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Cayuga Inlet (Cayuga Lake) water level today

Lake in Tompkins County, New York

382.63ft
116.63 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Much above normal for the dateSteady
24 hours
▼ 0.08 ft
7 days
▼ 0.08 ft
30 days
▲ 0.11 ft
Normal for Oct 21 ?
381.62 ft

What this means

It is lower than on Oct 21 in 1 of the last 10 years.

The lake has fallen 0.08 ft in 7 days and risen 0.11 ft in 30 days.

Since 1956, the lowest daily level was 377.64 ft (Mar 1960) and the highest 386.30 ft (Jun 1972).

Cayuga Inlet (Cayuga 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, 2025382.37 ft▼ 0.26 ft
Oct 21, 2024382.34 ft▼ 0.29 ft
Oct 21, 2023382.14 ft▼ 0.49 ft
Oct 21, 2022382.06 ft▼ 0.57 ft
Oct 21, 2021382.25 ft▼ 0.38 ft
Oct 21, 2020381.95 ft▼ 0.68 ft
Oct 21, 2019382.09 ft▼ 0.54 ft
Oct 21, 2018382.19 ft▼ 0.44 ft
Oct 21, 2017382.32 ft▼ 0.31 ft
Oct 21, 2016382.71 ft▲ 0.08 ft

Records & details

Highest
386.30 ft on Jun 25, 1972
Lowest
377.64 ft on Mar 28, 1960
Records from
1956 (70 years of daily data)
Water temperature
Not measured here

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Weather & wind

This Afternoon60°F · Sunny
Wind NW 6 mph
Tonight31°F · Mostly Clear
Wind NW 1 to 5 mph
Thursday62°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind NW 2 to 12 mph
Thursday Night36°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind N 1 to 9 mph
Friday57°F · Sunny
Wind N 0 to 5 mph
Friday Night31°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind N 0 to 3 mph

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 2 h ago.

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