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Lake Champlain Water Level

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Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain is currently at a water-surface elevation of 93.3 feet.

93.34 ft · Updated 4 hours ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

93.34ft

Status unavailable

Since last reading

Up 0.01 ft

Previous readingNov 893.32 ft

7-day change

Down 0.02 ft

7-day trend: Stable

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.16 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
93.34 ft
24h
+0.01 ft
7d
-0.02 ft
30d
+0.16 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Current lake level

Lake Champlain is currently 93.34 ft. The lake has fallen 0.02 ft over the past 7 days and risen 0.16 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Champlain Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

Summary updating

This comparison needs the current level and full pool. We use the live feed when present, otherwise the latest daily summary when it includes a pool comparison.

DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
NOAA / NWS

Reference levels

No published reference elevations for this lake.

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

Dominant category Abnormally Dry (D0); not counted as official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Surrounding county drought

Essex County, NY

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Essex County, NY is Abnormally Dry (D0), which the U.S. Drought Monitor does not count as official drought. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

No

Abnormally Dry (D0) is present in the surrounding county, but D0 is not counted as official drought (D1–D4).

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Nov 3, 2026. Updated weekly. Official drought means U.S. Drought Monitor categories D1–D4 (Moderate through Exceptional). Abnormally Dry (D0) is not counted as official drought. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Essex County, NY

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 202693.33+0.01
Nov 8, 202693.32-0.02
Nov 7, 202693.34+0.01
Nov 6, 202693.33+0.03
Nov 5, 202693.3-0.02
Nov 4, 202693.32-0.03
Nov 3, 202693.350

Common questions about Lake Champlain’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Champlain is 93.34 ft (updated 4 hours ago). You can track the Lake Champlain lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Over the past seven days the Lake Champlain lake level has held relatively steady — the current 7-day trend is Stable. The history chart above shows the full trend.

  • Readings refresh when NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service publishes new gauge data — typically daily for most reservoirs. The timestamp above the chart shows when the latest observation arrived on Lake Insights.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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