| Queen's Bay: | 1746.21 feet (532.24 meters) as of May 21 2026 13:21:03 |
| Nelson: | 1744.43 feet (531.70 meters) as of May 21 2026 13:21:03 |
View lake levels for the last 31 days
Lake level forecast - May 20, 2026:
Kootenay Lake is forecast to increase to 1747.70 at Queens Bay by May 28, 2026.
Average Daily Kootenay River Discharge at Brilliant for May 20 2026: 60103 cfs (cubic feet per second)
News - Apr 30, 2026:
Start of Spring Rise:
FortisBC is advising customers that the Kootenay Lake Board of Control has declared that the spring rise has begun as of 00:00 PDT on April 30, 2026. Please be advised that during this time, Kootenay Lake levels are predominately driven by natural inflows as a result of melting snow pack and precipitation, and are subject to sudden, large increases.
Lake level chart
Updated midnight, May 20
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Kootenay Lake levels
Height measurements for the last 31 days
| Date |
Level (feet) |
Level (meters) |
| April 20 |
1744.0 |
531.57 |
| April 21 |
1744.0 |
531.57 |
| April 22 |
1744.2 |
531.63 |
| April 23 |
1744.4 |
531.69 |
| April 24 |
1744.6 |
531.75 |
| April 25 |
1744.7 |
531.78 |
| April 26 |
1744.7 |
531.78 |
| April 27 |
1744.7 |
531.78 |
| April 28 |
1744.7 |
531.78 |
| April 29 |
1744.7 |
531.78 |
| April 30 |
1744.7 |
531.78 |
| May 1 |
1744.7 |
531.78 |
| May 2 |
1744.7 |
531.78 |
| May 3 |
1744.8 |
531.82 |
| May 4 |
1745.0 |
531.88 |
| May 5 |
1745.2 |
531.94 |
| May 6 |
1745.4 |
532.00 |
| May 7 |
1745.6 |
532.06 |
| May 8 |
1745.9 |
532.15 |
| May 9 |
1746.1 |
532.21 |
| May 10 |
1746.3 |
532.27 |
| May 11 |
1746.5 |
532.33 |
| May 12 |
1746.6 |
532.36 |
| May 13 |
1746.7 |
532.39 |
| May 14 |
1746.9 |
532.46 |
| May 15 |
1747.0 |
532.49 |
| May 16 |
1746.9 |
532.46 |
| May 17 |
1746.8 |
532.42 |
| May 18 |
1746.6 |
532.36 |
| May 19 |
1746.5 |
532.33 |
| May 20 |
1746.3 |
532.27 |
Kootenay Lake levels history
| Year |
Minimum |
Maximum |
| 1973 |
1739.01 |
1745.03 |
| 1974 |
1739.50 |
1754.24 |
| 1975 |
1738.52 |
1747.52 |
| 1976 |
1739.18 |
1747.25 |
| 1977 |
1738.73 |
1743.70 |
| 1978 |
1738.97 |
1747.57 |
| 1979 |
1738.42 |
1743.80 |
| 1980 |
1738.11 |
1748.34 |
| 1981 |
1738.00 |
1749.58 |
| 1982 |
1738.97 |
1749.03 |
| 1983 |
1738.78 |
1748.58 |
| 1984 |
1738.72 |
1747.54 |
| 1985 |
1738.92 |
1747.32 |
| 1986 |
1739.53 |
1748.74 |
| 1987 |
1738.73 |
1746.34 |
| 1988 |
1738.89 |
1745.57 |
| 1989 |
1739.00 |
1746.78 |
| 1990 |
1739.40 |
1749.50 |
| 1991 |
1739.13 |
1750.15 |
| 1992 |
1738.96 |
1745.12 |
| 1993 |
1738.95 |
1745.91 |
| 1994 |
1739.12 |
1745.62 |
| 1995 |
1738.63 |
1749.78 |
| 1996 |
1739.05 |
1751.88 |
| 1997 |
1739.72 |
1752.88 |
| 1998 |
1738.47 |
1749.13 |
| 1999 |
1738.35 |
1750.14 |
| 2000 |
1738.47 |
1748.27 |
| 2001 |
1737.90 |
1745.00 |
| 2002 |
1737.97 |
1751.30 |
| 2003 |
1738.83 |
1748.96 |
| 2004 |
1738.85 |
1746.08 |
| 2005 |
1738.55 |
1747.27 |
| 2006 |
1739.34 |
1751.57 |
| 2007 |
1740.34 |
1750.30 |
| 2008 |
1737.88 |
1749.59 |
| 2009 |
1738.40 |
1747.80 |
| 2010 |
1738.61 |
1748.68 |
| 2011 |
1740.49 |
1751.71 |
| 2012 |
1739.62 |
1753.78 |
| 2013 |
1739.18 |
1749.40 |
| 2014 |
1739.59 |
1750.37 |
| 2015 |
1740.11 |
1747.14 |
| 2016 |
1740.31 |
1748.08 |
| 2017 |
1738.88 |
1751.13 |
| 2018 |
1739.16 |
1752.19 |
| 2019 |
1738.58 |
1746.35 |
| 2020 |
1738.78 |
1750.09 |
| 2021 |
1738.59 |
1747.35 |
| 2022 |
1738.60 |
1751.61 |
| 2023 |
1739.06 |
1748.54 |
| 2024 |
1739.21 |
1745.67 |
| 2025 |
1739.61 |
1746.32 |
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