Water report · Great Sacandaga Lake
Near normal for mid September, and dropping fast this week. Above 65% of past September 12s on record.
Updated 4:30 AM UTC, Sep 12
760.09 ft puts Great Sacandaga Lake in the 65th percentile for September 12, against 96 years of record.
The median for this date is 758.56 ft, and half of all September 12s on record fell between 756.84 and 761.08.
Over the last 7 days, Great Sacandaga Lake held between 760.09 and 760.61 ft, lowest on Sep 12 and highest on Sep 6.
That is 0.52 ft lower than on Sep 6.
Over the last 30 days, Great Sacandaga Lake held between 760.09 and 763.18 ft, lowest on Sep 12 and highest on Aug 14.
That is 3.09 ft lower than on Aug 14.
Over the last 90 days, Great Sacandaga Lake held between 760.09 and 767.20 ft, lowest on Sep 12 and highest on Jun 15.
That is 7.11 ft lower than on Jun 15.
Over the last 12 months, Great Sacandaga Lake held between 749.65 and 769.25 ft, lowest on Mar 5 and highest on Apr 21.
That is 1.55 ft higher than on Sep 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 01323500, GREAT SACANDAGA LAKE AT CONKLINGVILLE NY, 17.4 miles from the center of Great Sacandaga 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 01323500, GREAT SACANDAGA LAKE AT CONKLINGVILLE NY, 17.4 miles from the center of Great Sacandaga 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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