highest 196.22 m (2024-04-24), average 195.50 m, 358 days measured2025: lowest 194.60 m (2025-03-15), highest 195.83 m (2025-07-01), average 195.37 m, 365 days measured2026: lowest 195.60 m (2026-10-21), highest 195.71 m (2026-09-22), average 195.66 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.

  • 1957192.551 m on Mar 15
  • 1959194.249 m on Mar 19
  • 1970194.267 m on Apr 8
  • 1962194.289 m on Mar 27
  • 1963194.334 m on Mar 25

Yearly highs and lows

YearAverageLowLow dateHighHigh date
2026 (30 days)195.660195.600Oct 21195.711Sep 22
2025195.365194.601Mar 15195.834Jul 1
2024195.501194.776Feb 26196.225Apr 24
2023195.422194.581Mar 24196.093May 12
2022195.358194.629Mar 5195.859May 4
2021195.333194.546Feb 21195.815Oct 17
2020195.416194.469Mar 9195.928Jun 12
2019195.485194.582Mar 13196.519May 27
2018195.335194.564Mar 28195.906May 22
2017195.459194.624Feb 22196.105May 10
2016195.496195.039Dec 31195.812May 15
2015195.416194.439Apr 1196.000May 31
2014195.514194.547Mar 24196.153May 23
2013195.476194.676Mar 10196.038May 5
2012195.488194.721Mar 1195.860Jun 25
2011195.420194.704Mar 2196.001May 7
2010 (130 days)195.290194.997Sep 12195.541Dec 4
1997195.394194.586Apr 3196.172May 20
1996195.408194.634Apr 7195.942May 22
1995195.519194.855Mar 4196.104Jun 3
1994195.396194.572Mar 22195.876Jul 10
1993195.345194.465Mar 20195.840Jun 4
1992195.346194.472Mar 31195.813May 24
1991195.358194.572Mar 23195.753Apr 26
1990195.402194.404Mar 10196.249May 26
1989195.309194.465Mar 25195.859Jun 17
1988195.433194.515Mar 24195.864May 17
1987195.040194.366Mar 23195.344Jun 20
1986195.295194.447Mar 24195.868Jun 1
1985195.229194.458Mar 26195.889May 10
1984195.351194.526Feb 13195.847Jun 14
1983195.485194.723Mar 6196.222Jun 5
1982195.173194.395Mar 8195.598Oct 16
1981195.381194.505Feb 19196.005May 1
1980195.452194.627Mar 5196.063May 8
1979195.462194.627Mar 3196.669May 13
1978195.328194.499Apr 5195.919Oct 8
1977195.382194.539Mar 12195.855Sep 28
1976195.347194.429Mar 20195.941May 24
1975195.215194.386Apr 14195.739Jun 25
1974195.316194.441Apr 1195.816Jun 3
1973195.421194.520Mar 5195.956May 13
1972195.344194.356Apr 11196.236May 20
1971195.199194.426Mar 28195.746May 11
1970195.332194.267Apr 8196.127Jun 12
1969195.404194.411Mar 22195.895May 21
1968195.228194.347Mar 19195.804Aug 21
1967195.479194.609Mar 29195.959May 15
1966195.440194.609Mar 18195.986Dec 18
1965195.373194.429Apr 7195.941Oct 4
1964195.288194.676Feb 3195.663May 13
1963195.252194.334Mar 25195.767Jun 20
1962195.224194.289Mar 27195.743May 26
1961195.287194.478Feb 14195.858Oct 10
1960195.460194.414Mar 27196.639May 27
1959195.324194.249Mar 19195.864Sep 5
1958195.168194.563Mar 23195.645Jan 1
1957195.377192.551Mar 15196.236Jul 9
1956195.384194.782Apr 3195.797Jul 25
1955195.219194.465Mar 31195.718Nov 8
1954195.437194.551Feb 20196.072Oct 30
1953195.314194.630Mar 11195.746May 1
1952195.415194.475Mar 31195.834Aug 17
1951 (214 days)195.892195.502Dec 31196.185Oct 27

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

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January194.962194.487195.828
February194.719194.328195.460
March194.635192.551195.505
April195.140194.267196.225
May195.772195.115196.669
June195.774195.224196.599
July195.727195.259196.236
August195.671195.029196.078
September195.624194.997196.026
October195.594195.130196.185
November195.475195.054196.154
December195.265194.792195.986

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