lake · Washington
Lake Chelan
A 1,500-foot-deep glacial fjord — mackinaw and kings in impossibly blue water.
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Water report1,099.31ftNormal
surface elevation
Near normal for mid August, and holding this week. Above 29% of past August 18s on record.
Lake Chelan water level right now
1,099.31 ft measured at Chelan, 19.5 miles from the centre of this water, read at 11:15 AM on Aug 18. That is in the 29th percentile for August 18 across 99 years of record. The median for this date is 1,099.54 ft, and the lowest tenth of years on record sat under 1,098.56 ft. Last read 75 min ago.
Lake Chelan 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 12452000, LAKE CHELAN AT CHELAN, WA, 19.5 miles from the centre of Lake Chelan. 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.
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