Watabeag Lake at Watabeag Lake Dam
Water level and flow at gauge 04MB005, Ontario. The level is normal for October. In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
Latest reading Oct 25, 10 AM local standard time (about an hour ago) · data checked · we check every 30 minutes
Compared with a normal October
Normal for October (middle half of 16 years of monthly averages): 316.70 m1,039.05 ft – 317.08 m1,040.29 ft, median 317.00 m1,040.04 ft.
May 8, 2015 · approved records 2009–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the level is 0.37 m1.22 ft below that record.
Last 30 days
Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month
This year compared with past years
Daily water level
Normal range: monthly averages of 16 years (lighter band: 10th–90th percentile). Past years: approved daily means from HYDAT, the Water Survey of Canada archive (the latest year published is 2025). 2026: daily means of the provisional real-time readings collected by Canada River Levels since October 22, 2026.
Weather near this gauge
Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 20 km/h. High 15. UV index 2 or low.
Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers early this evening. Clearing this evening. Low zero.
Increasing cloudiness. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 in the morning. High 7. UV index 2 or low.
Clear. Low minus 9.
Forecast for Kirkland Lake (41 km away) from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued . Full official forecast ↗ · we check for new forecasts every 2 hours.
Nearby gauges
| Driftwood RiverMonteith · 40 km | 261.01 m856.33 ft | Above normal |
| Porcupine LakePorcupine · 52 km | 97.58 m320.13 ft | Below normal |
| Mountjoy RiverTimmins · 59 km | 93.80 m307.73 ft | Normal |
| Blanche RiverAbove Englehart · 67 km | 25.44 m83.45 ft | Below normal |
| Mattagami RiverTimmins · 68 km | 2.24 m7.36 ft | Below normal |
| Tatachikapika RiverTimmins · 77 km | 94.09 m308.69 ft | Very low |
About this gauge
Station: 04MB005 · Watabeag Lake at Watabeag Lake Dam
Location: 48.2929, -80.5449 · Ontario
Water levels are measured from a local reference point at each gauge, not from sea level, so they cannot be compared between gauges.
Official sources
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Questions
What is the water level of the Watabeag Lake at Watabeag Lake Dam today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 10 AM, local standard time) is 316.95 m (1,039.86 ft).
Is the Watabeag Lake at Watabeag Lake Dam high right now?
The level is normal for October.
Is the Watabeag Lake rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been steady.
What is the highest water level ever recorded on the Watabeag Lake at Watabeag Lake Dam?
317.32 m (1,041.09 ft) on May 8, 2015, the highest instantaneous level in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (2009–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 04MB005 of the Water Survey of Canada (Environment and Climate Change Canada). Real-time data are provisional and may be revised. We check for new readings every 30 minutes. Canada River Levels is not an official source.