Cowichan Lake
Lower than usualWater level is a bit below the typical range for mid-September and falling.
Current Weather
2d agoA mix of sun and cloud
Environment Canada — Inland Vancouver Island
vs. Last Year
No data available
7-Day Trend
Down 6.7 cm over the past week
-6.7 cm over 7 days
Seasonal Position
23rd percentile
Based on 81 years of records
Seasonal Outlook
This lake usually drops moderately over the next week.
Over two weeks, levels typically drops moderately.
This year is moving slower than usual.
Based on 71 years of seasonal patterns. This is a historical seasonal pattern, not a forecast.
Lake Profile
Estimated from HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al., 2016). Modeled geo-statistical estimate, not a direct survey measurement.
Water Level — Last 30 Days
Technical details
- Current level
- 0.57 m
- Reference value
- 0.58 m (rolling_6h_mean)
- Percentile for date
- 23rd percentile
- Years of record
- 81
- Source station
- COWICHAN LAKE NEAR LAKE COWICHAN (08HA009)
- Est. average depth
- 49.7 m
- Relationship type
- direct_lake
- Mapping confidence
- medium
- Today's normal range
- 0.60–0.91 m
- Same-date historical range
- 0.10–1.56 m
- 30-day change
- -20.9 cm
- Data confidence
- medium
- Observed at
- Sep 20, 2026
- Last snapshot
- Sep 20, 2026
Data source: ECCC Water Office — Station 08HA009. Water level readings are provisional and subject to revision. This is not a navigation or flood-warning service.