November 2026
As reported in our last newsletter, the level of Shuswap Lake continued to drop all through the first three weeks of September. Then, finally, there was ten days of rain over the watershed, resulting in the lake level increasing by 0.043 m (0.14 ft.) until the Thanksgiving weekend. Since that time, the lake level has slowly dropped (see the graph shown below). Also shown on the graph are the lake water levels from last year. As you can see, this year’s trend in the lake level is very similar to last year.
The modelling data prepared by the Provincial River Forecast Center indicates that the current decreasing trend of the lake levels should continue for at least the next ten days.
SWOA will continue to monitor the water levels through the rest of the fall and will post a note on the website if there is any major change in the water levels.
