Water report · Lake Hopatcong
Lake Hopatcong water level
Above normal for mid August, and holding this week. Above 81% of past August 13s on record.
Updated 5:45 PM UTC, Aug 13
Lake Hopatcong water level history
What this means
9.23 ft puts Lake Hopatcong in the 81st percentile for August 13, against 13 years of record.
The median for this date is 9.05 ft, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 8.52 and 9.18.
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 0.69 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 01455400, Lake Hopatcong at Landing NJ, 2.6 miles from the centre 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.
About this gauge
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 01455400, Lake Hopatcong at Landing NJ, 2.6 miles from the centre 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.
Lake Hopatcong 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 Hopatcong record book