Queen's Bay:1741.90 feet (530.93 meters) as of Sep 19 2024 11:20:47
Nelson:1741.59 feet (530.84 meters) as of Sep 19 2024 11:20:47

View lake levels for the last 31 days

Lake level forecast - Sep 17, 2024:
Kootenay Lake is forecast to increase to 1742.10 at Queens Bay by September 26, 2024.

Average Daily Kootenay River Discharge at Brilliant for Sep 18 2024:  16226 cfs (cubic feet per second)

Lake level chart
Updated midnight, September 18

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Kootenay Lake levels

Height measurements for the last 31 days

Date Level (feet)    Level (meters)   
August 19 1742.4     531.08    
August 20 1742.4     531.08    
August 21 1742.4     531.08    
August 22 1742.3     531.05    
August 23 1742.4     531.08    
August 24 1742.4     531.08    
August 25 1742.4     531.08    
August 26 1742.4     531.08    
August 27 1742.5     531.11    
August 28 1742.5     531.11    
August 29 1742.4     531.08    
August 30 1742.4     531.08    
August 31 1742.4     531.08    
September 1 1742.3     531.05    
September 2 1742.3     531.05    
September 3 1742.3     531.05    
September 4 1742.3     531.05    
September 5 1742.2     531.02    
September 6 1742.2     531.02    
September 7 1742.2     531.02    
September 8 1742.1     530.99    
September 9 1742.1     530.99    
September 10 1742.0     530.96    
September 11 1742.0     530.96    
September 12 1741.9     530.93    
September 13 1741.9     530.93    
September 14 1741.9     530.93    
September 15 1741.9     530.93    
September 16 1741.9     530.93    
September 17 1741.9     530.93    
September 18 1741.9     530.93    

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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