According to Parks Canada, Big and Little Hawk Lake levels are still at their historic minimum level, but are expected to start rising in March. Once the spring freshet happens, they’ll start going up rapidly to their spring high level.
Keep an eye on Big or Little Hawk Lake levels with the Parks Canada real-time graph here: https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/waterlevels/donnees-data?Id=7&lang=en&siteId=100419
Halls Lake levels are slowly starting to rise and are charted here: https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/waterlevels/donnees-data?Id=12&lang=en&siteId=100419
Are you interested in historic water level data? The Coalition for Equitable Water Flows (CEWF) charts this on their website here https://www.cewf.ca/archives/water-level-summaries
Lead photo taken February 18, 2026 Big Hawk Dam