Buffalo Lake
Unusually lowWater level is well below normal for mid-September and holding steady.
Low (780.00m)Normal rangeHigh (781.10m)
Current Weather
2d ago20°C
Wind W 6 km/h
Humidity 47%
Sunny
Environment Canada — Red Deer - Ponoka - Innisfail - Stettler
vs. Last Year
No data available
7-Day Trend
→Stable
Changed less than 2.0 cm over the past week
-1.5 cm over 7 days
Seasonal Position
0th percentile
Based on 53 years of records
Seasonal Outlook
Typical next 7 days
This lake usually holds steady over the next week.
Typical next 14 days
Over two weeks, levels typically drops slightly.
Tracking
This year is tracking near the seasonal norm.
Based on 38 years of seasonal patterns. This is a historical seasonal pattern, not a forecast.
Water Level — Last 30 Days
Technical details
- Current level
- 779.63 m
- Reference value
- 779.63 m (rolling_6h_mean)
- Percentile for date
- 0th percentile
- Years of record
- 53
- Source station
- BUFFALO LAKE NEAR ERSKINE (05CD005)
- Est. average depth
- —
- Relationship type
- direct_lake
- Mapping confidence
- medium
- Today's normal range
- 780.29–780.73 m
- Same-date historical range
- 780.00–781.10 m
- 30-day change
- -8.8 cm
- Data confidence
- medium
- Observed at
- Sep 20, 2026
- Last snapshot
- Sep 20, 2026
Data source: ECCC Water Office — Station 05CD005. Water level readings are provisional and subject to revision. This is not a navigation or flood-warning service.