Current level
1,137.58ft
Status unavailable
Water Level History
- Current
- 1137.58 ft
- 24h
- -0.03 ft
- 7d
- -0.10 ft
- 30d
- -0.18 ft
Elevation (ft) Water-surface elevation (ft)
Reference line is designed full pool.
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Current lake level
Houghton Lake is currently 1137.58 ft. The lake has fallen 0.10 ft over the past 7 days and 0.18 ft over the past 30 days.
Houghton Lake 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).
- Water-surface elevation (ft)
- Elevation reference
- Not available
- Source
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Reference levels
No published reference elevations for this lake.
Surrounding county drought
No Drought
No official drought (D1–D4) reported for the surrounding county.
Severity
NoneExtreme
- Trend
- Stable
Daily level summary
| Date | Level | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2026 | 1,137.57 | -0.03 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1,137.6 | -0.03 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 1,137.63 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 1,137.63 | +0.01 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 1,137.62 | -0.04 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 1,137.66 | +0.03 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 1,137.63 | -0.04 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 1,137.67 | -0.01 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1,137.68 | +0.01 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 1,137.67 | +0.06 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1,137.61 | -0.03 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 1,137.64 | +0.07 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 1,137.57 | -0.04 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 1,137.61 | -0.02 |