Water report · Jordan Lake
Near normal for mid September, and dropping this week. Above 40% of past September 12s on record.
Updated 9:15 PM UTC, Sep 12
215.17 ft puts Jordan Lake in the 40th percentile for September 12, against 11 years of record.
The median for this date is 215.61 ft, and half of all September 12s on record fell between 214.46 and 216.25.
Over the last 7 days, Jordan Lake held between 215.17 and 215.64 ft, lowest on Sep 12 and highest on Sep 6.
That is 0.47 ft lower than on Sep 6.
Over the last 30 days, Jordan Lake held between 215.17 and 216.57 ft, lowest on Sep 12 and highest on Aug 14.
That is 1.40 ft lower than on Aug 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 1.51 ft higher than on Jun 15.
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 0.45 ft lower 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 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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