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Little Quill Lake water level history

Daily records since 1919 · Level today: 520.379 m

Highest on record
520.954 m
May 29, 2017
Lowest on record
516.484 m
Oct 27, 1964
Today
520.379 m
Oct 23, 2026
Years of data
108
since 1919

In short

Across 4 complete years, 2024 had the lowest average level (519.599 m) and 2016 the highest (520.626 m).

On average the lake is lowest in September (519.014 m) and highest in December (519.889 m).

Little Quill 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

5165175195205211919193319471961197519892003201720261919: lowest 518.74 m (1919-10-13), highest 519.13 m (1919-04-11), average 519.00 m, 34 days measured1920: lowest 518.94 m (1920-04-29), highest 518.99 m (1920-04-28), average 518.95 m, 11 days measured1921: lowest 518.87 m (1921-11-11), highest 518.87 m (1921-11-11), average 518.87 m, 1 days measured1922: lowest 519.21 m (1922-04-30), highest 519.30 m (1922-06-29), average 519.26 m, 2 days measured1954: lowest 517.48 m (1954-11-10), highest 517.48 m (1954-11-10), average 517.48 m, 1 days measured1956: lowest 518.29 m (1956-10-07), highest 518.82 m (1956-05-17), average 518.51 m, 22 days measured1957: lowest 518.21 m (1957-09-08), highest 518.83 m (1957-05-15), average 518.54 m, 4 days measured1958: lowest 517.91 m (1958-11-03), highest 518.40 m (1958-04-25), average 518.16 m, 2 days measured1959: lowest 517.62 m (1959-11-03), highest 517.97 m (1959-04-12), average 517.79 m, 2 days measured1960: lowest 517.44 m (1960-11-04), highest 517.80 m (1960-04-22), average 517.62 m, 2 days measured1961: lowest 516.93 m (1961-10-31), highest 517.51 m (1961-05-15), average 517.22 m, 2 days measured1962: lowest 516.98 m (1962-11-09), highest 517.34 m (1962-05-08), average 517.16 m, 2 days measured1963: lowest 516.72 m (1963-11-06), highest 517.01 m (1963-04-26), average 516.86 m, 2 days measured1964: lowest 516.48 m (1964-10-27), highest 516.82 m (1964-04-28), average 516.65 m, 2 days measured1965: lowest 516.49 m (1965-05-11), highest 516.72 m (1965-10-15), average 516.60 m, 2 days measured1966: lowest 517.13 m (1966-10-24), highest 517.16 m (1966-05-04), average 517.15 m, 2 days measured1967: lowest 517.11 m (1967-10-23), highest 517.58 m (1967-05-26), average 517.35 m, 2 days measured1968: lowest 517.12 m (1968-10-23), highest 517.42 m (1968-05-06), average 517.27 m, 2 days measured1969: lowest 517.16 m (1969-10-27), highest 517.41 m (1969-04-30), average 517.28 m, 2 days measured1970: lowest 517.36 m (1970-10-26), highest 517.61 m (1970-05-25), average 517.49 m, 2 days measured1971: lowest 517.49 m (1971-11-02), highest 517.72 m (1971-05-05), average 517.61 m, 2 days measured1972: lowest 517.76 m (1972-10-06), highest 518.12 m (1972-06-06), average 517.94 m, 2 days measured1973: lowest 517.72 m (1973-10-02), highest 517.83 m (1973-05-03), average 517.77 m, 2 days measured1974: lowest 518.17 m (1974-10-30), highest 518.41 m (1974-06-26), average 518.29 m, 2 days measured1975: lowest 518.32 m (1975-03-19), highest 518.91 m (1975-06-17), average 518.65 m, 23 days measured1976: lowest 