Castle Lake water level today
Lake in Cowlitz County, Washington
At a glance · Oct 23
Castle Lake is 0.8 ft lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in all of the last 7 years.
- This week→ Steady
- Lowest on record↓ 2,577.38 ft (2018)
Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.
Today compared with past years on Oct 23
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 every one of the last 7 years on record.
The lake has fallen 0.02 ft in 7 days.
Since 1993, the lowest daily level was 2,577.38 ft (Sep 2018) and the highest 2,582.20 ft (Feb 1996).
Castle Lake level chart
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2026 compared with 2025
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
| Date | Level | vs today |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2024 | 2,577.84 ft | ▲ 0.16 ft |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 2,578.05 ft | ▲ 0.37 ft |
| Oct 23, 2020 | 2,578.30 ft | ▲ 0.62 ft |
| Oct 23, 2019 | 2,578.81 ft | ▲ 1.13 ft |
| Oct 23, 2018 | 2,577.75 ft | ▲ 0.07 ft |
| Oct 23, 2017 | 2,579.17 ft | ▲ 1.49 ft |
| Oct 23, 2016 | 2,578.96 ft | ▲ 1.28 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 2,582.20 ft on Feb 7, 1996
- Lowest
- 2,577.38 ft on Sep 7, 2018
- Records from
- 1993 (33 years of daily data)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Castle Lake Debris Dam
- Height
- 190 ft
- Completed
- 1980
- Purposes
- Other
- Owner
- USDA FS
- Normal storage
- 19,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 480 acres
National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →
Campgrounds near Castle Lake
- Kalama Horse Camp
Federal campgrounds from Recreation.gov; straight-line distance from the lake's gauge or dam.
Weather & wind
Wind WNW 5 mph
Wind NNW 3 mph
Wind E 2 mph
Wind ESE 2 mph
Wind SE 1 to 6 mph
Wind SSE 2 to 6 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 11 h ago.