Water report · Chautauqua Lake
Near normal for mid October, and holding this week. Above 48% of past October 12s on record.
Updated 6:30 PM UTC, Oct 12
1,307.99 ft puts Chautauqua Lake in the 48th percentile for October 12, against 53 years of record.
The median for this date is 1,308.02 ft, and half of all October 12s on record fell between 1,307.64 and 1,308.23.
Over the last 7 days, Chautauqua Lake held between 1,307.99 and 1,308.06 ft, lowest on Oct 12 and highest on Oct 6.
That is 0.07 ft lower than on Oct 6.
Over the last 30 days, Chautauqua Lake held between 1,307.99 and 1,308.41 ft, lowest on Oct 12 and highest on Sep 17.
That is 0.36 ft lower than on Sep 13.
Over the last 90 days, Chautauqua Lake held between 1,307.99 and 1,308.62 ft, lowest on Oct 12 and highest on Aug 24.
That is 0.30 ft lower than on Jul 17.
Over the last 12 months, Chautauqua Lake held between 1,306.85 and 1,309.01 ft, lowest on Feb 16 and highest on Jan 11.
That is 0.52 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 03013946, CHAUTAUQUA LAKE AT BEMUS POINT NY, 1.0 miles from the center of Chautauqua 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 03013946, CHAUTAUQUA LAKE AT BEMUS POINT NY, 1.0 miles from the center of Chautauqua 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.
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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