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Francis E. Walter Reservoir water level today

Lake in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

1,302.37ft
396.96 m · gauge reading (local datum, not an elevation)
Measured · provisional
Much above normal for the dateSteady
24 hours
▼ 0.37 ft
7 days
▼ 2.51 ft
30 days
▼ 53.03 ft
Normal for Oct 23 ?
1,301.05 ft

At a glance · Oct 23

Much higher than usual

Francis E. Walter Reservoir is 1.3 ft higher than normal for Oct 23, higher than on this date in 9 of the last 10 years.

  • This week↘ Falling 2.51 ft
  • Lowest on record↓ 1,295.57 ft (2022)

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

Normal for Oct 23Record lowToday1,302.37 ft

Today compared with past years on Oct 23

Lowest to highest on this date: 1,299.78–1,308.86 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 1,300.83–1,302.18 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 1,300.95–1,301.59 ftToday: 1,302.37 ftToday 1,302.37 ftMedian 1,301.05Highest 1,308.8625th75th
Lowest to highest on this date: 1,299.78–1,308.86 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 1,300.83–1,302.18 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 1,300.95–1,301.59 ftToday: 1,302.37 ftToday 1,302.37 ftMedian 1,301.05Highest 1,308.8625th

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 23 in 1 of the last 10 years.

The lake has fallen 2.51 ft in 7 days and fallen 53.03 ft in 30 days.

Since 2016, the lowest daily level was 1,295.57 ft (Nov 2022) and the highest 1,406.15 ft (Aug 2021).

