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Upper Red Lake water level today

Lower than usual for this time of year

1,173.59ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 10−0.9 ft
24 hours−0.01 ft
7 days−0.2 ft
30 days−0.1 ft
vs a year ago−0.3 ft

Is Upper Red Lake low right now?

Upper Red Lake was at 1,173.59 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 0.90 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)
1,1731,1741,1751,1761,177NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Upper Red Lake on Oct 10 in past years

20251,174.2−0.6
20241,174.5−0.9
20231,174.5−0.9
20221,175.9−2.3
20211,173.5+0.0
20201,175.7−2.1

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 101,173.60±0.00
Oct 91,173.60−0.19
Oct 81,173.79−0.10
Oct 71,173.89+0.15
Oct 61,173.74+0.07
Oct 51,173.67−0.11
Oct 41,173.78±0.00
Oct 31,173.78+0.03
Oct 21,173.75−0.22
Oct 11,173.97+0.20
Sep 301,173.77+0.02
Sep 291,173.75+0.16
Sep 281,173.59−0.10
Sep 271,173.69+0.15

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

About Upper Red Lake

10-year range
1,172.9 ft (September 23, 2018) to 1,177.0 ft (May 31, 2022)
Operated by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Data
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — MVP district, Waskish
Datum
LOCAL

Lakes near Upper Red Lake

Questions

Is Upper Red Lake low right now?

Upper Red Lake was at 1,173.59 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 0.90 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 Upper Red 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. Army Corps of Engineers (MVP district, Waskish). Readings are provisional and can be revised.