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Lake Tapps water level today

Lake in Pierce County, Washington

539.21ft
164.35 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Below normal for the dateSteady
24 hours
▼ 0.04 ft
7 days
▼ 0.23 ft
30 days
▼ 0.96 ft
Normal for Oct 23 ?
541.01 ft

At a glance · Oct 23

Lower than usual

Lake Tapps is 1.8 ft lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in all of the last 10 years.

  • This week↘ Falling 0.23 ft
  • Lowest on record↓ 498.45 ft (2003)

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

Normal for Oct 23Record lowToday539.21 ft

Today compared with past years on Oct 23

Lowest to highest on this date: 519.55–542.02 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 537.13–541.64 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 540.60–541.29 ftToday: 539.21 ftToday 539.21 ftMedian 541.01Lowest 519.5525th
Lowest to highest on this date: 519.55–542.02 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 537.13–541.64 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 540.60–541.29 ftToday: 539.21 ftToday 539.21 ftMedian 541.01Lowest 519.5525th

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 10 years on record.

The lake has fallen 0.23 ft in 7 days and fallen 0.96 ft in 30 days.

Since 2002, the lowest daily level was 498.45 ft (Mar 2003) and the highest 542.54 ft (Jul 2007).

Lake Tapps level chart

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

2026 compared with 2025

521527533538544JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec202520262025-09-17: 541.45 ft2025-09-22: 541.27 ft2025-09-27: 541.08 ft2025-10-02: 540.95 ft2025-10-07: 540.77 ft2025-10-12: 540.61 ft2025-10-17: 540.43 ft2025-10-22: 540.34 ft2025-10-27: 540.36 ft2025-11-01: 540.38 ft2025-11-06: 540.14 ft2025-11-11: 539.73 ft2025-11-16: 539.38 ft2025-11-21: 539.06 ft2025-11-26: 538.94 ft2025-12-01: 538.85 ft2025-12-06: 538.87 ft2025-12-11: 539.43 ft2025-12-16: 539.47 ft2025-12-21: 539.21 ft2025-12-26: 538.95 ft2025-12-31: 538.80 ft2026-01-05: 538.89 ft2026-01-10: 538.85 ft2026-01-15: 538.79 ft2026-01-20: 538.70 ft2026-01-25: 538.63 ft2026-01-30: 538.66 ft2026-02-04: 539.02 ft2026-02-09: 539.20 ft2026-02-14: 539.21 ft2026-02-19: 539.43 ft2026-02-24: 539.70 ft2026-03-01: 539.76 ft2026-03-06: 539.86 ft2026-03-11: 541.48 ft2026-03-16: 542.19 ft2026-03-21: 542.22 ft2026-03-26: 542.19 ft2026-03-31: 542.10 ft2026-04-05: 542.15 ft2026-04-10: 542.08 ft2026-04-15: 542.14 ft2026-04-20: 542.07 ft2026-04-25: 542.15 ft2026-04-30: 542.39 ft2026-05-05: 542.36 ft2026-05-10: 542.35 ft2026-05-15: 542.39 ft2026-05-20: 542.32 ft2026-05-25: 542.34 ft2026-05-30: 542.33 ft2026-06-04: 542.19 ft2026-06-09: 542.23 ft2026-06-14: 542.25 ft2026-06-19: 542.23 ft2026-06-24: 542.06 ft2026-06-29: 541.86 ft2026-07-04: 541.67 ft2026-07-09: 541.47 ft2026-07-14: 541.25 ft2026-07-19: 541.09 ft2026-07-24: 540.97 ft2026-07-29: 540.82 ft2026-08-03: 540.65 ft2026-08-08: 540.57 ft2026-08-13: 540.64 ft2026-08-18: 540.76 ft2026-08-23: 540.93 ft2026-08-28: 540.95 ft2026-09-02: 540.83 ft2026-09-07: 540.65 ft2026-09-12: 540.49 ft2026-09-17: 540.39 ft2026-09-22: 540.22 ft2026-09-27: 540.06 ft2026-10-02: 539.89 ft2026-10-07: 539.73 ft2026-10-12: 539.55 ft2026-10-17: 539.39 ft
