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Hills Creek Lake water level today

Lower than usual for this time of year

1,452.13ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 10−17.7 ft
24 hours−0.19 ft
7 days−1.6 ft
30 days−6.4 ft
vs a year ago−10.0 ft

Is Hills Creek Lake low right now?

Hills Creek Lake was at 1,452.13 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 17.70 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 0.22 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
1,4351,4621,4901,5171,544NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Hills Creek Lake on Oct 10 in past years

20251,462.9−10.7
20241,488.4−36.3
20231,472.7−20.6
20221,481.5−29.3
20211,471.1−19.0
20201,492.2−40.1

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 101,452.17−0.15
Oct 91,452.32−0.22
Oct 81,452.54−0.23
Oct 71,452.77−0.22
Oct 61,452.99−0.23
Oct 51,453.22−0.24
Oct 41,453.46−0.23
Oct 31,453.69−0.23
Oct 21,453.92−0.23
Oct 11,454.15−0.33
Sep 301,454.48−0.29
Sep 291,454.77−0.23
Sep 281,455.00−0.21
Sep 271,455.21−0.20

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

About Hills Creek Lake

10-year range
1,425.1 ft (March 12, 2023) to 1,541.0 ft (May 24, 2017)
Data
U.S. Geological Survey — USGS 14145100
Datum
NGVD29

Lakes near Hills Creek Lake

Questions

Is Hills Creek Lake low right now?

Hills Creek Lake was at 1,452.13 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 17.70 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 0.22 ft a day.

How often is the Hills Creek 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 14145100). Readings are provisional and can be revised.