Lake Athabasca water level today
Lake in Saskatchewan
209.162m
686.23 ft · CGVD28 (approximate)
Measured · provisional
Above normal for the dateFalling
At a glance · Oct 23
Higher than usual
Lake Athabasca is 0.44 m higher than normal for Oct 23, higher than on this date in 8 of the last 10 years.
Much lower
Lower
About normal
Higher
Much higher
- This week↘ Falling 0.08 m
- Lowest on record↓ 207.77 m (1970)
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 2 of the last 10 years.
The lake has fallen 0.078 m in 7 days and fallen 0.248 m in 30 days.
Since 1956, the lowest daily level was 207.770 m (Feb 1970) and the highest 210.893 m (Aug 2020).
Lake Athabasca 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 | 208.191 m | ▼ 0.971 m |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 208.343 m | ▼ 0.819 m |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 208.372 m | ▼ 0.790 m |
| Oct 23, 2022 | 208.929 m | ▼ 0.233 m |
| Oct 23, 2021 | 209.230 m | ▲ 0.068 m |
| Oct 23, 2020 | 210.349 m | ▲ 1.187 m |
| Oct 23, 2019 | 208.991 m | ▼ 0.171 m |
| Oct 23, 2018 | 208.744 m | ▼ 0.418 m |
| Oct 23, 2017 | 208.659 m | ▼ 0.503 m |
| Oct 23, 2016 | 208.657 m | ▼ 0.505 m |
Records & details
- Highest
- 210.893 m on Aug 13, 2020
- Lowest
- 207.770 m on Feb 1, 1970
- Records from
- 1956 (71 years of daily data)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here