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Mille Lacs Lake Water Level

Minnesota

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Mille Lacs Lake

Mille Lacs Lake is currently at a water-surface elevation of 10.3 feet.

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

Current level

10.27ft

Status unavailable

Since last reading

Down 0.01 ft

Previous readingSep 2310.3 ft

7-day change

Down 0.08 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.10 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
10.27 ft
24h
-0.01 ft
7d
-0.08 ft
30d
-0.10 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Current lake level

Mille Lacs Lake is currently 10.27 ft. The lake has fallen 0.08 ft over the past 7 days and 0.10 ft over the past 30 days.

Mille Lacs 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).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
NOAA / NWS

Reference levels

No published reference elevations for this lake.

Watershed drought

Severe Drought

100% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Mille Lacs County, MN

Severe Drought

Severe Drought. Severe drought conditions are present.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

100% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

Expected impacts

  • Lower stream inflows
  • Lake levels may decline faster
  • Vegetation is becoming drier
  • Minor increase in wildfire risk

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 22, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Mille Lacs County, MN

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Sep 24, 202610.29-0.01
Sep 23, 202610.3-0.01
Sep 22, 202610.31-0.04
Sep 21, 202610.350
Sep 20, 202610.35+0.01
Sep 19, 202610.34-0.03
Sep 18, 202610.370

Common questions about Mille Lacs Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Mille Lacs Lake is 10.27 ft (updated 4 hours ago). You can track the Mille Lacs Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Mille Lacs Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.08 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • 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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