Water report · Lake Chelan

Lake Chelan water level

Water reportat Chelan2h ago
1,099.31ftLow

Below normal for mid August, and holding this week. Above 24% of past August 13s on record.

Updated 5:15 PM UTC, Aug 13

Lake Chelan water level history

Aug 12typical 1,099.37 to 1,099.80 ft
1,099.28ft
Aug 6Aug 9Aug 12
Aug 12typical 1,099.37 to 1,099.80 ft
1,099.28ft
Jul 14Jul 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 1,099.37 to 1,099.80 ft
1,099.28ft
May 15Jun 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 1,099.37 to 1,099.80 ft
1,099.28ft
Aug 12Feb 10Aug 12

What this means

1,099.31 ft puts Lake Chelan in the 24th percentile for August 13, against 99 years of record.

The median for this date is 1,099.61 ft, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 1,099.35 and 1,099.79.

Over the last 7 days, Lake Chelan held between 1,099.18 and 1,099.28 ft, lowest on Aug 7 and highest on Aug 12.

That is 0.07 ft higher than on Aug 6.

Over the last 30 days, Lake Chelan held between 1,099.18 and 1,099.48 ft, lowest on Aug 7 and highest on Jul 18.

That is 0.17 ft lower than on Jul 14.

Over the last 90 days, Lake Chelan held between 1,095.93 and 1,099.50 ft, lowest on May 15 and highest on Jul 13.

That is 3.35 ft higher than on May 15.

Over the last 12 months, Lake Chelan held between 1,089.39 and 1,099.50 ft, lowest on Mar 17 and highest on Jul 13.

That is 0.12 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.

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USGS monitoring location 12452000, LAKE CHELAN AT CHELAN, WA, 19.5 miles from the centre of Lake Chelan. 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 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.

Lake Chelan 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 Lake Chelan record book