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Gorge Reservoir water level today

Reservoir in Whatcom, Washington · Skagit River

871.85ft
265.74 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Normal for the dateSteady
24 hours
▲ 1.94 ft
7 days
▲ 1.75 ft
30 days
▲ 0.01 ft
Normal for Oct 21 ?
871.69 ft

What this means

It is lower than on Oct 21 in 2 of the last 10 years.

The lake has risen 1.75 ft in 7 days.

Since 1982, the lowest daily level was 782.00 ft (Aug 1997) and the highest 878.78 ft (Nov 1995).

Gorge Reservoir 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, 2025871.13 ft▼ 0.72 ft
Oct 21, 2024869.73 ft▼ 2.12 ft
Oct 21, 2023872.68 ft▲ 0.83 ft
Oct 21, 2022872.60 ft▲ 0.75 ft
Oct 21, 2021870.35 ft▼ 1.50 ft
Oct 21, 2020870.85 ft▼ 1.00 ft
Oct 21, 2019868.76 ft▼ 3.09 ft
Oct 21, 2018871.68 ft▼ 0.17 ft
Oct 21, 2017867.03 ft▼ 4.82 ft
Oct 21, 2016870.67 ft▼ 1.18 ft

Records & details

Highest
878.78 ft on Nov 13, 1995
Lowest
782.00 ft on Aug 13, 1997
Records from
1982 (44 years of daily data)
Inflow
840 cfs (23.8 m³/s)
Water temperature
Not measured here

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Weather & wind

This Afternoon62°F · Sunny
Wind SW 6 to 9 mph
Tonight43°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind SW 7 mph
Thursday56°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind SW 3 to 10 mph
Thursday Night39°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind W 10 mph
Friday50°F · Sunny
Wind NW 8 mph
Friday Night39°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind S 7 mph

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 59 min ago.

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