Water report · Lake George
Lake George water level
Near normal for mid August, and dropping this week. Above 52% of past August 13s on record.
Updated 5:30 PM UTC, Aug 13
Lake George water level history
What this means
319.54 ft puts Lake George in the 52nd percentile for August 13, against 113 years of record.
The median for this date is 319.53 ft, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 319.35 and 319.64.
Over the last 7 days, Lake George held between 319.58 and 319.73 ft, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on Aug 6.
That is 0.15 ft lower than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Lake George held between 319.42 and 319.81 ft, lowest on Jul 27 and highest on Aug 3.
That is 0.05 ft lower than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Lake George held between 319.42 and 319.97 ft, lowest on Jul 27 and highest on May 26.
That is 0.25 ft lower than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Lake George held between 318.86 and 319.97 ft, lowest on Feb 19 and highest on May 26.
That is 0.10 ft higher 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.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 04278000, LAKE GEORGE AT ROGERS ROCK NY, 15.5 miles from the centre of Lake George. 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 04278000, LAKE GEORGE AT ROGERS ROCK NY, 15.5 miles from the centre of Lake George. 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 George 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 George record book