Queen's Bay:1745.33 feet (531.98 meters) as of Jun 23 2025 09:00:05
Nelson:1744.23 feet (531.64 meters) as of Jun 23 2025 09:00:05

View lake levels for the last 31 days

Lake level forecast - Jun 19, 2025:
Kootenay Lake is forecast to decrease to 1744.50 at Queens Bay by June 28, 2025.

Average Daily Kootenay River Discharge at Brilliant for Jun 22 2025:  45857 cfs (cubic feet per second)

Lake level chart
Updated midnight, June 22

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Kootenay Lake levels

Height measurements for the last 31 days

Date Level (feet)    Level (meters)   
May 23 1742.7     531.17    
May 24 1742.6     531.14    
May 25 1742.6     531.14    
May 26 1742.8     531.21    
May 27 1743.0     531.27    
May 28 1743.2     531.33    
May 29 1743.7     531.48    
May 30 1744.3     531.66    
May 31 1744.7     531.78    
June 1 1745.1     531.91    
June 2 1745.2     531.94    
June 3 1745.3     531.97    
June 4 1745.2     531.94    
June 5 1745.2     531.94    
June 6 1745.3     531.97    
June 7 1745.4     532.00    
June 8 1745.6     532.06    
June 9 1745.7     532.09    
June 10 1745.7     532.09    
June 11 1746.0     532.18    
June 12 1746.2     532.24    
June 13 1746.3     532.27    
June 14 1746.3     532.27    
June 15 1746.3     532.27    
June 16 1746.3     532.27    
June 17 1746.2     532.24    
June 18 1746.0     532.18    
June 19 1745.9     532.15    
June 20 1745.7     532.09    
June 21 1745.6     532.06    
June 22 1745.4     532.00    

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

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