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Mille Lacs Lake water level today

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota

10.11ft
3.08 m · gauge reading (local datum, not an elevation)
Measured · provisional
Below normal for the date
24 hours
▲ 0.01 ft
7 days
▼ 0.08 ft
30 days
▼ 0.24 ft
Normal for Oct 21 ?
10.78 ft

What this means

It is lower than on Oct 21 in every one of the last 10 years on record.

The lake has fallen 0.08 ft in 7 days and fallen 0.24 ft in 30 days.

Since 1963, the lowest daily level was 9.02 ft (Nov 1976) and the highest 13.03 ft (Aug 1972).

Mille Lacs Lake level chart

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

Same date in past years

DateLevelvs today
Oct 21, 202510.25 ft▲ 0.14 ft
Oct 21, 202410.65 ft▲ 0.54 ft
Oct 21, 202310.63 ft▲ 0.52 ft
Oct 21, 202210.51 ft▲ 0.40 ft
Oct 21, 202110.49 ft▲ 0.38 ft
Oct 21, 202011.09 ft▲ 0.98 ft
Oct 21, 201912.50 ft▲ 2.39 ft
Oct 21, 201811.78 ft▲ 1.67 ft
Oct 21, 201711.36 ft▲ 1.25 ft
Oct 21, 201611.06 ft▲ 0.95 ft

Records & details

Highest
13.03 ft on Aug 22, 1972
Lowest
9.02 ft on Nov 21, 1976
Records from
1963 (63 years of daily data)
Water temperature
Not measured here

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Weather & wind

This Afternoon68°F · Sunny
Wind NE 5 mph
Tonight42°F · Mostly Clear
Wind NE 0 to 5 mph
Thursday71°F · Sunny
Wind E 5 to 10 mph
Thursday Night52°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind SE 5 to 10 mph
Friday69°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Wind SE 10 to 15 mph
Friday Night58°F · Chance Rain Showers
Wind S 15 to 25 mph

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 1 h ago.

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