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Black Hawk Lake water level today

Higher than usual for this time of year

1,221.93ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 10+0.6 ft
24 hours−0.01 ft
7 days+0.1 ft
30 days+0.4 ft
vs a year ago+0.6 ft

Is Black Hawk Lake low right now?

Black Hawk Lake was at 1,221.93 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 0.62 ft above the typical level for October 10 — higher than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been steady.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
1,2201,2201,2211,2221,222NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Black Hawk Lake on Oct 10 in past years

20251,221.3+0.6
20241,220.8+1.1
20231,219.9+2.0
20221,220.1+1.8
20211,220.2+1.8
20201,220.4+1.5

Level on the same date each year, and how today compares.

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 101,221.94±0.00
Oct 91,221.94+0.07
Oct 81,221.87±0.00
Oct 71,221.87±0.00
Oct 61,221.87−0.01
Oct 51,221.88±0.00
Oct 41,221.88+0.01
Oct 31,221.87+0.04
Oct 21,221.83+0.04
Oct 11,221.79+0.15
Sep 301,221.64+0.03
Sep 291,221.61+0.03
Sep 281,221.58+0.01
Sep 271,221.57±0.00

Daily means of the operator's readings (midnight to midnight, local time).

About Black Hawk Lake

10-year range
1,219.7 ft (December 14, 2023) to 1,223.0 ft (March 14, 2019)
Data
U.S. Geological Survey — USGS 05482315
Datum
NAVD88 (gage datum 1213.86 ft + gage height)

Lakes near Black Hawk Lake

Questions

Is Black Hawk Lake low right now?

Black Hawk Lake was at 1,221.93 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 0.62 ft above the typical level for October 10 — higher than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been steady.

How often is the Black Hawk Lake level updated?

The operator reports every 15 minutes to an hour. This page refreshes several times a day; the time of the latest reading is shown next to the level.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS 05482315). Readings are provisional and can be revised.