518.35 m (1976-11-03), highest 518.80 m (1976-05-11), average 518.63 m, 17 days measured1977: lowest 518.15 m (1977-10-16), highest 518.49 m (1977-05-26), average 518.29 m, 69 days measured1978: lowest 518.12 m (1978-10-30), highest 518.36 m (1978-05-24), average 518.20 m, 168 days measured1979: lowest 518.21 m (1979-03-19), highest 518.92 m (1979-05-31), average 518.61 m, 155 days measured1980: lowest 518.16 m (1980-10-18), highest 518.64 m (1980-05-12), average 518.32 m, 191 days measured1981: lowest 517.96 m (1981-09-01), highest 518.29 m (1981-02-25), average 518.05 m, 204 days measured1982: lowest 517.73 m (1982-10-23), highest 518.05 m (1982-05-31), average 517.88 m, 175 days measured1983: lowest 517.82 m (1983-07-01), highest 517.98 m (1983-07-30), average 517.89 m, 41 days measured1984: lowest 517.60 m (1984-09-17), highest 518.00 m (1984-05-19), average 517.79 m, 44 days measured1985: lowest 518.06 m (1985-10-20), highest 518.54 m (1985-06-08), average 518.20 m, 47 days measured1986: lowest 518.02 m (1986-10-27), highest 518.41 m (1986-05-22), average 518.16 m, 49 days measured1987: lowest 517.74 m (1987-10-26), highest 518.12 m (1987-05-10), average 517.93 m, 48 days measured1988: lowest 517.47 m (1988-10-25), highest 517.98 m (1988-05-09), average 517.69 m, 35 days measured1989: lowest 517.25 m (1989-10-08), highest 517.56 m (1989-05-21), average 517.41 m, 43 days measured1990: lowest 517.24 m (1990-10-03), highest 517.68 m (1990-06-11), average 517.41 m, 115 days measured1991: lowest 517.11 m (1991-10-18), highest 517.42 m (1991-05-12), average 517.27 m, 165 days measured1992: lowest 516.98 m (1992-09-14), highest 517.35 m (1992-05-16), average 517.11 m, 142 days measured1995: lowest 516.87 m (1995-03-10), highest 518.29 m (1995-08-31), average 518.01 m, 16 days measured1996: lowest 518.26 m (1996-02-29), highest 518.78 m (1996-05-31), average 518.45 m, 16 days measured1997: lowest 518.34 m (1997-10-31), highest 518.83 m (1997-04-30), average 518.55 m, 15 days measured1998: lowest 518.16 m (1998-09-14), highest 518.42 m (1998-05-17), average 518.30 m, 52 days measured1999: lowest 518.15 m (1999-10-28), highest 518.42 m (1999-05-22), average 518.30 m, 42 days measured2000: lowest 517.85 m (2000-10-31), highest 518.20 m (2000-03-31), average 518.05 m, 41 days measured2001: lowest 517.44 m (2001-10-19), highest 517.91 m (2001-04-30), average 517.69 m, 29 days measured2002: lowest 517.20 m (2002-08-02), highest 517.47 m (2002-04-30), average 517.35 m, 16 days measured2003: lowest 517.31 m (2003-03-14), highest 517.75 m (2003-05-22), average 517.53 m, 14 days measured2004: lowest 517.39 m (2004-03-05), highest 517.53 m (2004-05-31), average 517.45 m, 16 days measured2005: lowest 517.41 m (2005-03-11), highest 517.93 m (2005-08-31), average 517.78 m, 16 days measured2006: lowest 517.91 m (2006-03-01), highest 518.97 m (2006-05-31), average 518.59 m, 17 days measured2007: lowest 518.39 m (2007-11-01), highest 519.35 m (2007-05-01), average 518.78 m, 15 days measured2008: lowest 518.21 m (2008-09-30), highest 518.64 m (2008-04-30), average 518.39 m, 14 days measured2009: