Current level
849.72ft
Status unavailable
Water Level History
- Current
- 849.72 ft
- 24h
- -0.02 ft
- 7d
- -0.11 ft
- 30d
- -0.34 ft
Elevation (ft) Water-surface elevation (ft)
Reference line is designed full pool.
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Current lake level
Lake Mendota is currently 849.72 ft. The lake has fallen 0.11 ft over the past 7 days and 0.34 ft over the past 30 days.
Lake Mendota 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 | 849.74 | -0.02 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 849.76 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 849.76 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 849.76 | -0.03 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 849.79 | -0.01 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 849.8 | -0.03 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 849.83 | -0.02 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 849.85 | -0.03 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 849.88 | -0.05 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 849.93 | -0.06 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 849.99 | +0.03 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 849.96 | -0.03 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 849.99 | -0.03 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 850.02 | -0.02 |