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Lake Tapps water level today

Lower than usual for this time of year

540.16ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 10−1.8 ft
24 hours−0.02 ft
7 days−0.2 ft
30 days−0.9 ft
vs a year ago−1.0 ft

Is Lake Tapps low right now?

Lake Tapps was at 540.16 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 1.84 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 0.03 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
534536539541544NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Lake Tapps on Oct 10 in past years

2025541.3−1.1
2024542.0−1.9
2023542.3−2.1
2022542.1−1.9
2021541.8−1.6
2020542.4−2.2

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 10540.16−0.02
Oct 9540.18−0.03
Oct 8540.21−0.04
Oct 7540.25−0.03
Oct 6540.28−0.03
Oct 5540.31−0.04
Oct 4540.35−0.03
Oct 3540.38−0.03
Oct 2540.41−0.03
Oct 1540.44−0.04
Sep 30540.48−0.04
Sep 29540.52−0.03
Sep 28540.55−0.04
Sep 27540.59−0.04

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

About Lake Tapps

10-year range
497.0 ft (June 20, 2021) to 543.1 ft (May 13, 2023)
Operated by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Data
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — NWDP district, TADW
Datum
NGVD29

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Questions

Is Lake Tapps low right now?

Lake Tapps was at 540.16 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 1.84 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 0.03 ft a day.

How often is the Lake Tapps 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. Army Corps of Engineers (NWDP district, TADW). Readings are provisional and can be revised.