Historical water level

Sacandaga Lake Water Level History

Thirty-day lake-level chart, recent highs and lows, net change and daily summaries from the matched USGS station.

Current level756.73 ftUSGS • Oct 7, 5:30 PM UTC
7-day change-0.78 ftfalling
30-day high759.66 ftHighest reading in available series
30-day low756.61 ftLowest reading in available series
30-day history

Sacandaga Lake water-level chart

-2.92 ft
756.61 ft30 days759.66 ft

Source: U.S. Geological Survey monitoring station ↗. Recent measurements may be provisional.

30-day movement

What has Sacandaga Lake been doing?

Across the available 30-day series, Sacandaga Lake is falling overall. The measured range runs from 756.61 ft to 759.66 ft, with a net change of -2.92 ft.

Lake levels can respond to rainfall, watershed inflow, dam and hydropower operations, seasonal target elevations, evaporation and downstream release requirements. This page reports what the matched sensor measured; it does not infer why an operator changed a reservoir.

Daily summary

Recent daily levels

DateLowAverageHigh
Oct 7756.61 ft756.73 ft756.79 ft
Oct 6756.72 ft756.85 ft757.01 ft
Oct 5756.83 ft757.00 ft757.15 ft
Oct 4756.99 ft757.08 ft757.16 ft
Oct 3757.07 ft757.19 ft757.34 ft
Oct 2757.21 ft757.33 ft757.43 ft
Oct 1757.36 ft757.44 ft757.53 ft
Sep 30757.44 ft757.53 ft757.62 ft
Sep 29757.55 ft757.63 ft757.72 ft
Sep 28757.63 ft757.71 ft757.79 ft
Sep 27757.60 ft757.73 ft757.82 ft
Sep 26757.75 ft757.91 ft758.05 ft
Sep 25757.95 ft758.05 ft758.16 ft
Sep 24758.08 ft758.18 ft758.26 ft
Sep 23758.19 ft758.28 ft758.37 ft
Sep 22758.32 ft758.39 ft758.49 ft
Sep 21758.38 ft758.49 ft758.57 ft
Sep 20758.48 ft758.56 ft758.65 ft
Sep 19758.51 ft758.64 ft758.71 ft
Sep 18758.63 ft758.74 ft758.83 ft
Sep 17758.72 ft758.80 ft758.86 ft
Sep 16758.79 ft758.89 ft758.96 ft
Sep 15758.91 ft758.98 ft759.06 ft
Sep 14758.98 ft759.08 ft759.22 ft
Sep 13759.01 ft759.15 ft759.31 ft
Sep 12759.07 ft759.20 ft759.30 ft
Sep 11759.21 ft759.29 ft759.36 ft
Sep 10759.30 ft759.41 ft759.52 ft
Sep 9759.34 ft759.42 ft759.52 ft
Sep 8759.39 ft759.51 ft759.62 ft
Questions people ask

Sacandaga Lake level-history FAQ

How has Sacandaga Lake water level changed over the last 30 days?

Across the available 30-day sensor series, the net change is -2.92 ft and the overall direction is falling.

What was the highest Sacandaga Lake level in the last 30 days?

The highest reading in the available 30-day series is 759.66 ft.

What was the lowest Sacandaga Lake level in the last 30 days?

The lowest reading in the available 30-day series is 756.61 ft.

Are historical USGS lake readings final?

Not always. Recent readings may be marked provisional and can be revised by the source agency after quality review.