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Waskesiu Lake water level history

Daily records since 1954 · Level today: 532.262 m

Highest on record
532.816 m
Jul 30, 2011
Lowest on record
531.199 m
Apr 9, 1997
Today
532.262 m
Oct 23, 2026
Years of data
72
since 1954

In short

Across 5 complete years, 2024 had the lowest average level (532.056 m) and 2020 the highest (532.294 m).

On average the lake is lowest in December (532.033 m) and highest in July (532.276 m).

Waskesiu 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

531.1531.6532.0532.5532.91954196319721981199019992008201720261954: lowest 532.21 m (1954-05-27), highest 532.58 m (1954-09-15), average 532.31 m, 98 days measured1955: lowest 532.14 m (1955-04-13), highest 532.61 m (1955-05-13), average 532.41 m, 114 days measured1956: lowest 532.30 m (1956-08-25), highest 532.49 m (1956-07-16), average 532.38 m, 128 days measured1957: lowest 532.16 m (1957-04-27), highest 532.34 m (1957-07-24), average 532.30 m, 143 days measured1958: lowest 532.15 m (1958-04-14), highest 532.31 m (1958-05-15), average 532.25 m, 155 days measured1959: lowest 532.28 m (1959-07-27), highest 532.38 m (1959-10-26), average 532.32 m, 129 days measured1960: lowest 532.24 m (1960-10-16), highest 532.61 m (1960-05-28), average 532.44 m, 130 days measured1961: lowest 532.44 m (1961-06-14), highest 532.50 m (1961-05-16), average 532.48 m, 32 days measured1962: lowest 532.29 m (1962-06-12), highest 532.29 m (1962-06-12), average 532.29 m, 1 days measured1963: lowest 532.34 m (1963-06-28), highest 532.51 m (1963-07-19), average 532.44 m, 16 days measured1964: lowest 532.43 m (1964-07-29), highest 532.49 m (1964-06-24), average 532.46 m, 14 days measured1965: lowest 532.33 m (1965-10-27), highest 532.72 m (1965-05-14), average 532.51 m, 183 days measured1966: lowest 532.21 m (1966-11-03), highest 532.58 m (1966-05-10), average 532.41 m, 180 days measured1967: lowest 532.13 m (1967-11-07), highest 532.35 m (1967-08-07), average 532.24 m, 148 days measured1968: lowest 532.24 m (1968-08-20), highest 532.42 m (1968-06-11), average 532.31 m, 202 days measured1969: lowest 532.31 m (1969-07-03), highest 532.47 m (1969-05-09), average 532.39 m, 216 days measured1970: lowest 532.26 m (1970-10-22), highest 532.68 m (1970-05-06), average 532.41 m, 205 days measured1971: lowest 532.08 m (1971-11-03), highest 532.48 m (1971-07-19), average 532.30 m, 210 days measured1972: lowest 532.17 m (1972-10-22), highest 532.42 m (1972-05-16), average 532.29 m, 196 days measured1973: lowest 532.16 m (1973-01-15), highest 532.64 m (1973-06-11), average 532.42 m, 220 days measured1974: lowest 532.11 m (1974-12-11), highest 532.55 m (1974-07-17), average 532.32 m, 228 days measured1975: lowest 532.06 m (1975-01-29), highest 532.52 m (1975-07-04), average 532.32 m, 203 days measured1976: lowest 532.13 m (1976-12-06), highest 532.38 m (1976-07-18), average 532.29 m, 198 days measured1977: lowest 532.15 m (1977-01-10), highest 532.32 m (1977-05-30), average 532.27 m, 203 days measured1978: lowest 532.24 m (1978-04-01), highest 532.51 m (1978-05-19), average 532.45 m, 44 days measured1979: lowest 532.15 m (1979-10-26), highest 532.68 m (1979-05-24), average 532.44 m, 74 days measured1988: lowest 531.92 m (1988-11-01), highest 532.10 m (1988-08-25), average 532.02 m, 29 days measured1989: lowest 531.88 m (1989-10-29), highest 532.03 m (1989-07-14), average 531.96 m, 49 days measured1990: lowest 531.92 m (1990-10-25), highest 532.21 m (1990-07-11), average 532.10 m, 59 days measured1991: lowest 531.94 m (1991-04-08), highest 532.34 m (1991-07-04), average 532.25 m, 96 days measured1992: lowest 531.80 m (1992-10-31), highest 532.09 m (1992-06-10), average 531.96 m, 157 days measured1993: lowest 531.67 m (1993-10-21), highest 531.85 m (1993-07-28), average 531.78 m, 223 days measured1994: lowest 531.71 m (1994-03-01), highest 532.21 m (1994-07-22), average 532.01 m, 133 days measured1995: lowest 531.94 m (1995-10-30), highest 532.11 m (1995-08-19), average 532.03 m, 176 days measured1996: lowest 531.91 m (1996-03-21), highest 532.16 m (1996-08-05), average 532.07 m, 172 days measured1997: lowest 531.20 m (1997-04-09), highest 532.30 m (1997-07-02), average 532.13 m, 193 days measured1998: lowest 531.73 m (1998-11-11), highest 531.97 m (1998-07-21), average 531.86 m, 201 days measured1999: lowest 531.72 m (1999-11-14), highest 531.95 m (1999-08-23), average 531.83 m, 224 days measured2000: lowest 531.81 m (2000-04-06), highest 532.15 m (2000-08-21), average 531.98 m, 209 days measured2001: lowest 531.62 m (2001-10-30), highest 531.98 m (2001-06-30), average 531.86 m, 204 days measured2002: lowest 531.45 m (2002-10-29), highest 531.68 m (2002-06-10), average 531.59 m, 189 days measured2003: lowest 531.30 m (2003-10-29), highest 531.55 m (2003-06-21), average 531.47 m, 214 days measured2004: lowest 531.33 m (2004-04-01), highest 531.89 m (2004-09-27), average 531.61 m, 215 days measured2005: lowest 531.88 m (2005-04-01), highest 532.56 m (2005-09-19), average 532.27 m, 214 days measured2006: lowest 532.29 m (2006-04-28), highest 532.57 m (2006-06-20), average 532.41 m, 222 days measured2007: lowest 532.27 m (2007-11-06), highest 532.48 m (2007-07-18), average 532.38 m, 188 days measured2008: lowest 532.11 m (2008-11-13), highest 532.37 m (2008-05-26), average 532.25 m, 178 days measured2009: lowest 532.16 m (2009-03-11), highest 532.36 m (2009-08-05), average 532.25 m, 66 days measured2010: lowest 532.23 m (2010-03-16), highest 532.59 m (2010-09-28), average 532.44 m, 246 days measured2011: lowest 532.35 m (2011-04-14), highest 532.82 m (2011-07-30), average 532.53 m, 245 days measured2012: lowest 532.28 m (2012-10-07), highest 532.39 m (2012-06-11), average 532.33 m, 245 days measured2013: lowest 532.32 m (2013-04-20), highest 532.74 m (2013-06-28), average 532.53 m, 245 days measured2014: lowest 532.22 m (2014-10-31), highest 532.74 m (2014-06-30), average 532.44 m, 245 days measured2015: lowest 532.17 m (2015-04-14), highest 532.43 m (2015-09-21), average 532.30 m, 202 days measured2016: lowest 532.21 m (2016-09-17), highest 532.33 m (2016-07-12), average 532.26 m, 245 days measured2017: lowest 532.21 m (2017-03-03), highest 532.63 m (2017-05-26), average 532.39 m, 245 days measured2018: lowest 532.14 m (2018-10-23), highest 532.30 m (2018-07-23), average 532.22 m, 245 days measured2019: lowest 532.19 m (2019-04-06), highest 532.37 m (2019-07-31), average 532.26 m, 245 days measured2020: lowest 532.16 m (2020-10-30), highest 532.61 m (2020-07-20), average 532.29 m, 366 days measured2021: lowest 531.96 m (2021-11-15), highest 532.35 m (2021-06-19), average 532.15 m, 365 days measured2022: lowest 532.00 m (2022-01-01), highest 532.48 m (2022-06-30), average 532.17 m, 365 days measured2023: lowest 531.95 m (2023-12-31), highest 532.24 m (2023-06-08), average 532.11 m, 365 days measured2024: lowest 531.90 m (2024-02-29), highest 532.48 m (2024-06-24), average 532.06 m, 366 days measured2025: lowest 531.78 m (2025-10-06), highest 531.92 m (2025-01-01), average 531.88 m, 279 days measured2026: lowest 532.25 m (2026-10-21), highest 532.33 m (2026-09-24), average 532.29 m, 30 days measured