lowest 518.23 m (2009-03-31), highest 518.53 m (2009-04-30), average 518.40 m, 14 days measured2010: lowest 518.33 m (2010-02-28), highest 519.13 m (2010-06-30), average 518.82 m, 18 days measured2011: lowest 518.78 m (2011-03-09), highest 519.79 m (2011-07-15), average 519.57 m, 16 days measured2012: lowest 519.47 m (2012-03-06), highest 519.87 m (2012-06-29), average 519.71 m, 184 days measured2013: lowest 519.44 m (2013-03-01), highest 519.77 m (2013-06-28), average 519.57 m, 245 days measured2014: lowest 519.46 m (2014-03-01), highest 520.29 m (2014-07-26), average 519.97 m, 245 days measured2015: lowest 520.26 m (2015-01-01), highest 520.67 m (2015-05-16), average 520.46 m, 365 days measured2016: lowest 520.44 m (2016-01-04), highest 520.76 m (2016-05-10), average 520.63 m, 366 days measured2017: lowest 520.54 m (2017-09-30), highest 520.95 m (2017-05-29), average 520.73 m, 188 days measured2018: lowest 520.42 m (2018-11-03), highest 520.88 m (2018-06-01), average 520.64 m, 202 days measured2019: lowest 520.19 m (2019-10-18), highest 520.52 m (2019-05-05), average 520.37 m, 221 days measured2020: lowest 519.95 m (2020-12-08), highest 520.37 m (2020-05-28), average 520.18 m, 198 days measured2021: lowest 519.45 m (2021-10-24), highest 520.04 m (2021-05-20), average 519.75 m, 245 days measured2022: lowest 519.53 m (2022-11-03), highest 519.98 m (2022-06-02), average 519.69 m, 351 days measured2023: lowest 519.52 m (2023-11-14), highest 519.89 m (2023-06-07), average 519.66 m, 322 days measured2024: lowest 519.42 m (2024-11-03), highest 519.82 m (2024-06-07), average 519.60 m, 366 days measured2025: lowest 519.44 m (2025-10-01), highest 519.73 m (2025-05-09), average 519.58 m, 275 days measured2026: lowest 520.37 m (2026-10-12), highest 520.47 m (2026-10-01), average 520.42 m, 30 days measured
516517519520521191919461973200020261919: lowest 518.74 m (1919-10-13), highest 519.13 m (1919-04-11), average 519.00 m, 34 days measured1920: lowest 518.94 m (1920-04-29), highest 518.99 m (1920-04-28), average 518.95 m, 11 days measured1921: lowest 518.87 m (1921-11-11), highest 518.87 m (1921-11-11), average 518.87 m, 1 days measured1922: lowest 519.21 m (1922-04-30), highest 519.30 m (1922-06-29), average 519.26 m, 2 days measured1954: lowest 517.48 m (1954-11-10), highest 517.48 m (1954-11-10), average 517.48 m, 1 days measured1956: lowest 518.29 m (1956-10-07), highest 518.82 m (1956-05-17), average 518.51 m, 22 days measured1957: lowest 518.21 m (1957-09-08), highest 518.83 m (1957-05-15), average 518.54 m, 4 days measured1958: lowest 517.91 m (1958-11-03), highest 518.40 m (1958-04-25), average 518.16 m, 2 days measured1959: lowest 517.62 m (1959-11-03), highest 517.97 m (1959-04-12), average 517.79 m, 2 days measured1960: lowest 517.44 m (1960-11-04), highest 517.80 m (1960-04-22), average 517.62 m, 2 days measured1961: lowest 516.93 m (1961-10-31), highest 517.51 m (1961-05-15), average 517.22 m, 2 days measured1962: lowest 516.98 m (1962-11-09), highest 517.34 m (1962-05-08), average 517.16 m, 2 days measured1963: lowest 516.72 m (1963-11-06), highest 517.01 m (1963-04-26), average 516.86 m, 2 days measured1964: lowest 516.48 m (1964-10-27), highest 516.82 m (1964-04-28), average 516.65 m, 2 days measured1965: lowest 516.49 m (1965-05-11), highest 516.72 m (1965-10-15), average 516.60 m, 2 days measured1966: lowest 517.13 m (1966-10-24), highest 517.16 m (1966-05-04), average 517.15 m, 2 days measured1967: lowest 517.11 m (1967-10-23), highest 517.58 m (1967-05-26), average 517.35 m, 2 days measured1968: lowest 517.12 m (1968-10-23), highest 517.42 m (1968-05-06), average 517.27 m, 2 days measured1969: lowest 517.16 m (1969-10-27), highest 517.41 m (1969-04-30), average 517.28 m, 2 days measured1970: lowest 517.36 m (1970-10-26), highest 517.61 m (1970-05-25), average 517.49 m, 2 days measured1971: lowest 517.49 m (1971-11-02), highest 517.72 m (1971-05-05), average 517.61 m, 2 days measured1972: lowest 517.76 m (1972-10-06), highest 518.12 m (1972-06-06), average 517.94 m, 2 days measured1973: lowest 517.72 m (1973-10-02), highest 517.83 m (1973-05-03), average 517.77 m, 2 days measured1974: lowest 518.17 m (1974-10-30), highest 518.41 m (1974-06-26), average 518.29 m, 2 days measured1975: lowest 518.32 m (1975-03-19), highest 518.91 m (1975-06-17), average 518.65 m, 23 days measured1976: lowest 518.35 m (1976-11-03), highest 518.80 m (1976-05-11), average 518.63 m, 17 days measured1977: lowest 518.15 m (1977-10-16), highest 518.49 m (1977-05-26), average 518.29 m, 69 days measured1978: lowest 518.12 m (1978-10-30), highest 518.36 m (1978-05-24), average 518.20 m, 168 days measured1979: lowest 518.21 m (1979-03-19), highest 518.92 m (1979-05-31), average 518.61 m, 155 days measured1980: lowest 518.16 m (1980-10-18), highest 518.64 m (1980-05-12), average 518.32 m, 191 days measured1981: lowest 517.96 m (1981-09-01), highest 518.29 m (1981-02-25), average 518.05 m, 204 days measured1982: lowest 517.73 m (1982-10-23), highest 518.05 m (1982-05-31), average 517.88 m, 175 days measured1983: lowest 517.82 m (1983-07-01), highest 517.98 m (1983-07-30), average 517.89 m, 41 days measured1984: lowest 517.60 m (1984-09-17), highest 518.00 m (1984-05-19), average 517.79 m, 44 days measured1985: lowest 518.06 m (1985-10-20), highest 518.54 m (1985-06-08), average 518.20 m, 47 days measured1986: lowest 518.02 m (1986-10-27), highest 518.41 m (1986-05-22), average 518.16 m, 49 days measured1987: lowest 517.74 m (1987-10-26), highest 518.12 m (1987-05-10), average 517.93 m, 48 days measured1988: lowest 517.47 m (1988-10-25), highest 517.98 m (1988-05-09), average 517.69 m, 35 days measured1989: lowest 517.25 m (1989-10-08), highest 517.56 m (1989-05-21), average 517.41 m, 43 days measured1990: lowest 517.24 m (1990-10-03), highest 517.68 m (1990-06-11), average 517.41 m, 115 days measured1991: lowest 517.11 m (1991-10-18), highest 517.42 m (1991-05-12), average 517.27 m, 165 days measured1992: lowest 516.98 m (1992-09-14), highest 517.35 m (1992-05-16), average 517.11 m, 142 days measured1995: lowest 516.87 m (1995-03-10), highest 518.29 m (1995-08-31), average 518.01 m, 16 days measured1996: lowest 518.26 m (1996-02-29), highest 518.78 m (1996-05-31), average 518.45 m, 16 days measured1997: lowest 518.34 m (1997-10-31), highest 518.83 m (1997-04-30), average 518.55 m, 15 days measured1998: lowest 518.16 m (1998-09-14), highest 518.42 m (1998-05-17), average 518.30 m, 52 days measured1999: lowest 518.15 m (1999-10-28), highest 518.42 m (1999-05-22), average 518.30 m, 42 days measured2000: lowest 517.85 m (2000-10-31), highest 518.20 m (2000-03-31), average 518.05 m, 41 days measured2001: lowest 517.44 m (2001-10-19), highest 517.91 m (2001-04-30), average 517.69 m, 29 days measured2002: lowest 517.20 m (2002-08-02), highest 517.47 m (2002-04-30), average 517.35 m, 16 days measured2003: lowest 517.31 m (2003-03-14), highest 517.75 m (2003-05-22), average 517.53 m, 14 days measured2004: lowest 517.39 m (2004-03-05), highest 517.53 m (2004-05-31), average 517.45 m, 16 days measured2005: lowest 517.41 m (2005-03-11), highest 517.93 m (2005-08-31), average 517.78 m, 16 days measured2006: lowest 517.91 m (2006-03-01), highest 518.97 m (2006-05-31), average 518.59 m, 17 days measured2007: lowest 518.39 m (2007-11-01), highest 519.35 m (2007-05-01), average 518.78 m, 15 days measured2008: lowest 518.21 m (2008-09-30), highest 518.64 m (2008-04-30), average 518.39 m, 14 days measured2009: lowest 518.23 m (2009-03-31), highest 518.53 m (2009-04-30), average 518.40 m, 14 days measured2010: lowest 518.33 m (2010-02-28), highest 519.13 m (2010-06-30), average 518.82 m, 18 days measured2011: lowest 518.78 m (2011-03-09), highest 519.79 m (2011-07-15), average 519.57 m, 16 days measured2012: lowest 519.47 m (2012-03-06), highest 519.87 m (2012-06-29), average 519.71 m, 184 days measured2013: lowest 519.44 m (2013-03-01), highest 519.77 m (2013-06-28), average 519.57 m, 245 days measured2014: lowest 519.46 m (2014-03-01), highest 520.29 m (2014-07-26), average 519.97 m, 245 days measured2015: lowest 520.26 m (2015-01-01), highest 520.67 m (2015-05-16), average 520.46 m, 365 days measured2016: lowest 520.44 m (2016-01-04), highest 520.76 m (2016-05-10), average 520.63 m, 366 days measured2017: lowest 520.54 m (2017-09-30), highest 520.95 m (2017-05-29), average 520.73 m, 188 days measured2018: lowest 520.42 m (2018-11-03), highest 520.88 m (2018-06-01), average 520.64 m, 202 days measured2019: lowest 520.19 m (2019-10-18), highest 520.52 m (2019-05-05), average 520.37 m, 221 days measured2020: lowest 519.95 m (2020-12-08), highest 520.37 m (2020-05-28), average 520.18 m, 198 days measured2021: lowest 519.45 m (2021-10-24), highest 520.04 m (2021-05-20), average 519.75 m, 245 days measured2022: lowest 519.53 m (2022-11-03), highest 519.98 m (2022-06-02), average 519.69 m, 351 days measured2023: lowest 519.52 m (2023-11-14), highest 519.89 m (2023-06-07), average 519.66 m, 322 days measured2024: lowest 519.42 m (2024-11-03), highest 519.82 m (2024-06-07), average 519.60 m, 366 days measured2025: lowest 519.44 m (2025-10-01), highest 519.73 m (2025-05-09), average 519.58 m, 275 days measured2026: lowest 520.37 m (2026-10-12), highest 520.47 m (2026-10-01), average 520.42 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.

