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Channel Lake water level today

Normal for this time of year

737.09ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 10+0.1 ft
24 hours−0.07 ft
7 days−0.4 ft
30 days+0.2 ft
vs a year ago+0.3 ft

Is Channel Lake low right now?

Channel Lake was at 737.09 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 0.10 ft above the typical level for October 10, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.05 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
735736738739741NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Channel Lake on Oct 10 in past years

2025736.8+0.3
2024736.9+0.2
2023736.9+0.2
2022736.9+0.2
2021737.0+0.1
2020736.9+0.2

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 10737.10−0.06
Oct 9737.16−0.12
Oct 8737.28−0.13
Oct 7737.41−0.12
Oct 6737.53−0.01
Oct 5737.54−0.01
Oct 4737.55+0.08
Oct 3737.47+0.11
Oct 2737.36+0.06
Oct 1737.30−0.12
Sep 30737.42−0.14
Sep 29737.56−0.16
Sep 28737.72−0.13
Sep 27737.85−0.10

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

About Channel Lake

10-year range
735.1 ft (December 22, 2021) to 740.8 ft (July 16, 2017)
Data
U.S. Geological Survey — USGS 05547000
Datum
NAVD88 (gage datum 732.7 ft + gage height)

Lakes near Channel Lake

Questions

Is Channel Lake low right now?

Channel Lake was at 737.09 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 0.10 ft above the typical level for October 10, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.05 ft a day.

How often is the Channel 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 05547000). Readings are provisional and can be revised.