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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.

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

Current level

10.25ft

Status unavailable

Since last reading

Up 0.05 ft

Previous readingNov 810.27 ft

7-day change

Up 0.11 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.08 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
10.25 ft
24h
+0.05 ft
7d
+0.11 ft
30d
+0.08 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 10.25 ft. The lake has risen 0.11 ft over the past 7 days and 0.08 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.

Surrounding county drought

Moderate Drought

100% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Surrounding county drought

Mille Lacs County, MN

Moderate Drought

Moderate Drought. The largest share of Mille Lacs County, MN is in Moderate Drought (D1), an official USDM drought category. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Improving compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Improving

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

Yes

100% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains Moderate Drought.

Typical county impacts (USDM guidance)

  • Streamflows in the surrounding county may run below normal
  • Soils and vegetation can dry between rain events
  • Water managers may begin to watch supply more closely

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Nov 3, 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 Mille Lacs County, MN

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 202610.32+0.05
Nov 8, 202610.27-0.06
Nov 7, 202610.33-0.01
Nov 6, 202610.34+0.04
Nov 5, 202610.3+0.03
Nov 4, 202610.27+0.07
Nov 3, 202610.2-0.01

Common questions about Mille Lacs Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Mille Lacs Lake is 10.25 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 rising — rising about 0.11 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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