lake · Vermont
Lake Champlain
120 miles of bays, ledges, and islands between Vermont and New York. Something big on every drop-off.
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Water report95.12ftNormal
surface elevation
Near normal for mid August, and dropping this week. Above 54% of past August 16s on record.
Lake Champlain water level right now
95.12 ft measured at Burlington, 9.0 miles from the centre of this water, read at 11:00 PM on Aug 16. That is in the 54th percentile for August 16 across 120 years of record. The median for this date is 94.98 ft, and the lowest tenth of years on record sat under 94.12 ft. Water is 75°F. Last read 35 min ago.
Lake Champlain fishing records
No verified catches yet. The record book is wide open.
Recent catches
Quiet water
No catches logged here lately. First one on the board sets the pace.
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About this gauge
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 04294500, LAKE CHAMPLAIN AT BURLINGTON, VT, 9.0 miles from the centre of Lake Champlain. It reports water temperature and 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.
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