Lake St. Clair is a great lake with management context from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Environment and Climate Change Canada. Lake Insights displays its latest available elevation from NOAA / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (coordinated network).
0.22 feet above the average for this time of year
+0.22 ft vs average for this time of year
Lake St. Clair is currently 0.22 feet above the average for this time of year and has fallen slightly over the past week. The lake remains above the average for this time of year while easing lower over the past week; 30-day change down 0.56 ft.
Wayne County, MI · U.S. Drought Monitor county statistics at the lake location (not a lake-specific designation)
Abnormally Dry
The largest share of Wayne County, MI is Abnormally Dry (D0), which the U.S. Drought Monitor does not count as official drought. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.
Severity
Weekly trend
Stable
Compared with last week
Official drought (D1–D4)
No
Abnormally Dry (D0) is present in the surrounding county, but D0 is not counted as official drought (D1–D4).
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 Wayne County, MI
Managing authority
Waterbody / project type
General factors for Great Lakes
These are common influences for this type of lake. They do not identify the cause of a specific current change unless an operator update confirms it.
Basin water balance
Great Lakes levels respond to precipitation, runoff, evaporation, and connecting-channel flows across the basin.
Seasonal cycle
Levels typically rise in spring/early summer and fall later in the year, though the pattern varies by lake and year.
Managing authority: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Environment and Climate Change Canada
Observation source used by Lake Insights: NOAA / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (coordinated network)
Who manages the lake and who publishes the reading Lake Insights displays can differ. Lake Insights does not invent a source label from the managing authority alone.
Shared background — not lake-specific facts
Lake Insights aggregates water level information from authoritative public sources such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NOAA, TVA, Bureau of Reclamation, power utilities, and other official lake operators. We preserve historical observations, calculate trends, and present lake conditions in a consistent format. For NOAA / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (coordinated network), we link to the official source whenever it is available. Lake Insights does not predict future lake levels unless an official forecast has been published by the managing authority.
574.23 ft
FallingClear · 3.4 mph S
Datum
Current-level source
Connecting channels
Flows through connecting channels and regulated outlets influence how water moves through the Great Lakes system.
Wind & seiches
Strong winds can temporarily raise levels on one shore and lower them on another (wind setup / seiche).
Good
Best window: 7:20 AM–8:20 AM
Level 4 hours ago · Weather 1 hour ago · Coleman A Young Municipal Airport