Saratoga Lake lake and shoreline

Saratoga Lake Water Level

New York

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Saratoga Lake is currently at a water-surface elevation of 203.4 feet.

203.40 ft · Updated 2 hours ago · U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Current level

203.4ft

Status unavailable

A verified operating range is not available for this lake.

Since last reading

Up 0.02 ft

Previous readingSep 9203.37 ft

7-day change

Up 0.08 ft

7-day trend: Rising

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.08 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) Water-surface elevation (ft)

203 ft203 ft203 ftSep 8Sep 11

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.

Watershed drought

No Drought

None reported for the surrounding watershed.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Saratoga County, NY

No Drought

No Drought. No official drought conditions.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

No official drought is reported for the surrounding watershed.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Saratoga County, NY

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    203.39 ft

    +0.02 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    203.37 ft

    +0.07 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    203.3 ft

    -0.01 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    203.31 ft

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Common questions about Saratoga Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Saratoga Lake is 203.4 ft (updated 2 hours ago). You can track the Saratoga Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

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

  • Readings refresh when U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 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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