521527533538544JanAprJulOct202520262025-09-17: 541.45 ft2025-09-22: 541.27 ft2025-09-27: 541.08 ft2025-10-02: 540.95 ft2025-10-07: 540.77 ft2025-10-12: 540.61 ft2025-10-17: 540.43 ft2025-10-22: 540.34 ft2025-10-27: 540.36 ft2025-11-01: 540.38 ft2025-11-06: 540.14 ft2025-11-11: 539.73 ft2025-11-16: 539.38 ft2025-11-21: 539.06 ft2025-11-26: 538.94 ft2025-12-01: 538.85 ft2025-12-06: 538.87 ft2025-12-11: 539.43 ft2025-12-16: 539.47 ft2025-12-21: 539.21 ft2025-12-26: 538.95 ft2025-12-31: 538.80 ft2026-01-05: 538.89 ft2026-01-10: 538.85 ft2026-01-15: 538.79 ft2026-01-20: 538.70 ft2026-01-25: 538.63 ft2026-01-30: 538.66 ft2026-02-04: 539.02 ft2026-02-09: 539.20 ft2026-02-14: 539.21 ft2026-02-19: 539.43 ft2026-02-24: 539.70 ft2026-03-01: 539.76 ft2026-03-06: 539.86 ft2026-03-11: 541.48 ft2026-03-16: 542.19 ft2026-03-21: 542.22 ft2026-03-26: 542.19 ft2026-03-31: 542.10 ft2026-04-05: 542.15 ft2026-04-10: 542.08 ft2026-04-15: 542.14 ft2026-04-20: 542.07 ft2026-04-25: 542.15 ft2026-04-30: 542.39 ft2026-05-05: 542.36 ft2026-05-10: 542.35 ft2026-05-15: 542.39 ft2026-05-20: 542.32 ft2026-05-25: 542.34 ft2026-05-30: 542.33 ft2026-06-04: 542.19 ft2026-06-09: 542.23 ft2026-06-14: 542.25 ft2026-06-19: 542.23 ft2026-06-24: 542.06 ft2026-06-29: 541.86 ft2026-07-04: 541.67 ft2026-07-09: 541.47 ft2026-07-14: 541.25 ft2026-07-19: 541.09 ft2026-07-24: 540.97 ft2026-07-29: 540.82 ft2026-08-03: 540.65 ft2026-08-08: 540.57 ft2026-08-13: 540.64 ft2026-08-18: 540.76 ft2026-08-23: 540.93 ft2026-08-28: 540.95 ft2026-09-02: 540.83 ft2026-09-07: 540.65 ft2026-09-12: 540.49 ft2026-09-17: 540.39 ft2026-09-22: 540.22 ft2026-09-27: 540.06 ft2026-10-02: 539.89 ft2026-10-07: 539.73 ft2026-10-12: 539.55 ft2026-10-17: 539.39 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, 2025540.30 ft▲ 1.09 ft
Oct 23, 2024540.92 ft▲ 1.71 ft
Oct 23, 2023541.29 ft▲ 2.08 ft
Oct 23, 2022541.07 ft▲ 1.86 ft
Oct 23, 2021540.95 ft▲ 1.74 ft
Oct 23, 2020542.02 ft▲ 2.81 ft
Oct 23, 2019541.64 ft▲ 2.43 ft
Oct 23, 2018540.82 ft▲ 1.61 ft
Oct 23, 2017541.21 ft▲ 2.00 ft
Oct 23, 2016540.68 ft▲ 1.47 ft

Records & details

Highest
542.54 ft on Jul 13, 2007
Lowest
498.45 ft on Mar 13, 2003
Records from
2002 (24 years of daily data)
Storage
38,630 acre-ft
Water temperature
Not measured here

What acre-feet and % full mean

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Tapps Lake Dike No 14

Height
256 ft
Completed
1911
Purposes
Recreation
Owner
Cascade Water Alliance
Normal storage
46,700 acre-ft
Surface area
400 acres

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

Weather & wind

Overnight41°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind ESE 5 mph
Friday56°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind NNE 0 to 3 mph
Friday Night36°F · Mostly Clear
Wind ESE 1 to 5 mph
Saturday56°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind W 3 mph
Saturday Night41°F · Light Rain Likely
Wind ESE 3 mph
Sunday58°F · Light Rain Likely
Wind NW 3 mph

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 12 h ago.

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