SSI Drinking Water Lakes – 2018 Report on Conditions

Lake levels for three of the Salt Spring Island drinking water sources are posted here approximately one month later than measurements were recorded.

St. Mary Lake

Click here for most recent data posted by North Salt Spring Waterworks District

Level:

May 25, 2018 = 40.708 metres above sea level

February 22, 2018 = 40.87 metres above sea level

Reached highest level ever recorded in January 2018.

In both May 2018 and February 2018 rainfall was less than 50% seasonal average.

Maxwell Lake

Level: March 21, 2018 = 314.851 metres above sea level

Maxwell Lake levels since that date have not been posted yet.

Cusheon Lake

Level:

June 4, 2018 = 92.682 m above sea level.

Secchi disk:

Jun 4, 2018 was visible to 3.85 metres.

February 22, 2018 was visible to 3.0 metres.

Precipitation:

At Gulf Islands Secondary School climate station:

June 20, 2018 = 13.5 mm month to date

May 2018 = 0.5mm

April 2018 = 97mm

Full Cusheon Lake Stewardship Committee reports as delivered in SSIWPA meetings are posted here.