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Lake Champlain water level today

94.30 ft above sea level (October 20, 2026 at 2:45 AM). Lake Champlain is rising slowly: up 0.25 ft in the past 7 days and up 0.00 ft over 30 days.

Level now94.30 ft
Past 24 hours+0.01 ft
Past 7 days+0.25 ft
Past 30 days±0.00 ft
vs 1 year ago+0.73 ft

Lake Champlain level over the last 12 months

9395969899 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 93.70 ft (October 21, 2025). High: 98.77 ft (April 20, 2026). Swing: 5.07 ft.

Daily Lake Champlain levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 20, 202694.30+0.01 ft
Oct 19, 202694.29+0.07 ft
Oct 18, 202694.22−0.02 ft
Oct 17, 202694.24−0.07 ft
Oct 16, 202694.31+0.10 ft
Oct 15, 202694.21±0.00 ft
Oct 14, 202694.21+0.16 ft
Oct 13, 202694.05+0.12 ft
Oct 12, 202693.93+0.08 ft
Oct 11, 202693.85−0.12 ft
Oct 10, 202693.97+0.02 ft
Oct 9, 202693.95+0.02 ft
Oct 8, 202693.93+0.02 ft
Oct 7, 202693.91−0.14 ft
Oct 6, 202694.05−0.01 ft
Oct 5, 202694.06+0.01 ft
Oct 4, 202694.05+0.01 ft
Oct 3, 202694.04−0.07 ft
Oct 2, 202694.11+0.05 ft
Oct 1, 202694.06−0.08 ft
Sep 30, 202694.14−0.10 ft
Sep 29, 202694.24−0.03 ft
Sep 28, 202694.27−0.05 ft
Sep 27, 202694.32±0.00 ft
Sep 26, 202694.32+0.05 ft
Sep 25, 202694.27±0.00 ft
Sep 24, 202694.27−0.05 ft
Sep 23, 202694.32−0.02 ft
Sep 22, 202694.34+0.09 ft
Sep 21, 202694.25−0.05 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 202594.8494.1395.27
Dec 202595.1294.7295.43
Jan 202695.8095.4796.00
Feb 202695.4395.0195.84
Mar 202696.4694.8197.46
Apr 202698.2197.5298.77
May 202697.6597.3998.08
Jun 202697.2396.8697.60
Jul 202696.3095.3797.30
Aug 202695.0794.7195.36
Sep 202694.4494.1494.72
Oct 2026 *94.0993.8594.31

* partial month or year.

Lake Champlain year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *93.85 Oct 1198.77 Apr 2096.14
202593.47 Oct 1999.29 Apr 995.96
202494.35 Nov 599.49 Jan 196.80
2023 *96.39 Nov 2699.69 Dec 2197.38

Lake Champlain on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
202593.57 ft+0.73 ft
202494.79 ft−0.49 ft
202396.53 ft−2.23 ft

Is Lake Champlain full?

U.S. Geological Survey does not publish a full-pool figure in this data feed, so compare today's 94.30 ft with the 12-month range above (93.70 to 98.77 ft) and with past years.

Is Lake Champlain rising or falling?

Lake Champlain is rising slowly: up 0.25 ft in the past 7 days and up 0.00 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved +0.01 ft.

How does Lake Champlain compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 0.73 ft higher. Two years ago on this date it stood at 94.79 ft.

Data source

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS Water Data), gauge 04294413; readings since Oct 16, 2023. Official source · how we collect it.