Water report · Jordan Lake
Below normal for mid October, and dropping this week. Above 15% of past October 12s on record.
Updated 9:30 AM UTC, Oct 12
213.58 ft puts Jordan Lake in the 15th percentile for October 12, against 12 years of record.
The median for this date is 215.03 ft, and half of all October 12s on record fell between 214.12 and 216.52.
Over the last 7 days, Jordan Lake held between 213.55 and 213.81 ft, lowest on Oct 10 and highest on Oct 6.
That is 0.23 ft lower than on Oct 6.
Over the last 30 days, Jordan Lake held between 213.55 and 215.15 ft, lowest on Oct 10 and highest on Sep 14.
That is 1.55 ft lower than on Sep 13.
Over the last 90 days, Jordan Lake held between 212.89 and 216.66 ft, lowest on Jul 19 and highest on Aug 12.
That is 0.64 ft higher than on Jul 17.
Over the last 12 months, Jordan Lake held between 212.80 and 217.00 ft, lowest on Jul 7 and highest on Mar 17.
That is 1.26 ft lower 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 02098197, B. EVERETT JORDAN LAKE AT DAM NR MONCURE, NC, 4.1 miles from the center 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.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 02098197, B. EVERETT JORDAN LAKE AT DAM NR MONCURE, NC, 4.1 miles from the center 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.
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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