Water report · Buggs Island Lake — Kerr
Above normal for mid October, and holding this week. Above 79% of past October 11s on record.
Updated 10:15 PM UTC, Oct 11
258.41 ft puts Buggs Island Lake — Kerr in the 79th percentile for October 11, against 17 years of record.
The median for this date is 258.13 ft, and half of all October 11s on record fell between 257.94 and 258.35.
Over the last 7 days, Buggs Island Lake — Kerr held between 258.32 and 258.41 ft, lowest on Oct 10 and highest on Oct 11.
That is 0.05 ft higher than on Oct 5.
Over the last 30 days, Buggs Island Lake — Kerr held between 257.99 and 258.41 ft, lowest on Sep 12 and highest on Oct 11.
That is 0.42 ft higher than on Sep 12.
Over the last 90 days, Buggs Island Lake — Kerr held between 257.85 and 258.41 ft, lowest on Aug 20 and highest on Oct 11.
That is 0.51 ft higher than on Aug 13.
Over the last 12 months, Buggs Island Lake — Kerr held between 257.85 and 258.41 ft, lowest on Aug 20 and highest on Oct 11.
That is 0.51 ft higher than on Aug 13.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 02079241, ISLAND CREEK RESERVOIR AT DAM NEAR CLARKSVILLE, VA, 9.9 miles from the center of Buggs Island Lake — Kerr. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 02079241, ISLAND CREEK RESERVOIR AT DAM NEAR CLARKSVILLE, VA, 9.9 miles from the center of Buggs Island Lake — Kerr. It reports reservoir elevation. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
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