Big Sandy Lake Dam water level today
Reservoir in Aitkin, Minnesota · Sandy River
1,215.97ft
370.63 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Normal for the dateSteady
What this means
Big Sandy Lake Dam is 0.10 ft below its full pool of 1,216.07 ft.
It is lower than on Oct 21 in 6 of the last 10 years.
The lake has fallen 0.03 ft in 7 days and fallen 0.07 ft in 30 days.
Since 1990, the lowest daily level was 1,213.92 ft (Apr 1996) and the highest 1,222.92 ft (Jun 2012).
Big Sandy Lake Dam level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Full pool
Same date in past years
| Date | Level | vs today |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | 1,215.86 ft | ▼ 0.11 ft |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 1,215.94 ft | ▼ 0.03 ft |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 1,216.02 ft | ▲ 0.05 ft |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 1,216.08 ft | ▲ 0.11 ft |
| Oct 21, 2021 | 1,215.57 ft | ▼ 0.40 ft |
| Oct 21, 2020 | 1,216.20 ft | ▲ 0.23 ft |
| Oct 21, 2019 | 1,216.00 ft | ▲ 0.03 ft |
| Oct 21, 2018 | 1,216.73 ft | ▲ 0.76 ft |
| Oct 21, 2017 | 1,215.94 ft | ▼ 0.03 ft |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 1,216.06 ft | ▲ 0.09 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 1,222.92 ft on Jun 28, 2012
- Lowest
- 1,213.92 ft on Apr 1, 1996
- Records from
- 1990 (37 years of daily data)
- Full pool
- 1,216.07 ft (top of conservation pool, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Outflow
- 19.3 cfs (0.55 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Weather & wind
This Afternoon68°F · Sunny
Wind N 5 mph
Wind N 5 mph
Tonight39°F · Mostly Clear then Patchy Fog
Wind 0 mph
Wind 0 mph
Thursday70°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind SE 0 to 5 mph
Wind SE 0 to 5 mph
Thursday Night48°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind SE 5 mph
Wind SE 5 mph
Friday71°F · Partly Sunny
Wind SE 5 to 15 mph
Wind SE 5 to 15 mph
Friday Night57°F · Chance Rain Showers
Wind S 15 mph
Wind S 15 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 1 h ago.