Water report · Lake Hopatcong
Above normal for mid September. Above 78% of past September 12s on record.
Updated 4:15 AM UTC, Sep 12
9.12 ft puts Lake Hopatcong in the 78th percentile for September 12, against 12 years of record.
The median for this date is 8.77 ft, and half of all September 12s on record fell between 8.07 and 9.10.
Over the last 7 days, Lake Hopatcong held between 9.27 and 9.37 ft, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on Aug 7.
That is 0.05 ft lower than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Lake Hopatcong held between 9.06 and 9.47 ft, lowest on Jul 17 and highest on Aug 3.
That is 0.19 ft higher than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Lake Hopatcong held between 8.85 and 9.47 ft, lowest on Jun 21 and highest on Aug 3.
That is 0.13 ft higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Lake Hopatcong held between 7.13 and 9.47 ft, lowest on Feb 14 and highest on Aug 3.
That is 1.02 ft higher than on Sep 11.
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 01455400, Lake Hopatcong at Landing NJ, 2.6 miles from the center of Lake Hopatcong. 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 01455400, Lake Hopatcong at Landing NJ, 2.6 miles from the center of Lake Hopatcong. It reports gage height. 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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