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Satellite view of Buffalo Lake

Buffalo Lake

Unusually low

Water level is well below normal for mid-September and holding steady.

Low (780.00m)Normal rangeHigh (781.10m)

Current Weather

Sep 20
20°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

Water Level — Last 30 Days

No recent readings
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.