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Independence Lake water level today

Higher than usual for this time of year

6,947.94ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 10+2.7 ft
24 hours−0.02 ft
7 days−0.2 ft
30 days−1.1 ft
vs a year ago−1.1 ft

Is Independence Lake low right now?

Independence Lake was at 6,947.94 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 2.73 ft above the typical level for October 10 — higher than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.03 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
6,9376,9416,9456,9496,952NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Independence Lake on Oct 10 in past years

20256,947.1+0.8
20246,946.5+1.5
20236,947.8+0.2
20226,946.5+1.4
20216,942.2+5.8
20206,941.3+6.6

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 106,947.94−0.02
Oct 96,947.96−0.05
Oct 86,948.01−0.05
Oct 76,948.06−0.03
Oct 66,948.09−0.02
Oct 56,948.11±0.00
Oct 46,948.11−0.02
Oct 36,948.13−0.02
Oct 26,948.15−0.05
Oct 16,948.20−0.06
Sep 306,948.26−0.07
Sep 296,948.33−0.04
Sep 286,948.37−0.03
Sep 276,948.40−0.03

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

About Independence Lake

10-year range
6,926.9 ft (February 14, 2017) to 6,994.4 ft (January 6, 2020)
Data
U.S. Geological Survey — USGS 10342900
Datum
NAVD88

Lakes near Independence Lake

Questions

Is Independence Lake low right now?

Independence Lake was at 6,947.94 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 2.73 ft above the typical level for October 10 — higher than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.03 ft a day.

How often is the Independence 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 10342900). Readings are provisional and can be revised.