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Spirit Lake water level today

Normal for this time of year

1,401.56ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 10+0.7 ft
24 hours±0.00 ft
7 days−0.0 ft
30 days+0.1 ft
vs a year ago+0.3 ft

Is Spirit Lake low right now?

Spirit Lake was at 1,401.56 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 0.67 ft above the typical level for October 10, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been steady.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
1,4001,4011,4021,4021,403NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Spirit Lake on Oct 10 in past years

20251,401.3+0.3
20241,400.9+0.7
20231,400.4+1.1
20221,400.6+0.9
20211,399.6+1.9
20201,400.5+1.1

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 101,401.55−0.01
Oct 91,401.56±0.00
Oct 81,401.56±0.00
Oct 71,401.56±0.00
Oct 61,401.56−0.02
Oct 51,401.58±0.00
Oct 41,401.58±0.00
Oct 31,401.58−0.02
Oct 21,401.60−0.01
Oct 11,401.61±0.00
Sep 301,401.61+0.01
Sep 291,401.60+0.01
Sep 281,401.59+0.01
Sep 271,401.58+0.02

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

About Spirit Lake

10-year range
1,399.4 ft (February 7, 2022) to 1,403.8 ft (June 24, 2024)
Data
U.S. Geological Survey — USGS 06604000
Datum
NAVD88 (gage datum 1387.28 ft + gage height)

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Questions

Is Spirit Lake low right now?

Spirit Lake was at 1,401.56 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 0.67 ft above the typical level for October 10, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been steady.

How often is the Spirit 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 06604000). Readings are provisional and can be revised.