Great Bear Lake
Unusually lowWater level is well below normal for mid-September and falling.
Low (6.10m)Normal rangeHigh (6.69m)
Current Weather
2d ago7°CCloudy
Wind NE 4 km/h
Humidity 89%
Periods of drizzle
Environment Canada — Ulukhaktok
vs. Last Year
No data available
7-Day Trend
↓Falling
Down 6.4 cm over the past week
-6.4 cm over 7 days
Seasonal Position
3rd percentile
Based on 40 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 moving slower than usual.
Based on 40 years of seasonal patterns. This is a historical seasonal pattern, not a forecast.
Lake Profile
Est. average depth12.8 m
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
- 6.16 m
- Reference value
- 6.18 m (rolling_6h_mean)
- Percentile for date
- 3rd percentile
- Years of record
- 40
- Source station
- GREAT BEAR LAKE AT HORNBY BAY (10JE002)
- Est. average depth
- 12.8 m
- Relationship type
- direct_lake
- Mapping confidence
- medium
- Today's normal range
- 6.36–6.54 m
- Same-date historical range
- 6.10–6.69 m
- 30-day change
- +0.5 cm
- Data confidence
- medium
- Observed at
- Sep 20, 2026
- Last snapshot
- Sep 20, 2026
Data source: ECCC Water Office — Station 10JE002. Water level readings are provisional and subject to revision. This is not a navigation or flood-warning service.