531.1531.6532.0532.5532.9195419721990200820261954: lowest 532.21 m (1954-05-27), highest 532.58 m (1954-09-15), average 532.31 m, 98 days measured1955: lowest 532.14 m (1955-04-13), highest 532.61 m (1955-05-13), average 532.41 m, 114 days measured1956: lowest 532.30 m (1956-08-25), highest 532.49 m (1956-07-16), average 532.38 m, 128 days measured1957: lowest 532.16 m (1957-04-27), highest 532.34 m (1957-07-24), average 532.30 m, 143 days measured1958: lowest 532.15 m (1958-04-14), highest 532.31 m (1958-05-15), average 532.25 m, 155 days measured1959: lowest 532.28 m (1959-07-27), highest 532.38 m (1959-10-26), average 532.32 m, 129 days measured1960: lowest 532.24 m (1960-10-16), highest 532.61 m (1960-05-28), average 532.44 m, 130 days measured1961: lowest 532.44 m (1961-06-14), highest 532.50 m (1961-05-16), average 532.48 m, 32 days measured1962: lowest 532.29 m (1962-06-12), highest 532.29 m (1962-06-12), average 532.29 m, 1 days measured1963: lowest 532.34 m (1963-06-28), highest 532.51 m (1963-07-19), average 532.44 m, 16 days measured1964: lowest 532.43 m (1964-07-29), highest 532.49 m (1964-06-24), average 532.46 m, 14 days measured1965: lowest 532.33 m (1965-10-27), highest 532.72 m (1965-05-14), average 532.51 m, 183 days measured1966: lowest 532.21 m (1966-11-03), highest 532.58 m (1966-05-10), average 532.41 m, 180 days measured1967: lowest 532.13 m (1967-11-07), highest 532.35 m (1967-08-07), average 532.24 m, 148 days measured1968: lowest 532.24 m (1968-08-20), highest 532.42 m (1968-06-11), average 532.31 m, 202 days measured1969: lowest 532.31 m (1969-07-03), highest 532.47 m (1969-05-09), average 532.39 m, 216 days measured1970: lowest 532.26 m (1970-10-22), highest 532.68 m (1970-05-06), average 532.41 m, 205 days measured1971: lowest 532.08 m (1971-11-03), highest 532.48 m (1971-07-19), average 532.30 m, 210 days measured1972: lowest 532.17 m (1972-10-22), highest 532.42 m (1972-05-16), average 532.29 m, 196 days measured1973: lowest 532.16 m (1973-01-15), highest 532.64 m (1973-06-11), average 532.42 m, 220 days measured1974: lowest 532.11 m (1974-12-11), highest 532.55 m (1974-07-17), average 532.32 m, 228 days measured1975: lowest 532.06 m (1975-01-29), highest 532.52 m (1975-07-04), average 532.32 m, 203 days measured1976: lowest 532.13 m (1976-12-06), highest 532.38 m (1976-07-18), average 532.29 m, 198 days measured1977: lowest 532.15 m (1977-01-10), highest 532.32 m (1977-05-30), average 532.27 m, 203 days measured1978: lowest 532.24 m (1978-04-01), highest 532.51 m (1978-05-19), average 532.45 m, 44 days measured1979: lowest 532.15 m (1979-10-26), highest 532.68 m (1979-05-24), average 532.44 m, 74 days measured1988: lowest 531.92 m (1988-11-01), highest 532.10 m (1988-08-25), average 532.02 m, 29 days measured1989: lowest 531.88 m (1989-10-29), highest 532.03 m (1989-07-14), average 531.96 m, 49 days measured1990: lowest 531.92 m (1990-10-25), highest 532.21 m (1990-07-11), average 532.10 m, 59 days measured1991: lowest 531.94 m (1991-04-08), highest 532.34 m (1991-07-04), average 532.25 m, 96 days measured1992: lowest 531.80 m (1992-10-31), highest 532.09 m (1992-06-10), average 531.96 m, 157 days measured1993: lowest 531.67 m (1993-10-21), highest 531.85 m (1993-07-28), average 531.78 m, 223 days measured1994: lowest 531.71 m (1994-03-01), highest 532.21 m (1994-07-22), average 532.01 m, 133 days measured1995: lowest 531.94 m (1995-10-30), highest 532.11 m (1995-08-19), average 532.03 m, 176 days measured1996: lowest 531.91 m (1996-03-21), highest 532.16 m (1996-08-05), average 532.07 m, 172 days measured1997: lowest 531.20 m (1997-04-09), highest 532.30 m (1997-07-02), average 532.13 m, 193 days measured1998: lowest 531.73 m (1998-11-11), highest 531.97 m (1998-07-21), average 531.86 m, 201 days measured1999: lowest 531.72 m (1999-11-14), highest 531.95 m (1999-08-23), average 531.83 m, 224 days measured2000: lowest 531.81 m (2000-04-06), highest 532.15 m (2000-08-21), average 531.98 m, 209 days measured2001: lowest 531.62 m (2001-10-30), highest 531.98 m (2001-06-30), average 531.86 m, 204 days measured2002: lowest 531.45 m (2002-10-29), highest 531.68 m (2002-06-10), average 531.59 m, 189 days measured2003: lowest 531.30 m (2003-10-29), highest 531.55 m (2003-06-21), average 531.47 m, 214 days measured2004: lowest 531.33 m (2004-04-01), highest 531.89 m (2004-09-27), average 531.61 m, 215 days measured2005: lowest 531.88 m (2005-04-01), highest 532.56 m (2005-09-19), average 532.27 m, 214 days measured2006: lowest 532.29 m (2006-04-28), highest 532.57 m (2006-06-20), average 532.41 m, 222 days measured2007: lowest 532.27 m (2007-11-06), highest 532.48 m (2007-07-18), average 532.38 m, 188 days measured2008: lowest 532.11 m (2008-11-13), highest 532.37 m (2008-05-26), average 532.25 m, 178 days measured2009: lowest 532.16 m (2009-03-11), highest 532.36 m (2009-08-05), average 532.25 m, 66 days measured2010: lowest 532.23 m (2010-03-16), highest 532.59 m (2010-09-28), average 532.44 m, 246 days measured2011: lowest 532.35 m (2011-04-14), highest 532.82 m (2011-07-30), average 532.53 m, 245 days measured2012: lowest 532.28 m (2012-10-07), highest 532.39 m (2012-06-11), average 532.33 m, 245 days measured2013: lowest 532.32 m (2013-04-20), highest 532.74 m (2013-06-28), average 532.53 m, 245 days measured2014: lowest 532.22 m (2014-10-31), highest 532.74 m (2014-06-30), average 532.44 m, 245 days measured2015: lowest 532.17 m (2015-04-14), highest 532.43 m (2015-09-21), average 532.30 m, 202 days measured2016: lowest 532.21 m (2016-09-17), highest 532.33 m (2016-07-12), average 532.26 m, 245 days measured2017: lowest 532.21 m (2017-03-03), highest 532.63 m (2017-05-26), average 532.39 m, 245 days measured2018: lowest 532.14 m (2018-10-23), highest 532.30 m (2018-07-23), average 532.22 m, 245 days measured2019: lowest 532.19 m (2019-04-06), highest 532.37 m (2019-07-31), average 532.26 m, 245 days measured2020: lowest 532.16 m (2020-10-30), highest 532.61 m (2020-07-20), average 532.29 m, 366 days measured2021: lowest 531.96 m (2021-11-15), highest 532.35 m (2021-06-19), average 532.15 m, 365 days measured2022: lowest 532.00 m (2022-01-01), highest 532.48 m (2022-06-30), average 532.17 m, 365 days measured2023: lowest 531.95 m (2023-12-31), highest 532.24 m (2023-06-08), average 532.11 m, 365 days measured2024: lowest 531.90 m (2024-02-29), highest 532.48 m (2024-06-24), average 532.06 m, 366 days measured2025: lowest 531.78 m (2025-10-06), highest 531.92 m (2025-01-01), average 531.88 m, 279 days measured2026: lowest 532.25 m (2026-10-21), highest 532.33 m (2026-09-24), average 532.29 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.

