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Lake Huron Water Level

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Lake Huron

Lake Huron is currently 0.3 feet below its long-term average, with a water-surface elevation of 578.8 feet.

578.82 ft · Updated 3 hours ago · NOAA / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (coordinated network)

Current level

578.82ft

−0.25 ft vs long-term average

1.32 ft above chart datum (LWD)

Status unavailable

Vs long-term average

Since last reading

Up 0.03 ft

Previous readingOct 7579.02 ft

7-day change

Down 0.13 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.33 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
578.82 ft
24h
+0.03 ft
7d
-0.13 ft
30d
-0.33 ft

Elevation (ft) IGLD85 · MSL

Reference line shows the annual long-term average (IGLD 1985). Near-real-time level is a Cleveland + Toledo gauge average — lake-wide coordinated means can differ slightly.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the long-term average

Lake Huron is currently 578.82 ft, 0.25 ft below its long-term average. The lake has fallen 0.13 ft over the past 7 days and 0.33 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Huron Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

−0.25 ft vs long-term average

Current level
578.82 ft
Long-term avg
579.07 ft
Chart datum (LWD)
577.5 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
IGLD85
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
NOAA

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

Surrounding county drought

Alcona County, MI

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Alcona County, MI. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

No

No D1–D4 area is reported for the surrounding county.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Oct 6, 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 Alcona County, MI

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 8, 2026579.05+0.03
Oct 7, 2026579.02+0.08
Oct 6, 2026578.94-0.15
Oct 5, 2026579.09-0.12
Oct 4, 2026579.21+0.24
Oct 3, 2026578.97-0.24
Oct 2, 2026579.21+0.03

Common questions about Lake Huron’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Huron is 578.82 ft (updated 3 hours ago). You can track the Lake Huron lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Huron lake level is falling — falling about 0.13 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest reading, Lake Huron is currently 0.25 ft below long-term average elevation on Lake Insights.

  • Readings refresh when NOAA / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (coordinated network) 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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