Water report · Cayuga Lake
Well above normal for mid October, and holding this week. Above 90% of past October 12s on record.
Updated 2:00 AM UTC, Oct 12
382.59 ft puts Cayuga Lake in the 90th percentile for October 12, against 70 years of record.
The median for this date is 381.77 ft, and half of all October 12s on record fell between 381.47 and 382.19.
Over the last 7 days, Cayuga Lake held between 382.40 and 382.59 ft, lowest on Oct 7 and highest on Oct 12.
That is 0.09 ft higher than on Oct 6.
Over the last 30 days, Cayuga Lake held between 382.38 and 382.80 ft, lowest on Oct 4 and highest on Sep 13.
That is 0.21 ft lower than on Sep 13.
Over the last 90 days, Cayuga Lake held between 382.38 and 382.95 ft, lowest on Oct 4 and highest on Sep 5.
That is 0.05 ft higher than on Jul 17.
Over the last 12 months, Cayuga Lake held between 378.67 and 384.16 ft, lowest on Feb 16 and highest on Apr 7.
That is 0.17 ft higher than on Oct 12.
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 04233500, CAYUGA INLET (CAYUGA LAKE) AT ITHACA NY, 19.3 miles from the center of Cayuga Lake. 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 04233500, CAYUGA INLET (CAYUGA LAKE) AT ITHACA NY, 19.3 miles from the center of Cayuga Lake. 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.
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