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Lake Pontchartrain water level today

Lake in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

1.11ft
0.34 m · NAVD88
Measured · provisional
Normal for the dateRisingNOAA: No official flood stages here
24 hours
▲ 0.17 ft
7 days
▲ 0.52 ft
30 days
▲ 0.33 ft
Normal for Oct 24 ?
1.04 ft

At a glance · Oct 24

About normal

Lake Pontchartrain is 0.1 ft higher than normal for Oct 24, higher than on this date in 7 of the last 10 years, but still within its normal range.

  • This week↗ Rising 0.52 ft
  • Lowest on record↓ -1.76 ft (2026)

Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.

Normal for Oct 24Record lowToday1.11 ft

Today compared with past years on Oct 24

Lowest to highest on this date: -0.10–1.82 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 0.57–1.33 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 0.72–1.18 ftToday: 1.11 ftToday 1.11 ftMedian 1.04Lowest -0.10Highest 1.8225th75th
Lowest to highest on this date: -0.10–1.82 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 0.57–1.33 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 0.72–1.18 ftToday: 1.11 ftToday 1.11 ftMedian 1.04Lowest -0.10Highest 1.8225th75th

Where today's reading sits among this gauge's own records for the same date (±3 days). A statistical guide, not advice.

What this means

It is lower than on Oct 24 in 3 of the last 10 years.

The lake has risen 0.52 ft in 7 days and risen 0.33 ft in 30 days.

Since 2016, the lowest daily level was -1.76 ft (Feb 2026) and the highest 5.29 ft (Aug 2021).

Lake Pontchartrain level chart

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)

