Lake Vermilion lake and shoreline

Lake Vermilion Water Level

Minnesota

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The latest available reading shows Lake Vermilion at a water-surface elevation of 1357.2 feet.

1357.18 ft · Updated Aug 15 · Minnesota DNR

Current level

1,357.18ft

Status unavailable

A verified operating range is not available for this lake.

Since last reading

No prior reading

Change appears once we have two daily level summaries on file.

Prior reading unavailable

7-day change

Insufficient 7-day history

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Insufficient history for 7-day trend

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30-day change

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) Water-surface elevation (ft)

No live elevation history

This lake has no public live pool gage, so Lake Insights cannot plot a water-level history. Published conservation or full-pool elevation may still appear in the panels below.

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
Minnesota DNR

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

Saint Louis 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 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Saint Louis County, MN

Daily level summary

Daily history updating

Daily rows will appear here as level summaries are recorded for this lake.

Common questions about Lake Vermilion’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Vermilion is 1,357.18 ft (updated aug 15). You can track the Lake Vermilion lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Readings refresh when Minnesota DNR 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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