  • 2024519.423 m on Nov 3
  • 2022519.529 m on Nov 3
  • 2015520.257 m on Jan 1
  • 2016520.439 m on Jan 4

Yearly highs and lows

YearAverageLowLow dateHighHigh date
2026 (30 days)520.424520.372Oct 12520.469Oct 1
2025 (275 days)519.577519.440Oct 1519.730May 9
2024519.599519.423Nov 3519.820Jun 7
2023 (322 days)519.665519.521Nov 14519.893Jun 7
2022519.686519.529Nov 3519.975Jun 2
2021 (245 days)519.745519.453Oct 24520.044May 20
2020 (198 days)520.185519.948Dec 8520.365May 28
2019 (221 days)520.366520.187Oct 18520.517May 5
2018 (202 days)520.638520.422Nov 3520.875Jun 1
2017 (188 days)520.727520.537Sep 30520.954May 29
2016520.626520.439Jan 4520.755May 10
2015520.458520.257Jan 1520.673May 16
2014 (245 days)519.971519.461Mar 1520.290Jul 26
2013 (245 days)519.574519.438Mar 1519.767Jun 28
2012 (184 days)519.711519.469Mar 6519.873Jun 29
2011 (16 days)519.574518.777Mar 9519.788Jul 15
2010 (18 days)518.821518.325Feb 28519.125Jun 30
2009 (14 days)518.401518.230Mar 31518.534Apr 30
2008 (14 days)518.391518.210Sep 30518.635Apr 30
2007 (15 days)518.776518.392Nov 1519.349May 1
2006 (17 days)518.587517.910Mar 1518.970May 31
2005 (16 days)517.783517.411Mar 11517.930Aug 31
2004 (16 days)517.449517.387Mar 5517.525May 31
2003 (14 days)517.525517.310Mar 14517.749May 22
2002 (16 days)517.351517.201Aug 2517.473Apr 30
2001 (29 days)517.686517.443Oct 19517.911Apr 30
2000 (41 days)518.051517.854Oct 31518.201Mar 31
1999 (42 days)518.299518.146Oct 28518.418May 22
1998 (52 days)518.304518.159Sep 14518.416May 17
1997 (15 days)518.552518.340Oct 31518.833Apr 30
1996 (16 days)518.452518.260Feb 29518.780May 31
1995 (16 days)518.011516.873Mar 10518.290Aug 31
1992 (142 days)517.112516.984Sep 14517.346May 16
1991 (165 days)517.265517.108Oct 18517.422May 12
1990 (115 days)517.412517.235Oct 3517.675Jun 11
1989 (43 days)517.406517.245Oct 8517.560May 21
1988 (35 days)517.690517.470Oct 25517.976May 9
1987 (48 days)517.931517.739Oct 26518.122May 10
1986 (49 days)518.160518.023Oct 27518.412May 22
1985 (47 days)518.199518.059Oct 20518.535Jun 8
1984 (44 days)517.791517.604Sep 17518.001May 19
1983 (41 days)517.890517.822Jul 1517.982Jul 30
1982 (175 days)517.875517.728Oct 23518.052May 31
1981 (204 days)518.050517.958Sep 1518.292Feb 25
1980 (191 days)518.321518.158Oct 18518.641May 12
1979 (155 days)518.613518.214Mar 19518.923May 31
1978 (168 days)518.202518.117Oct 30518.355May 24
1977 (69 days)518.286518.151Oct 16518.486May 26
1976 (17 days)518.626518.349Nov 3518.803May 11
1975 (23 days)518.651518.318Mar 19518.910Jun 17
1974 (2 days)518.288518.169Oct 30518.407Jun 26
1973 (2 days)517.772517.718Oct 2517.825May 3
1972 (2 days)517.942517.761Oct 6518.123Jun 6
1971 (2 days)517.605517.489Nov 2517.721May 5
1970 (2 days)517.486517.358Oct 26517.614May 25
1969 (2 days)517.282517.157Oct 27517.407Apr 30
1968 (2 days)517.267517.115Oct 23517.419May 6
1967 (2 days)517.348517.111Oct 23517.584May 26
1966 (2 days)517.147517.130Oct 24517.163May 4
1965 (2 days)516.603516.487May 11516.718Oct 15
1964 (2 days)516.653516.484Oct 27516.822Apr 28
1963 (2 days)516.863516.718Nov 6517.008Apr 26
1962 (2 days)517.159516.980Nov 9517.337May 8
1961 (2 days)517.219516.926Oct 31517.511May 15
1960 (2 days)517.619517.435Nov 4517.803Apr 22
1959 (2 days)517.794517.617Nov 3517.971Apr 12
1958 (2 days)518.157517.913Nov 3518.401Apr 25
1957 (4 days)518.544518.206Sep 8518.831May 15
1956 (22 days)518.505518.291Oct 7518.824May 17
1954 (1 days)517.480517.480Nov 10517.480Nov 10
1922 (2 days)519.256519.209Apr 30519.303Jun 29
1921 (1 days)518.873518.873Nov 11518.873Nov 11
1920 (11 days)518.951518.940Apr 29518.989Apr 28
1919 (34 days)518.996518.739Oct 13519.126Apr 11

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

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January519.881519.493520.739
February519.792518.260520.545
March519.522516.873520.758
April519.693516.822520.888
May519.396516.487520.954
June519.277517.138520.931
July519.185517.093520.843
August519.054517.039520.775
September519.014516.984520.652
October519.039516.484520.721
November519.400516.718520.744
December519.889519.480520.736

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