Lake Charlevoix lake and shoreline

Lake Charlevoix Water Level

Michigan

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Lake Charlevoix

Lake Charlevoix is currently at a water-surface elevation of 578.9 feet.

578.90 ft · Updated 5 hours ago · NOAA CO-OPS (Lake Michigan-Huron)

Current level

578.9ft

Status unavailable

Since last reading

Down 0.22 ft

Previous readingOct 6578.97 ft

7-day change

Down 0.23 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.51 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
578.90 ft
24h
-0.22 ft
7d
-0.23 ft
30d
-0.51 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Current lake level

Lake Charlevoix is currently 578.90 ft. The lake has fallen 0.23 ft over the past 7 days and 0.51 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Charlevoix 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

Reference levels

No published reference elevations for this lake.

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

16.8% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Surrounding county drought

Charlevoix County, MI

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Charlevoix County, MI is Abnormally Dry (D0). 16.8% of the county is still in Moderate Drought or worse (D1–D4), which the U.S. Drought Monitor treats 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) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

Yes

16.8% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains Abnormally Dry.

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 Charlevoix County, MI

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 7, 2026578.75-0.22
Oct 6, 2026578.97-0.03
Oct 5, 2026579+0.17
Oct 4, 2026578.83-0.16
Oct 3, 2026578.99+0.07
Oct 2, 2026578.92+0.02
Oct 1, 2026578.9-0.08

Common questions about Lake Charlevoix’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Charlevoix is 578.9 ft (updated 5 hours ago). You can track the Lake Charlevoix lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Charlevoix lake level is falling — falling about 0.23 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Readings refresh when NOAA CO-OPS (Lake Michigan-Huron) 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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