  • 2024531.896 m on Feb 29
  • 2023531.946 m on Dec 31
  • 2021531.964 m on Nov 15
  • 2022531.999 m on Jan 1
  • 2020532.163 m on Oct 30

Yearly highs and lows

YearAverageLowLow dateHighHigh date
2026 (30 days)532.292532.254Oct 21532.333Sep 24
2025 (279 days)531.875531.779Oct 6531.924Jan 1
2024532.056531.896Feb 29532.475Jun 24
2023532.112531.946Dec 31532.235Jun 8
2022532.173531.999Jan 1532.480Jun 30
2021532.149531.964Nov 15532.354Jun 19
2020532.294532.163Oct 30532.607Jul 20
2019 (245 days)532.264532.186Apr 6532.368Jul 31
2018 (245 days)532.217532.142Oct 23532.302Jul 23
2017 (245 days)532.392532.210Mar 3532.627May 26
2016 (245 days)532.257532.206Sep 17532.327Jul 12
2015 (202 days)532.300532.173Apr 14532.427Sep 21
2014 (245 days)532.439532.217Oct 31532.735Jun 30
2013 (245 days)532.533532.321Apr 20532.743Jun 28
2012 (245 days)532.334532.282Oct 7532.393Jun 11
2011 (245 days)532.527532.348Apr 14532.816Jul 30
2010 (246 days)532.438532.230Mar 16532.590Sep 28
2009 (66 days)532.250532.158Mar 11532.359Aug 5
2008 (178 days)532.248532.106Nov 13532.374May 26
2007 (188 days)532.383532.270Nov 6532.478Jul 18
2006 (222 days)532.412532.293Apr 28532.572Jun 20
2005 (214 days)532.271531.880Apr 1532.564Sep 19
2004 (215 days)531.613531.328Apr 1531.890Sep 27
2003 (214 days)531.470531.302Oct 29531.554Jun 21
2002 (189 days)531.594531.446Oct 29531.676Jun 10
2001 (204 days)531.865531.617Oct 30531.979Jun 30
2000 (209 days)531.984531.811Apr 6532.146Aug 21
1999 (224 days)531.826531.723Nov 14531.948Aug 23
1998 (201 days)531.856531.727Nov 11531.965Jul 21
1997 (193 days)532.131531.199Apr 9532.300Jul 2
1996 (172 days)532.072531.913Mar 21532.162Aug 5
1995 (176 days)532.030531.936Oct 30532.113Aug 19
1994 (133 days)532.009531.712Mar 1532.213Jul 22
1993 (223 days)531.776531.674Oct 21531.849Jul 28
1992 (157 days)531.964531.795Oct 31532.086Jun 10
1991 (96 days)532.250531.943Apr 8532.337Jul 4
1990 (59 days)532.099531.916Oct 25532.208Jul 11
1989 (49 days)531.960531.879Oct 29532.033Jul 14
1988 (29 days)532.023531.921Nov 1532.096Aug 25
1979 (74 days)532.437532.150Oct 26532.684May 24
1978 (44 days)532.453532.242Apr 1532.510May 19
1977 (203 days)532.272532.150Jan 10532.318May 30
1976 (198 days)532.288532.126Dec 6532.379Jul 18
1975 (203 days)532.324532.056Jan 29532.522Jul 4
1974 (228 days)532.319532.105Dec 11532.553Jul 17
1973 (220 days)532.418532.162Jan 15532.644Jun 11
1972 (196 days)532.287532.169Oct 22532.422May 16
1971 (210 days)532.300532.083Nov 3532.479Jul 19
1970 (205 days)532.406532.260Oct 22532.684May 6
1969 (216 days)532.386532.306Jul 3532.467May 9
1968 (202 days)532.306532.239Aug 20532.415Jun 11
1967 (148 days)532.241532.129Nov 7532.348Aug 7
1966 (180 days)532.413532.205Nov 3532.580May 10
1965 (183 days)532.513532.327Oct 27532.717May 14
1964 (14 days)532.463532.431Jul 29532.486Jun 24
1963 (16 days)532.436532.339Jun 28532.513Jul 19
1962 (1 days)532.294532.294Jun 12532.294Jun 12
1961 (32 days)532.483532.440Jun 14532.495May 16
1960 (130 days)532.435532.242Oct 16532.607May 28
1959 (129 days)532.323532.278Jul 27532.382Oct 26
1958 (155 days)532.245532.150Apr 14532.309May 15
1957 (143 days)532.299532.159Apr 27532.336Jul 24
1956 (128 days)532.382532.300Aug 25532.486Jul 16
1955 (114 days)532.410532.135Apr 13532.607May 13
1954 (98 days)532.312532.211May 27532.577Sep 15

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

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January532.061531.909532.348
February532.057531.896532.263
March532.178531.712532.396
April532.092531.199532.577
May532.215531.358532.717
June532.261531.386532.743
July532.276531.518532.816
August532.241531.427532.813
September532.180531.347532.736
October532.136531.302532.605
November532.133531.689532.490
December532.033531.918532.263

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