2026 compared with 2025

-2-1023JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec202520262025-09-17: 0.69 ft2025-09-22: 0.78 ft2025-09-27: 0.39 ft2025-10-02: 0.76 ft2025-10-07: 1.76 ft2025-10-12: 1.13 ft2025-10-17: 0.92 ft2025-10-22: 0.88 ft2025-10-27: 1.37 ft2025-11-01: 0.13 ft2025-11-06: 0.45 ft2025-11-11: -0.68 ft2025-11-16: 0.08 ft2025-11-21: 0.42 ft2025-11-26: 0.22 ft2025-12-01: 0.70 ft2025-12-06: 0.72 ft2025-12-11: -0.22 ft2025-12-16: -0.07 ft2025-12-21: 0.10 ft2025-12-26: -0.16 ft2025-12-31: -0.96 ft2026-01-05: -0.10 ft2026-01-10: -0.06 ft2026-01-15: -0.82 ft2026-01-20: -0.78 ft2026-01-25: 0.39 ft2026-01-30: -0.74 ft2026-02-04: -0.92 ft2026-02-09: -0.49 ft2026-02-14: 0.08 ft2026-02-19: 0.16 ft2026-02-24: -1.09 ft2026-03-01: 0.30 ft2026-03-06: 0.69 ft2026-03-11: 0.47 ft2026-03-16: 0.21 ft2026-03-21: -0.34 ft2026-03-26: 0.34 ft2026-03-31: 1.10 ft2026-04-05: 0.88 ft2026-04-10: 1.51 ft2026-04-15: 0.89 ft2026-04-20: 0.69 ft2026-04-25: 1.02 ft2026-04-30: 0.61 ft2026-05-05: 0.47 ft2026-05-10: 1.12 ft2026-05-15: 0.73 ft2026-05-20: 1.13 ft2026-05-25: 1.00 ft2026-05-30: 0.76 ft2026-06-04: 1.87 ft2026-06-09: 0.95 ft2026-06-14: 0.38 ft2026-06-19: 0.72 ft2026-06-24: -0.25 ft2026-06-29: 0.05 ft2026-07-04: 0.47 ft2026-07-09: -0.16 ft2026-07-14: -0.16 ft2026-07-19: -0.07 ft2026-07-24: 1.07 ft2026-07-29: -0.46 ft2026-08-03: -0.43 ft2026-08-08: 0.45 ft2026-08-13: 0.07 ft2026-08-18: -0.44 ft2026-08-23: -0.34 ft2026-08-28: 0.21 ft2026-09-02: 0.70 ft2026-09-07: 0.26 ft2026-09-12: 0.40 ft2026-09-17: 1.49 ft2026-09-22: 0.80 ft2026-09-27: 0.48 ft2026-10-02: 1.62 ft2026-10-07: 1.73 ft2026-10-12: 0.78 ft2026-10-17: 0.57 ft
-2-1023JanAprJulOct202520262025-09-17: 0.69 ft2025-09-22: 0.78 ft2025-09-27: 0.39 ft2025-10-02: 0.76 ft2025-10-07: 1.76 ft2025-10-12: 1.13 ft2025-10-17: 0.92 ft2025-10-22: 0.88 ft2025-10-27: 1.37 ft2025-11-01: 0.13 ft2025-11-06: 0.45 ft2025-11-11: -0.68 ft2025-11-16: 0.08 ft2025-11-21: 0.42 ft2025-11-26: 0.22 ft2025-12-01: 0.70 ft2025-12-06: 0.72 ft2025-12-11: -0.22 ft2025-12-16: -0.07 ft2025-12-21: 0.10 ft2025-12-26: -0.16 ft2025-12-31: -0.96 ft2026-01-05: -0.10 ft2026-01-10: -0.06 ft2026-01-15: -0.82 ft2026-01-20: -0.78 ft2026-01-25: 0.39 ft2026-01-30: -0.74 ft2026-02-04: -0.92 ft2026-02-09: -0.49 ft2026-02-14: 0.08 ft2026-02-19: 0.16 ft2026-02-24: -1.09 ft2026-03-01: 0.30 ft2026-03-06: 0.69 ft2026-03-11: 0.47 ft2026-03-16: 0.21 ft2026-03-21: -0.34 ft2026-03-26: 0.34 ft2026-03-31: 1.10 ft2026-04-05: 0.88 ft2026-04-10: 1.51 ft2026-04-15: 0.89 ft2026-04-20: 0.69 ft2026-04-25: 1.02 ft2026-04-30: 0.61 ft2026-05-05: 0.47 ft2026-05-10: 1.12 ft2026-05-15: 0.73 ft2026-05-20: 1.13 ft2026-05-25: 1.00 ft2026-05-30: 0.76 ft2026-06-04: 1.87 ft2026-06-09: 0.95 ft2026-06-14: 0.38 ft2026-06-19: 0.72 ft2026-06-24: -0.25 ft2026-06-29: 0.05 ft2026-07-04: 0.47 ft2026-07-09: -0.16 ft2026-07-14: -0.16 ft2026-07-19: -0.07 ft2026-07-24: 1.07 ft2026-07-29: -0.46 ft2026-08-03: -0.43 ft2026-08-08: 0.45 ft2026-08-13: 0.07 ft2026-08-18: -0.44 ft2026-08-23: -0.34 ft2026-08-28: 0.21 ft2026-09-02: 0.70 ft2026-09-07: 0.26 ft2026-09-12: 0.40 ft2026-09-17: 1.49 ft2026-09-22: 0.80 ft2026-09-27: 0.48 ft2026-10-02: 1.62 ft2026-10-07: 1.73 ft2026-10-12: 0.78 ft2026-10-17: 0.57 ft
20262025Normal (middle 50% of past years)Usual range (10th–90th percentile)Median

Each year drawn on the same January–December axis, over this gauge's normal range for each date. Hover or tap a point for its value.

Same date in past years

DateLevelvs today
Oct 24, 20250.93 ft▼ 0.18 ft
Oct 24, 20240.54 ft▼ 0.57 ft
Oct 24, 20230.85 ft▼ 0.26 ft
Oct 24, 20220.75 ft▼ 0.36 ft
Oct 24, 20211.39 ft▲ 0.28 ft
Oct 24, 20201.59 ft▲ 0.48 ft
Oct 24, 20190.93 ft▼ 0.18 ft
Oct 24, 20181.54 ft▲ 0.43 ft
Oct 24, 20170.76 ft▼ 0.35 ft
Oct 24, 20160.37 ft▼ 0.74 ft

Records & details

Highest
5.29 ft on Aug 30, 2021
Lowest
-1.76 ft on Feb 1, 2026
Records from
2016 (10 years of daily data)
Water temperature
Not measured here

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Boat ramps on Lake Pontchartrain

1 ramps without a name, on the map: 1

1 ramp listed. Links open the ramp's location on OpenStreetMap. Check the managing agency for closures, especially at low water. All Louisiana boat ramps →

Flood information

NOAA: No official flood stages here

Flood status comes from the NOAA National Weather Service. We do not issue warnings. Flood stages explained. For official forecasts and warnings, see the NOAA gauge page.

Nearby lakes

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