Francis E. Walter Reservoir level chart

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

2026 compared with 2025

1,2931,3151,3381,3601,382JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec202520262025-09-15: 1,334.89 ft2025-09-20: 1,331.84 ft2025-09-25: 1,328.07 ft2025-09-30: 1,326.91 ft2025-10-05: 1,318.72 ft2025-10-10: 1,312.50 ft2025-10-15: 1,305.18 ft2025-10-20: 1,300.74 ft2025-10-25: 1,301.52 ft2025-10-30: 1,301.24 ft2025-11-04: 1,304.88 ft2025-11-09: 1,305.63 ft2025-11-14: 1,306.15 ft2025-11-19: 1,304.96 ft2025-11-24: 1,304.67 ft2025-11-29: 1,303.82 ft2025-12-04: 1,303.81 ft2025-12-09: 1,302.69 ft2025-12-14: 1,302.27 ft2025-12-19: 1,305.34 ft2025-12-24: 1,305.03 ft2025-12-29: 1,305.16 ft2026-01-03: 1,303.61 ft2026-01-08: 1,303.36 ft2026-01-13: 1,302.70 ft2026-01-18: 1,302.17 ft2026-01-23: 1,301.61 ft2026-01-28: 1,301.97 ft2026-02-02: 1,300.47 ft2026-02-07: 1,300.64 ft2026-02-12: 1,300.89 ft2026-02-17: 1,300.46 ft2026-02-22: 1,303.99 ft2026-02-27: 1,300.16 ft2026-03-04: 1,302.37 ft2026-03-09: 1,352.91 ft2026-03-14: 1,361.21 ft2026-03-19: 1,365.84 ft2026-03-24: 1,371.56 ft2026-03-29: 1,364.62 ft2026-04-03: 1,362.17 ft2026-04-08: 1,364.68 ft2026-04-13: 1,365.35 ft2026-04-18: 1,366.03 ft2026-04-23: 1,368.81 ft2026-04-28: 1,371.06 ft2026-05-03: 1,370.72 ft2026-05-08: 1,370.08 ft2026-05-13: 1,370.35 ft2026-05-18: 1,370.33 ft2026-05-23: 1,369.75 ft2026-05-28: 1,370.06 ft2026-06-02: 1,369.97 ft2026-06-07: 1,368.86 ft2026-06-12: 1,369.33 ft2026-06-17: 1,369.76 ft2026-06-22: 1,367.49 ft2026-06-27: 1,367.64 ft2026-07-02: 1,367.59 ft2026-07-07: 1,370.57 ft2026-07-12: 1,369.42 ft2026-07-19: 1,367.63 ft2026-07-24: 1,367.31 ft2026-07-29: 1,364.03 ft2026-08-03: 1,363.76 ft2026-08-08: 1,363.99 ft2026-08-13: 1,363.87 ft2026-08-18: 1,361.49 ft2026-08-23: 1,362.47 ft2026-08-28: 1,362.81 ft2026-09-02: 1,357.10 ft2026-09-07: 1,356.43 ft2026-09-12: 1,355.20 ft2026-09-17: 1,353.93 ft2026-09-22: 1,355.20 ft2026-09-27: 1,354.72 ft2026-10-02: 1,355.69 ft2026-10-07: 1,355.25 ft2026-10-12: 1,315.06 ft2026-10-17: 1,307.61 ft
1,2931,3151,3381,3601,382JanAprJulOct202520262025-09-15: 1,334.89 ft2025-09-20: 1,331.84 ft2025-09-25: 1,328.07 ft2025-09-30: 1,326.91 ft2025-10-05: 1,318.72 ft2025-10-10: 1,312.50 ft2025-10-15: 1,305.18 ft2025-10-20: 1,300.74 ft2025-10-25: 1,301.52 ft2025-10-30: 1,301.24 ft2025-11-04: 1,304.88 ft2025-11-09: 1,305.63 ft2025-11-14: 1,306.15 ft2025-11-19: 1,304.96 ft2025-11-24: 1,304.67 ft2025-11-29: 1,303.82 ft2025-12-04: 1,303.81 ft2025-12-09: 1,302.69 ft2025-12-14: 1,302.27 ft2025-12-19: 1,305.34 ft2025-12-24: 1,305.03 ft2025-12-29: 1,305.16 ft2026-01-03: 1,303.61 ft2026-01-08: 1,303.36 ft2026-01-13: 1,302.70 ft2026-01-18: 1,302.17 ft2026-01-23: 1,301.61 ft2026-01-28: 1,301.97 ft2026-02-02: 1,300.47 ft2026-02-07: 1,300.64 ft2026-02-12: 1,300.89 ft2026-02-17: 1,300.46 ft2026-02-22: 1,303.99 ft2026-02-27: 1,300.16 ft2026-03-04: 1,302.37 ft2026-03-09: 1,352.91 ft2026-03-14: 1,361.21 ft2026-03-19: 1,365.84 ft2026-03-24: 1,371.56 ft2026-03-29: 1,364.62 ft2026-04-03: 1,362.17 ft2026-04-08: 1,364.68 ft2026-04-13: 1,365.35 ft2026-04-18: 1,366.03 ft2026-04-23: 1,368.81 ft2026-04-28: 1,371.06 ft2026-05-03: 1,370.72 ft2026-05-08: 1,370.08 ft2026-05-13: 1,370.35 ft2026-05-18: 1,370.33 ft2026-05-23: 1,369.75 ft2026-05-28: 1,370.06 ft2026-06-02: 1,369.97 ft2026-06-07: 1,368.86 ft2026-06-12: 1,369.33 ft2026-06-17: 1,369.76 ft2026-06-22: 1,367.49 ft2026-06-27: 1,367.64 ft2026-07-02: 1,367.59 ft2026-07-07: 1,370.57 ft2026-07-12: 1,369.42 ft2026-07-19: 1,367.63 ft2026-07-24: 1,367.31 ft2026-07-29: 1,364.03 ft2026-08-03: 1,363.76 ft2026-08-08: 1,363.99 ft2026-08-13: 1,363.87 ft2026-08-18: 1,361.49 ft2026-08-23: 1,362.47 ft2026-08-28: 1,362.81 ft2026-09-02: 1,357.10 ft2026-09-07: 1,356.43 ft2026-09-12: 1,355.20 ft2026-09-17: 1,353.93 ft2026-09-22: 1,355.20 ft2026-09-27: 1,354.72 ft2026-10-02: 1,355.69 ft2026-10-07: 1,355.25 ft2026-10-12: 1,315.06 ft2026-10-17: 1,307.61 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 23, 20251,301.90 ft▼ 0.47 ft
Oct 23, 20241,300.61 ft▼ 1.76 ft
Oct 23, 20231,308.86 ft▲ 6.49 ft
Oct 23, 20221,300.09 ft▼ 2.28 ft
Oct 23, 20211,300.75 ft▼ 1.62 ft
Oct 23, 20201,300.00 ft▼ 2.37 ft
Oct 23, 20191,300.68 ft▼ 1.69 ft
Oct 23, 20181,300.97 ft▼ 1.40 ft
Oct 23, 20171,301.16 ft▼ 1.21 ft
Oct 23, 20161,301.22 ft▼ 1.15 ft

Records & details

Highest
1,406.15 ft on Aug 24, 2021
Lowest
1,295.57 ft on Nov 3, 2022
Records from
2016 (10 years of daily data)
Water temperature
Not measured here

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Francis E. Walter Dam

Height
239 ft
Completed
1961
Purposes
Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation
Owner
USACE - Philadelphia District
Normal storage
1,793 acre-ft
Surface area
80 acres

National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →

Boat ramps on Francis E. Walter Reservoir

1 more ramps without a name, on the map: 1

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

Weather & wind

Tonight27°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 mph
Saturday59°F · Sunny
Wind 0 mph
Saturday Night31°F · Clear
Wind 0 mph
Sunday61°F · Sunny
Wind 0 mph
Sunday Night34°F · Clear then Patchy Fog
Wind 0 mph
Monday65°F · Patchy Fog then Sunny
Wind NW 0 to 5 mph

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

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