Lake Winnibigoshish lake and shoreline

Lake Winnibigoshish Water Level

Minnesota

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Lake Winnibigoshish is currently 4.9 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1298.1 feet.

1298.09 ft · Updated 1 hour ago · USACE MVP District

Current level

1,298.09ft

−4.91 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.03 ft

Previous readingSep 91,297.98 ft

7-day change

Down 0.05 ft

7-day trend: Rising

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.05 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

1299 ft1300 ft1302 ftFULL POOL 1303.00 ftSep 8Sep 11

Level status

4.91 ft below full pool

Current level
1,298.09 ft
Full pool
1,303 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE MVP District

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,303 ft

Watershed drought

Severe Drought

100% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Cass 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 Cass County, MN

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    1,297.95 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    1,297.98 ft

    -0.12 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    1,298.1 ft

    +0.1 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    1,298 ft

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Common questions about Lake Winnibigoshish’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Winnibigoshish is 1,298.09 ft (updated 1 hour ago). You can track the Lake Winnibigoshish lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Winnibigoshish is 1,303 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Winnibigoshish lake level is rising — rising about 0.05 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Winnibigoshish is currently 4.91 ft below full pool.

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