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Great Salt Lake water level today

Lower than usual for this time of year

4,189.60ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 10−2.7 ft
24 hours−0.02 ft
7 days−0.1 ft
30 days−0.3 ft
vs a year ago−1.6 ft

Is Great Salt Lake low right now?

Great Salt Lake was at 4,189.60 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 2.70 ft below the typical level for October 10 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.02 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
4,1894,1914,1924,1944,196NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Great Salt Lake on Oct 10 in past years

20254,191.1−1.5
20244,192.3−2.7
20234,192.2−2.6
20224,188.9+0.7
20214,190.5−0.9
20204,192.4−2.8

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 104,189.52−0.10
Oct 94,189.62−0.03
Oct 84,189.65−0.01
Oct 74,189.66±0.00
Oct 64,189.66±0.00
Oct 54,189.66−0.02
Oct 44,189.68±0.00
Oct 34,189.68±0.00
Oct 24,189.68−0.01
Oct 14,189.69−0.03
Sep 304,189.72−0.03
Sep 294,189.75+0.15
Sep 284,189.60−0.11
Sep 274,189.71−0.06

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

About Great Salt Lake

10-year range
4,188.5 ft (November 6, 2022) to 4,195.5 ft (April 26, 2017)
Data
U.S. Geological Survey — USGS 10010000
Datum
NGVD29

Lakes near Great Salt Lake

Questions

Is Great Salt Lake low right now?

Great Salt Lake was at 4,189.60 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 2.70 ft below the typical level for October 10 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.02 ft a day.

How often is the Great Salt 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 10010000). Readings are provisional and can be revised.