| Queen's Bay: | 1739.54 feet (530.21 meters) as of Apr 24 2024 12:01:31 |
| Nelson: | 1738.88 feet (530.01 meters) as of Apr 24 2024 12:01:31 |
View lake levels for the last 31 days
Lake level forecast - Apr 24, 2024:
Kootenay Lake is forecast to increase to 1741.10 at Queens Bay by May 2, 2024.
Average Daily Kootenay River Discharge at Brilliant for Apr 23 2024: 22275 cfs (cubic feet per second)
News - Apr 16, 2024:
For the benefit of Kootenay Lake area residents, FortisBC is advising customers that the Kootenay Lake Board of Control has declared that the spring rise began as of 12 a.m. on April 16, 2024.
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. It's expected to continue to rise over the next few months and typically peaks each year in mid-June.
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Updated midnight, April 23
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Kootenay Lake levels
Height measurements for the last 31 days
| Date |
Level (feet) |
Level (meters) |
| March 24 |
1739.7 |
530.26 |
| March 25 |
1739.7 |
530.26 |
| March 26 |
1739.7 |
530.26 |
| March 27 |
1739.6 |
530.23 |
| March 28 |
1739.6 |
530.23 |
| March 29 |
1739.5 |
530.20 |
| March 30 |
1739.5 |
530.20 |
| March 31 |
1739.3 |
530.14 |
| April 1 |
1739.3 |
530.14 |
| April 2 |
1739.3 |
530.14 |
| April 3 |
1739.2 |
530.11 |
| April 4 |
1739.3 |
530.14 |
| April 5 |
1739.3 |
530.14 |
| April 6 |
1739.4 |
530.17 |
| April 7 |
1739.4 |
530.17 |
| April 8 |
1739.4 |
530.17 |
| April 9 |
1739.3 |
530.14 |
| April 10 |
1739.3 |
530.14 |
| April 11 |
1739.3 |
530.14 |
| April 12 |
1739.3 |
530.14 |
| April 13 |
1739.2 |
530.11 |
| April 14 |
1739.2 |
530.11 |
| April 15 |
1739.3 |
530.14 |
| April 16 |
1739.4 |
530.17 |
| April 17 |
1739.5 |
530.20 |
| April 18 |
1739.5 |
530.20 |
| April 19 |
1739.5 |
530.20 |
| April 20 |
1739.5 |
530.20 |
| April 21 |
1739.6 |
530.23 |
| April 22 |
1739.6 |
530.23 |
| April 23 |
1739.6 |
530.23 |
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 |
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