Water report · Chautauqua Lake

Chautauqua Lake water level

Water reportat Bemus Point Ny2h ago
1,308.28ftHigh

Above normal for mid August, and holding this week. Above 77% of past August 13s on record.

Updated 5:30 PM UTC, Aug 13

Chautauqua Lake water level history

Aug 12typical 1,307.85 to 1,308.26 ft
1,308.26ft
Aug 6Aug 9Aug 12
Aug 12typical 1,307.85 to 1,308.26 ft
1,308.26ft
Jul 14Jul 29Aug 12
Aug 12typical 1,307.85 to 1,308.26 ft
1,308.26ft
May 15Jun 27Aug 12
Aug 12typical 1,307.85 to 1,308.26 ft
1,308.26ft
Aug 12Feb 9Aug 12

What this means

1,308.28 ft puts Chautauqua Lake in the 77th percentile for August 13, against 53 years of record.

The median for this date is 1,308.11 ft, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 1,307.84 and 1,308.26.

Over the last 7 days, Chautauqua Lake held between 1,308.24 and 1,308.26 ft, lowest on Aug 6 and highest on Aug 11.

That is 0.02 ft higher than on Aug 6.

Over the last 30 days, Chautauqua Lake held between 1,308.16 and 1,308.35 ft, lowest on Jul 27 and highest on Jul 14.

That is 0.09 ft lower than on Jul 14.

Over the last 90 days, Chautauqua Lake held between 1,308.16 and 1,308.66 ft, lowest on Jul 27 and highest on May 15.

That is 0.40 ft lower than on May 15.

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 0.28 ft higher than on Aug 12.

On this water

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 report

USGS monitoring location 03013946, CHAUTAUQUA LAKE AT BEMUS POINT NY, 1.0 miles from the centre 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.

About this gauge

Readings come from USGS monitoring location 03013946, CHAUTAUQUA LAKE AT BEMUS POINT NY, 1.0 miles from the centre 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.

Chautauqua Lake fishing records

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.

See the Chautauqua Lake record book