Lake of the Woods water level today
Lake in Ontario
322.648m
1,058.56 ft · gauge reading (local datum, not an elevation)
Measured · provisional
Below normal for the dateSteady
At a glance · Oct 23
Lower than usual
Lake of the Woods is 0.19 m lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in 5 of the last 10 years.
Much lower
Lower
About normal
Higher
Much higher
- This week↗ Rising 0.04 m
- Lowest on record↓ 321.56 m (1925)
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 5 of the last 10 years.
The lake has risen 0.038 m in 7 days and fallen 0.016 m in 30 days.
Since 1913, the lowest daily level was 321.555 m (Mar 1925) and the highest 324.286 m (Jun 1916).
Lake of the Woods 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 | 322.648 m | 0.000 m |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 322.626 m | ▼ 0.022 m |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 322.623 m | ▼ 0.025 m |
| Oct 23, 2022 | 322.657 m | ▲ 0.009 m |
| Oct 23, 2021 | 322.422 m | ▼ 0.226 m |
| Oct 23, 2020 | 322.432 m | ▼ 0.216 m |
| Oct 23, 2019 | 323.108 m | ▲ 0.460 m |
| Oct 23, 2018 | 322.813 m | ▲ 0.165 m |
| Oct 23, 2017 | 322.816 m | ▲ 0.168 m |
| Oct 23, 2016 | 322.712 m | ▲ 0.064 m |
Records & details
- Highest
- 324.286 m on Jun 30, 1916
- Lowest
- 321.555 m on Mar 6, 1925
- Records from
- 1913 (114 years of daily data)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here