Active alerts and advisories
Conditions that may affect safety or access. Always verify with official sources before heading out.
Lake-specific pages: Weather · Lake level.
Conditions that may affect safety or access. Always verify with official sources before heading out.
Lake-specific pages: Weather · Lake level.
Lake Superior is a great lake with management context from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Environment and Climate Change Canada (monitoring); international regulation context. Lake Insights displays its latest available elevation from NOAA / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (coordinated network).
Near the average for this time of year
Lake Superior is currently near its average for this time of year and has risen slightly over the past week. Levels have been climbing toward the average for this time of year over the past week.
Keweenaw County, MI · U.S. Drought Monitor county statistics at the lake location (not a lake-specific designation)
Abnormally Dry
The largest share of Keweenaw County, MI is Abnormally Dry (D0). 32.7% of the county is still in Moderate Drought or worse (D1–D4), which the U.S. Drought Monitor treats 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)
Yes
32.7% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains Abnormally Dry.
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 Keweenaw County, MI
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 (monitoring); international regulation context
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.
601.94 ft
RisingMostly Sunny · 4.7 mph SW
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: 5:35 AM–6:35 AM
Level 31 minutes ago · Weather 3 hours ago · Copper Harbor