The water level in Okanagan Lake is considerably lower than normal this fall.
“We’re significantly down,” said Nelson Jatel, water stewardship director with the Okanagan Basin Water Board. “We need to be talking about how we will approach 2027.”
This year, the peak level at the lake was 341.41 metres, which is 1,066 millimetres below full pool.
Since that time, the lake level has fallen by 76 millimetres and as of Nov. 1, was at 1,147 millimetres below full pool, according to water boa