Water report · Jordan Lake
Jordan Lake water level
Near normal for mid August, and filling this week. Above 64% of past August 13s on record.
Updated 5:45 PM UTC, Aug 13
Jordan Lake water level history
What this means
216.62 ft puts Jordan Lake in the 64th percentile for August 13, against 12 years of record.
The median for this date is 216.27 ft, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 215.69 and 216.88.
Over the last 7 days, Jordan Lake held between 216.25 and 216.66 ft, lowest on Aug 6 and highest on Aug 12.
That is 0.41 ft higher than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Jordan Lake held between 212.89 and 216.66 ft, lowest on Jul 19 and highest on Aug 12.
That is 3.66 ft higher than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Jordan Lake held between 212.80 and 216.66 ft, lowest on Jul 7 and highest on Aug 12.
That is 1.41 ft higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Jordan Lake held between 212.80 and 217.52 ft, lowest on Jul 7 and highest on Aug 12.
That is 0.86 ft lower 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 reportUSGS monitoring location 02098197, B. EVERETT JORDAN LAKE AT DAM NR MONCURE, NC, 4.1 miles from the centre of Jordan 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 02098197, B. EVERETT JORDAN LAKE AT DAM NR MONCURE, NC, 4.1 miles from the centre of Jordan 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.
Jordan 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 Jordan Lake record book